Life Expectancy at Birth in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Life Expectancy at Birth was 61.96 in 2024. β² Rising
Life Expectancy at Birth in Sierra Leone, 1960β2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth in Sierra Leone is 61.96, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth in Sierra Leone peaked at 61.96 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 33.09, in 1960.
Sierra Leone ranks 205th of 216 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 35.67 | 33.09 | 38.23 | 10 |
| 1970s | 40.66 | 38.62 | 42.53 | 10 |
| 1980s | 43.46 | 42.84 | 43.77 | 10 |
| 1990s | 43.11 | 41.96 | 43.72 | 10 |
| 2000s | 48.06 | 44.83 | 51.31 | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.48 | 51.93 | 59.59 | 10 |
| 2020s | 61 | 59.69 | 61.96 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 202 Naoero, Republic of 62.28 compare
- 203 CΓ΄te d'Ivoire 62.11 compare
- 204 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 62.07 compare
- 206 Niger 61.43 compare
- 207 Burkina Faso 61.29 compare
- 208 Benin 60.96 compare
More gender data for Sierra Leone
- 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)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 118,274 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 114,582 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 116,632 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 113,417 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 115,389 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth in Sierra Leone?
- Life expectancy at birth in Sierra Leone was 61.96 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 61.96 in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.09 in 1960.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for life expectancy at birth?
- Sierra Leone ranks 205th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Life Expectancy at Birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender-disaggregated data on health outcomes.