Life expectation at birth by sex in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Life expectation at birth by sex was 63.5 in 2023. β² Rising
Latest (2023)
63.5
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
216th
of 229 countries
All-time high
63.5
in 2023
All-time low
30.42
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950β2023
Life expectation at birth by sex in Sierra Leone, 1950β2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 63.5 for life expectation at birth by sex in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectation at birth by sex in Sierra Leone peaked at 63.5 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 30.42, in 1950.
Sierra Leone ranks 216th of 229 countries on this measure, 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 | 32.22 | 30.42 | 34.04 | 10 |
| 1960s | 37.06 | 34.64 | 39.44 | 10 |
| 1970s | 42.25 | 39.91 | 44.27 | 10 |
| 1980s | 45.05 | 44.57 | 45.24 | 10 |
| 1990s | 44.9 | 44.38 | 45.52 | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.05 | 46.01 | 52.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.47 | 52.89 | 60.87 | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.36 | 61.2 | 63.5 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 213 CΓ΄te d'Ivoire 64.13 compare
- 214 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 64.04 compare
- 215 Naoero, Republic of 64 compare
- 217 Liberia 63.44 compare
- 218 Burkina Faso 63.22 compare
- 219 Togo 62.92 compare
More population data for Sierra Leone
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.137 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 983,692 (2100)
- Population density 220.76 (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.137 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.6516 % change on previous year (2100)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 3.7 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 0 (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 3.7 (2024)
- Fertility vs contraception 3.7 (2024)
- Natural population growth 2.23 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectation at birth by sex in Sierra Leone?
- Life expectation at birth by sex in Sierra Leone was 63.5 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectation at birth by sex recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 63.5 in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectation at birth by sex recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.42 in 1950.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for life expectation at birth by sex?
- Sierra Leone ranks 216th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectation at birth by sex rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectation at birth by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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