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Sierra Leone · Annual SERIES

Life expectancy in Sierra Leone

Years a newborn would be expected to live if the age-specific mortality rates in the observation year continued throughout life.

61.96years at birth
2024Observation year

+0.29% from 2023

Sierra Leone
Life expectancy in Sierra Leone, 2000–2025years at birth. Underlying figures are available in the data table.4348535964200020052010201520202025

years at birth · World Bank · Missing observations remain gaps.

Underlying data

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Life expectancy · Sierra Leone · years at birth
YearValueStatus & source note
2025Not availablemissing
202461.964present
202361.786present
202261.275present
202160.26present
202059.694present
201959.593present
201859.059present
201757.761present
201656.937present
201555.454present
201454.281present
201354.051present
201253.159present
201152.594present
201051.927present
200951.312present
200850.693present
200750.024present
200649.547present
200548.306present
200447.485present
200346.784present
200246.174present
200145.448present
200044.834present

Definition & method

WDI publishes period life expectancy from UN population data and national demographic sources, derived from life tables and age-specific mortality rates.

Years a newborn would be expected to live if the age-specific mortality rates in the observation year continued throughout life.

What to keep in mind

  • This summarizes mortality conditions in a year; it does not predict how long a particular baby will live.
  • It is a period life-table measure, rather than a measure of a completed birth cohort.
  • Some underlying demographic estimates are interpolated and may not capture each annual event precisely.
  • Missing years remain missing; the site does not extrapolate future life expectancy.
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