Life expectancy at age 60, female (years) in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Life expectancy at age 60, female (years) was 16.71 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
16.71 years
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
206th
of 215 countries
All-time high
16.71 years
in 2024
All-time low
14.24 years
in 1998
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at age 60, female in Sierra Leone, 1960–2024
Source: 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at age 60, female in Sierra Leone is 16.71 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 60, female in Sierra Leone peaked at 16.71 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 14.24 years, in 1998.
That places Sierra Leone 206th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy at age 60, female (years) in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 14.27 years | — |
| 1961 | 14.3 years | +0.2% |
| 1962 | 14.33 years | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 14.35 years | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 14.39 years | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 14.43 years | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 14.47 years | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 14.52 years | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 14.54 years | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 14.55 years | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 14.58 years | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 14.62 years | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 14.66 years | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 14.71 years | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 14.77 years | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 14.83 years | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 14.87 years | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 14.9 years | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 14.92 years | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 14.94 years | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 14.96 years | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 14.95 years | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 14.95 years | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 14.93 years | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 14.9 years | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 14.85 years | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 14.8 years | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 14.8 years | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 14.76 years | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 14.71 years | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 14.67 years | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 14.56 years | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 14.59 years | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 14.55 years | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 14.38 years | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 14.31 years | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 14.41 years | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 14.39 years | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 14.24 years | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 14.43 years | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 14.42 years | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 14.49 years | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 14.52 years | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 14.56 years | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 14.62 years | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 14.7 years | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 14.87 years | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 14.89 years | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 14.94 years | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 15 years | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 15.03 years | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 15.08 years | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 15.12 years | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 15.22 years | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 15.21 years | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 15.4 years | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 15.64 years | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 15.84 years | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 16.1 years | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 16.2 years | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 15.98 years | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 16.2 years | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 16.6 years | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 16.68 years | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 16.71 years | +0.2% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 16.71 years is below the median for low income countries, which is 17.76 years, 94% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 16.71 years is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 17.81 years, 94% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.41 years | 14.27 years | 14.55 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 14.78 years | 14.58 years | 14.94 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.86 years | 14.71 years | 14.96 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.45 years | 14.24 years | 14.67 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.7 years | 14.42 years | 15 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.48 years | 15.03 years | 16.2 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.43 years | 15.98 years | 16.71 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 203 Niger 17.05 years compare
- 204 Nauru 16.87 years compare
- 205 Mozambique 16.83 years compare
- 207 Lesotho 16.63 years compare
- 208 Central African Republic 16.6 years compare
- 209 Burkina Faso 16.42 years compare
More gender data for Sierra Leone
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 3,446 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.722 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 6,249 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 6,249 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.45 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 122,158 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 124,999 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 118,334 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 120,652 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 116,120 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at age 60, female in Sierra Leone?
- Life expectancy at age 60, female in Sierra Leone was 16.71 years in 2024, according to 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023.
- What is the highest life expectancy at age 60, female recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 16.71 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 60, female recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.24 years in 1998.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for life expectancy at age 60, female?
- Sierra Leone ranks 206th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at age 60, female rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023, published as part of Life expectancy at age 60, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.