Lesotho vs Sierra Leone: Life expectancy at age 60, female
Lesotho
16.63 years
in 2024
Sierra Leone
16.71 years
in 2024
Lesotho rank
207th
Sierra Leone rank
206th
Life expectancy at age 60, female over time
- Lesotho
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 16.71 years against 16.63 years in Lesotho, a difference of 0.08 years.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 207th and Sierra Leone ranks 206th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 4 and Sierra Leone in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.03 years | 14.41 years | 1.61 years | Lesotho |
| 1970s | 16.63 years | 14.78 years | 1.85 years | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 17.25 years | 14.86 years | 2.39 years | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 16.14 years | 14.45 years | 1.69 years | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 13.39 years | 14.7 years | 1.31 years | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 14.97 years | 15.48 years | 0.5175 years | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 16.14 years | 16.43 years | 0.2921 years | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy at age 60, female, Lesotho or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 16.71 years against 16.63 years in Lesotho as of 2024.
- What is the difference in life expectancy at age 60, female between Lesotho and Sierra Leone?
- 0.08 years, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Sierra Leone?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Lesotho and Sierra Leone rank globally for life expectancy at age 60, female?
- Lesotho ranks 207th and Sierra Leone ranks 206th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023, published as Life expectancy at age 60, female (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Life expectancy at age 60, female is the average number of years that a female at age 60 would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of age 60 were to stay the same throughout her life.