Life expectancy vs. health spending in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Life expectancy vs. health spending was 61.79 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy vs. health spending in Sierra Leone, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, life expectancy vs. health spending in Sierra Leone stood at 61.79 years. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy vs. health spending in Sierra Leone peaked at 61.79 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 28.93 years, in 1950.
That places Sierra Leone 225th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 30.73 years | 28.93 years | 32.56 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 35.67 years | 33.09 years | 38.23 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 40.66 years | 38.62 years | 42.53 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 43.46 years | 42.84 years | 43.77 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 43.11 years | 41.96 years | 43.72 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 48.06 years | 44.83 years | 51.31 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.48 years | 51.93 years | 59.59 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.75 years | 59.69 years | 61.79 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 222 Nauru 62.11 years compare
- 223 Cote d'Ivoire 61.94 years compare
- 224 Democratic Republic of Congo 61.9 years compare
- 226 Niger 61.18 years compare
- 227 Burkina Faso 61.09 years compare
- 228 Benin 60.77 years compare
More health data for Sierra Leone
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 108,953 (2025)
- Population, male 49.9% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 2.61 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 3.32 million (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 110,875 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 112,634 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 109,298 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 110,907 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 107,509 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 105,381 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy vs. health spending in Sierra Leone?
- Life expectancy vs. health spending in Sierra Leone was 61.79 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 61.79 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.93 years in 1950.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for life expectancy vs. health spending?
- Sierra Leone ranks 225th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy vs. health spending rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Period life expectancy at birth.