Healthy life expectancy in Sierra Leone
Healthy life expectancy at birth in Sierra Leone was 53.6 years in 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2000.
Sierra Leone, 2023
53.6
Change from 2022
+2.5%
Position in 2023
172nd of 185
Healthy life expectancy in Sierra Leone over time
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Sierra Leone
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Years. Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Sierra Leone |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 53.6 years |
| 2022 | 52.3 years |
| 2021 | 51.9 years |
| 2020 | 51.7 years |
| 2019 | 52.2 years |
| 2018 | 51.8 years |
| 2017 | 51.2 years |
| 2016 | 50.8 years |
| 2015 | 49.2 years |
| 2014 | 48.4 years |
| 2013 | 49.3 years |
| 2012 | 48.7 years |
| 2011 | 48.1 years |
| 2010 | 47.4 years |
| 2009 | 46.7 years |
| 2008 | 46.1 years |
| 2007 | 45.5 years |
| 2006 | 45.1 years |
| 2005 | 44.7 years |
| 2004 | 44.4 years |
| 2003 | 44.1 years |
| 2002 | 43.9 years |
| 2001 | 43.4 years |
| 2000 | 42.5 years |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +2.5% from 52.3 years in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 49.3 years, the figure has changed by +8.7%.
- Among the 185 countries with data for 2023, Sierra Leone has the 172nd highest value.
More for Sierra Leone
All statistics for Sierra Leone
Life expectancy at birth
62.0 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
UHC service coverage
48
2023 · WHO
Alcohol consumption
0.18 litres
2024 · WHO
Adult obesity
8.2%
2024 · WHO