Sierra Leone Life Expectancy 1950-2024

Chart and table of Sierra Leone life expectancy from 1950 to 2024. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
  • The current life expectancy for Sierra Leone in 2024 is 56.27 years, a 0.63% increase from 2023.
  • The life expectancy for Sierra Leone in 2023 was 55.92 years, a 0.67% increase from 2022.
  • The life expectancy for Sierra Leone in 2022 was 55.55 years, a 0.67% increase from 2021.
  • The life expectancy for Sierra Leone in 2021 was 55.18 years, a 0.68% increase from 2020.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

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Similar Countries Ranked by Life Expectancy
Country Name 2024 Life Expectancy
Nepal 71.97
Tajikistan 71.94
Rwanda 70.27
Senegal 69.11
Madagascar 68.51
Ethiopia 68.12
Eritrea 67.77
Tanzania 66.67
Yemen 66.59
Afghanistan 66.25
Malawi 66.00
Liberia 65.25
Haiti 65.25
Comoros 65.22
Uganda 64.67
Niger 63.95
Gambia 63.55
Burkina Faso 63.34
Benin 63.10
Burundi 63.03
Guinea 62.93
Mozambique 62.51
Zimbabwe 62.41
Togo 62.40
Mali 60.86
Guinea-Bissau 59.67
South Sudan 58.99
Somalia 58.61
Sierra Leone 56.27
Chad 55.44
Central African Republic 54.68
Sierra Leone - Historical Life Expectancy Data
Year Life Expectancy Growth Rate
2024 56.27 0.630%
2023 55.92 0.670%
2022 55.55 0.670%
2021 55.18 0.680%
2020 54.81 0.680%
2019 54.44 0.680%
2018 54.07 0.990%
2017 53.54 1.000%
2016 53.01 1.010%
2015 52.48 1.020%
2014 51.95 1.030%
2013 51.42 1.750%
2012 50.53 1.780%
2011 49.65 1.820%
2010 48.76 1.850%
2009 47.88 1.890%
2008 46.99 2.160%
2007 46.00 2.200%
2006 45.01 2.250%
2005 44.01 2.310%
2004 43.02 2.360%
2003 42.03 2.150%
2002 41.15 2.200%
2001 40.26 2.240%
2000 39.38 2.300%
1999 38.49 2.350%
1998 37.61 0.030%
1997 37.60 0.030%
1996 37.59 0.030%
1995 37.58 0.030%
1994 37.57 0.030%
1993 37.56 -1.140%
1992 37.99 -1.120%
1991 38.42 -1.110%
1990 38.86 -1.100%
1989 39.29 -1.090%
1988 39.72 -0.410%
1987 39.88 -0.410%
1986 40.05 -0.410%
1985 40.21 -0.410%
1984 40.38 -0.400%
1983 40.54 0.570%
1982 40.31 0.570%
1981 40.08 0.570%
1980 39.86 0.580%
1979 39.63 0.580%
1978 39.40 1.070%
1977 38.98 1.080%
1976 38.57 1.090%
1975 38.15 1.100%
1974 37.74 1.110%
1973 37.32 1.350%
1972 36.82 1.370%
1971 36.32 1.390%
1970 35.83 1.410%
1969 35.33 1.430%
1968 34.83 1.370%
1967 34.36 1.390%
1966 33.89 1.410%
1965 33.41 1.430%
1964 32.94 1.450%
1963 32.47 1.080%
1962 32.12 1.100%
1961 31.77 1.110%
1960 31.43 1.120%
1959 31.08 1.130%
1958 30.73 1.280%
1957 30.34 1.300%
1956 29.95 1.310%
1955 29.57 1.330%
1954 29.18 1.350%
1953 28.79 1.370%
1952 28.40 1.390%
1951 28.01 1.400%
1950 27.63 0.000%