Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Sierra Leone

Updated on March 17, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 2023, the total life expectancy at birth for Sierra Leone was 61.79 years. A difference of +0.51 compared to 2022. The most recent figures on male and female life expectancies at birth for Sierra Leone were 60.07 years and 63.5 years respectively in 2023.

You can see similar information for other countries.

The World Bank defines life expectancy at birth as "the average number of years a newborn is expected to live if mortality patterns at the time of its birth remain constant in the future".

The chart and table below shows the total, male, and female life expectancies of Sierra Leone for recent years.

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Data Source: World Bank.

Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Sierra Leone (Years)

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Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Sierra Leone (Years)

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Year	Total (Yrs)	Male (Yrs)	Female (Yrs)
1960	33.09	31.57	34.64
1961	33.63	32.12	35.18
1962	34.16	32.65	35.69
1963	34.71	33.26	36.17
1964	35.3	33.87	36.74
1965	35.93	34.55	37.33
1966	36.64	35.37	37.92
1967	37.28	36.04	38.53
1968	37.76	36.52	39.01
1969	38.23	37.02	39.44
1970	38.62	37.34	39.91
1971	39.1	37.75	40.47
1972	39.51	38.06	40.97
1973	39.96	38.43	41.51
1974	40.41	38.75	42.1
1975	40.99	39.32	42.69
1976	41.43	39.74	43.15
1977	41.83	40.14	43.54
1978	42.19	40.48	43.93
1979	42.53	40.82	44.27
1980	42.84	41.14	44.57
1981	43.09	41.4	44.8
1982	43.3	41.63	45
1983	43.46	41.81	45.13
1984	43.56	41.95	45.2
1985	43.56	42	45.14
1986	43.5	41.99	45.03
1987	43.75	42.27	45.24
1988	43.77	42.32	45.23
1989	43.74	42.34	45.16
1990	43.72	42.35	45.11
1991	43.29	41.78	44.82
1992	43.45	41.95	44.98
1993	43.43	41.94	44.95
1994	42.81	41.21	44.45
1995	42.58	40.83	44.38
1996	43.53	42.17	44.91
1997	43.65	42.27	45.05
1998	42.71	40.72	44.8
1999	41.96	38.77	45.52
2000	44.83	43.65	46.01
2001	45.45	44.28	46.61
2002	46.17	45.2	47.13
2003	46.78	45.85	47.7
2004	47.49	46.57	48.38
2005	48.31	47.41	49.18
2006	49.55	48.59	50.49
2007	50.02	49	51.03
2008	50.69	49.69	51.68
2009	51.31	50.3	52.3
2010	51.93	50.94	52.89
2011	52.59	51.66	53.5
2012	53.16	52.21	54.09
2013	54.05	53.12	54.95
2014	54.28	53.4	55.13
2015	55.45	54.54	56.34
2016	56.94	55.99	57.86
2017	57.76	56.69	58.8
2018	59.06	57.85	60.25
2019	59.59	58.3	60.87
2020	59.69	58.19	61.2
2021	60.26	58.77	61.74
2022	61.28	59.53	63.02
2023	61.79	60.07	63.5