Life expectancy at birth in Sierra Leone
Life expectancy at birth in Sierra Leone was 62.0 years in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.
Sierra Leone, 2024
62.0
Change from 2023
+0.3%
World, 2024
73.5 years
Position in 2024
206th of 217
Life expectancy at birth in Sierra Leone over time
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Years. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Sierra Leone | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 62.0 years | 73.5 years |
| 2023 | 61.8 years | 73.3 years |
| 2022 | 61.3 years | 73.0 years |
| 2021 | 60.3 years | 71.2 years |
| 2020 | 59.7 years | 72.2 years |
| 2019 | 59.6 years | 72.9 years |
| 2018 | 59.1 years | 72.6 years |
| 2017 | 57.8 years | 72.4 years |
| 2016 | 56.9 years | 72.2 years |
| 2015 | 55.5 years | 72.0 years |
| 2014 | 54.3 years | 71.8 years |
| 2013 | 54.1 years | 71.5 years |
| 2012 | 53.2 years | 71.3 years |
| 2011 | 52.6 years | 71.0 years |
| 2010 | 51.9 years | 70.7 years |
| 2009 | 51.3 years | 70.4 years |
| 2008 | 50.7 years | 70.0 years |
| 2007 | 50.0 years | 69.8 years |
| 2006 | 49.5 years | 69.5 years |
| 2005 | 48.3 years | 69.1 years |
| 2004 | 47.5 years | 68.8 years |
| 2003 | 46.8 years | 68.5 years |
| 2002 | 46.2 years | 68.2 years |
| 2001 | 45.4 years | 67.9 years |
| 2000 | 44.8 years | 67.7 years |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.3% from 61.8 years in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 54.3 years, the figure has changed by +14.2%.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2024, Sierra Leone has the 206th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 73.5 years.
More for Sierra Leone
All statistics for Sierra Leone
Life expectancy at birth, women
63.7 years
2024 · World Bank
Life expectancy at birth, men
60.2 years
2024 · World Bank
Life expectancy estimates and projections
61.8 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections
12.6 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Healthy life expectancy
53.6 years
2023 · WHO
UHC service coverage
48
2023 · WHO