Sierra Leone - Life expectancy at birth 2016

Life expectancy improves in Sierra Leone

In 2016 the life expectancy in Sierra Leone increased to 58.4 years.

That year, the life expectancy for women was 59.56 years and for men 57.24 years.

Sierra Leone’s position was held this year in position 186th with respect to the ranking of 194 we publish life expectancy.

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 2015, when it was 57.19 years, which is the same of what happens compared to 2006, when it was 49.32 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
2016	59.56	57.24	58.40
2015	58.20	56.15	57.19
2014	57.34	55.42	56.39
2013	57.26	55.34	56.31
2012	56.32	54.55	55.45
2011	55.44	53.77	54.62
2010	54.49	52.86	53.69
2009	53.36	51.85	52.63
2008	52.25	50.77	51.53
2007	51.04	49.66	50.37
2006	49.87	48.74	49.32
2005	48.85	47.59	48.24
2004	48.24	46.88	47.58
2003	47.71	46.18	46.96
2002	47.13	45.56	46.36
2001	46.60	44.70	45.66
2000	45.98	44.10	45.05
1999	45.38	39.12	42.07
1998	44.69	40.98	42.79
1997	44.86	42.57	43.72
1996	44.78	42.58	43.68
1995	44.28	41.19	42.72
1994	44.28	41.59	42.93
1993	44.83	42.36	43.59
1992	44.90	42.35	43.62
1991	44.72	42.30	43.51
1990	45.11	43.00	44.06
1989	45.10	42.94	44.02
1988	45.19	42.90	44.05
1987	45.20	42.89	44.05
1986	45.03	42.55	43.79
1985	45.18	42.60	43.89
1984	45.22	42.62	43.92
1983	45.17	42.43	43.80
1982	44.97	42.18	43.57
1981	44.78	41.96	43.36
1980	44.54	41.73	43.13
1979	44.29	41.46	42.87
1978	43.90	41.03	42.46
1977	43.46	40.67	42.06
1976	43.01	40.26	41.63
1975	42.52	39.83	41.17
1974	42.02	39.36	40.69
1973	41.53	38.90	40.22
1972	41.10	38.43	39.77
1971	40.60	37.94	39.27
1970	40.12	37.47	38.79
1969	39.67	36.84	38.25
1968	39.22	36.48	37.85
1967	38.83	36.04	37.43
1966	38.30	35.45	36.87
1965	37.81	34.93	36.36
1964	37.29	34.46	35.87
1963	36.75	33.95	35.34
1962	36.24	33.52	34.88
1961	35.76	33.07	34.41
1960	35.24	32.68	33.96

Sierra Leone - Life expectancy at birth