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Life expectancy in Sierra Leone

1960 – 2024 · 65 data points 42 of 42 · Countries Updated 22 Oct 2026
People · Sierra Leone

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2024

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Latest value · 2024 62.0years +0.2 since 2023
Countries · 2024 42 of 42 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014 +7.7
vs World −11.5 World: 73.5 · 2024
Life expectancy, 1960 – 2024 years · Sierra Leone · World
+7.7 since 2014
Sierra Leone World

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2024

Compared with Life expectancy · years
Sierra Leone
62.0
World
73.5

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators

The series at a glance Sierra Leone · 1960 – 2024
Latest value 62.0 · 2024
First value 33.1 · 1960
Highest 62.0 · 2024
Lowest 33.1 · 1960
Data points 65

By year

All years · 1960 – 2024

YearSierra LeoneChange World
2024 62.0 +0.2 73.5
2023 61.8 +0.5 73.3
2022 61.3 +1.0 73.0
2021 60.3 +0.6 71.2
2020 59.7 +0.1 72.2
2019 59.6 +0.5 72.9
2018 59.1 +1.3 72.6
2017 57.8 +0.8 72.4
2016 56.9 +1.5 72.2
2015 55.5 +1.2 72.0
2014 54.3 +0.2 71.8
2013 54.1 +0.9 71.5
2012 53.2 +0.6 71.3
2011 52.6 +0.7 71.0
2010 51.9 +0.6 70.7
2009 51.3 +0.6 70.4
2008 50.7 +0.7 70.0
2007 50.0 +0.5 69.8
2006 49.5 +1.2 69.5
2005 48.3 +0.8 69.1
2004 47.5 +0.7 68.8
2003 46.8 +0.6 68.5
2002 46.2 +0.7 68.2
2001 45.4 +0.6 67.9
2000 44.8 +2.9 67.7
1999 42.0 −0.8 67.3
1998 42.7 −0.9 67.1
1997 43.6 +0.1 66.8
1996 43.5 +0.9 66.5
1995 42.6 −0.2 66.2
1994 42.8 −0.6 66.0
1993 43.4 −0.0 65.7
1992 43.5 +0.2 65.5
1991 43.3 −0.4 65.3
1990 43.7 −0.0 65.1
1989 43.7 −0.0 65.0
1988 43.8 +0.0 64.7
1987 43.7 +0.2 64.5
1986 43.5 −0.1 64.1
1985 43.6 −0.0 63.7
1984 43.6 +0.1 63.4
1983 43.5 +0.2 63.1
1982 43.3 +0.2 62.9
1981 43.1 +0.2 62.5
1980 42.8 +0.3 62.2
1979 42.5 +0.3 61.8
1978 42.2 +0.4 61.4
1977 41.8 +0.4 61.0
1976 41.4 +0.4 60.5
1975 41.0 +0.6 60.1
1974 40.4 +0.5 59.7
1973 40.0 +0.5 59.3
1972 39.5 +0.4 58.8
1971 39.1 +0.5 58.0
1970 38.6 +0.4 57.9
1969 38.2 +0.5 57.7
1968 37.8 +0.5 57.3
1967 37.3 +0.6 56.9
1966 36.6 +0.7 56.4
1965 35.9 +0.6 55.9
1964 35.3 +0.6 56.1
1963 34.7 +0.5 55.7
1962 34.2 +0.5 55.3
1961 33.6 +0.5 52.8
1960 33.1 50.9

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2024

Ranking · Countries

2023 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Year: 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryLife expectancy
42 Sierra Leone 61.8
41 Congo - Kinshasa 61.9
40 Liberia 62.2
39 Congo - Brazzaville 65.8
38 Gabon 68.3
37 Yemen 69.3
36 Philippines 69.8
35 Indonesia 71.1
34 Egypt 71.6
33 India 72.0
32 Honduras 72.9
31 Russia 73.3
30 Bangladesh 74.7
29 Mexico 75.1
28 Bulgaria 75.8
27 Brazil 75.8
26 Algeria 76.3
25 Romania 76.4
24 Türkiye 77.2
23 Lithuania 77.3
22 Ecuador 77.4
21 Argentina 77.4
20 Colombia 77.7
19 Lebanon 77.8
18 China 78.0
17 Poland 78.3
16 United States 78.4
15 Saudi Arabia 78.7
14 Czechia 79.8
13 Germany 81.0
12 Chile 81.2
11 United Kingdom 81.2
10 Finland 81.6
9 Canada 81.6
8 Greece 81.7
7 Netherlands 81.9
6 France 82.8
5 Norway 83.0
4 Italy 83.4
3 South Korea 83.4
2 Spain 83.9
1 Hong Kong SAR China 85.2

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2023

What it means

How long a newborn would live on average if today's death rates stayed the same.

How it is calculated

Calculated from deaths by age in the year and the population of each age (a life table).