Sierra Leone - Life expectancy at birth

Life expectancy increases in Sierra Leone

In 2023 the life expectancy in Sierra Leone increased to 61.79 years.

That year, the life expectancy for women was 63.5 years and for men 60.07 years.

Sierra Leone’s position worsened with respect to the 195 countries we publish said data, dropping from the 183th in 2022 to 184th in 2023.

If we look at the change in life expectancy in Sierra Leone over the past several years, we find that it is higher than in 2022, when it was 61.28 years, which is the same of what happens compared to 2013, when it was 54.05 years.

In this page we show you the progression of the life expectancy in Sierra Leone. You can see the life expectancy in other countries in life expectancy and see all the information about Sierra Leone in Sierra Leonean economy.

Sierra Leone - Life expectancy at birth

Date	Life expectancy - Women	Life expectancy - Men	Life expectancy
2023	63.50	60.07	61.79
2022	63.02	59.53	61.28
2021	61.74	58.77	60.26
2020	61.20	58.19	59.69
2019	60.87	58.30	59.59
2018	60.25	57.85	59.06
2017	58.80	56.69	57.76
2016	57.86	55.99	56.94
2015	56.34	54.54	55.45
2014	55.13	53.40	54.28
2013	54.95	53.12	54.05
2012	54.09	52.21	53.16
2011	53.50	51.66	52.59
2010	52.89	50.94	51.93
2009	52.30	50.30	51.31
2008	51.68	49.69	50.69
2007	51.03	49.00	50.02
2006	50.49	48.59	49.55
2005	49.18	47.41	48.31
2004	48.38	46.57	47.49
2003	47.70	45.85	46.78
2002	47.13	45.20	46.17
2001	46.61	44.28	45.45
2000	46.01	43.65	44.83
1999	45.52	38.77	41.96
1998	44.80	40.72	42.71
1997	45.05	42.27	43.65
1996	44.91	42.17	43.53
1995	44.38	40.83	42.58
1994	44.45	41.21	42.81
1993	44.95	41.94	43.43
1992	44.98	41.95	43.45
1991	44.82	41.78	43.29
1990	45.11	42.35	43.72
1989	45.16	42.34	43.74
1988	45.23	42.32	43.77
1987	45.24	42.27	43.75
1986	45.03	41.99	43.50
1985	45.14	42.00	43.56
1984	45.20	41.95	43.56
1983	45.13	41.81	43.46
1982	45.00	41.63	43.30
1981	44.80	41.40	43.09
1980	44.57	41.14	42.84
1979	44.27	40.82	42.53
1978	43.93	40.48	42.19
1977	43.54	40.14	41.83
1976	43.15	39.74	41.43
1975	42.69	39.32	40.99
1974	42.10	38.75	40.41
1973	41.51	38.43	39.96
1972	40.97	38.06	39.51
1971	40.47	37.75	39.10
1970	39.91	37.34	38.62
1969	39.44	37.02	38.23
1968	39.01	36.52	37.76
1967	38.53	36.04	37.28
1966	37.92	35.37	36.64
1965	37.33	34.55	35.93
1964	36.74	33.87	35.30
1963	36.17	33.26	34.71
1962	35.69	32.65	34.16
1961	35.18	32.12	33.63
1960	34.64	31.57	33.09

Sierra Leone - Life expectancy at birth