Sierra Leone - Life Expectancy 2017
Sierra Leone's life expectancy was 57.8 in 2017, increased +0.8 from 56.9 in 2016. This was the 209th highest globally.
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Monaco | 85.9 | 0.3% |
| 2nd | San Marino | 84.9 | 0.2% |
| 3rd | Hong Kong SAR, China | 84.7 | 0.6% |
| 4th | Andorra | 84.4 | -0.2% |
| 5th | Japan | 84.1 | 0.1% |
| 6th | Liechtenstein | 83.7 | 1.8% |
| 7th | Switzerland | 83.6 | -0.1% |
| 8th | Macao SAR, China | 83.5 | 0.3% |
| 9th | Spain | 83.3 | -0.1% |
| 10th | Singapore | 83.1 | 0.3% |
| 11th | Italy | 82.9 | -0.4% |
| 12th | Gibraltar | 82.9 | 0.1% |
| 13th | French Polynesia | 82.8 | 0.3% |
| 14th | Iceland | 82.7 | 0.6% |
| 15th | Korea | 82.6 | 0.4% |
| 16th | Norway | 82.6 | 0.2% |
| 17th | France | 82.6 | 0.0% |
| 18th | Israel | 82.6 | 0.2% |
| 19th | Australia | 82.5 | 0.1% |
| 20th | Qatar | 82.5 | 0.4% |
| 21st | Sweden | 82.4 | 0.1% |
| 22nd | United Arab Emirates | 82.4 | 0.2% |
| 23rd | Malta | 82.3 | -0.1% |
| 24th | Ireland | 82.2 | 0.6% |
| 25th | Faroe Islands | 82.1 | 0.2% |
| 26th | Luxembourg | 82.1 | -0.7% |
| 27th | New Zealand | 81.9 | 0.2% |
| 28th | Canada | 81.8 | -0.2% |
| 29th | Netherlands | 81.8 | 0.2% |
| 30th | Austria | 81.6 | 0.0% |
| 31st | Finland | 81.6 | 0.2% |
| 32nd | Cyprus | 81.5 | 0.0% |
| 33rd | Belgium | 81.5 | 0.1% |
| 34th | Portugal | 81.4 | 0.4% |
| 35th | Greece | 81.3 | -0.1% |
| 36th | United Kingdom | 81.3 | 0.1% |
| 37th | Denmark | 81.1 | 0.3% |
| 38th | Slovenia | 81.0 | -0.2% |
| 39th | Channel Islands | 81.0 | -0.2% |
| 40th | Germany | 81.0 | 0.0% |
| 41st | European Union | 80.9 | 0.0% |
| 42nd | Bermuda | 80.7 | 0.3% |
| 43rd | Chile | 80.6 | 0.4% |
| 44th | Isle of Man | 80.5 | 0.1% |
| 45th | Bahrain | 80.4 | 0.0% |
| 46th | Costa Rica | 80.0 | 0.0% |
| 47th | Kuwait | 79.9 | 0.3% |
| 48th | Oman | 79.7 | 0.2% |
| 49th | Virgin Islands (US) | 79.4 | 0.3% |
| 50th | Maldives | 79.2 | 0.4% |
| 51st | Puerto Rico (US) | 79.1 | -1.6% |
| 52nd | Czechia | 79.0 | -0.1% |
| 53rd | Albania | 78.9 | 0.3% |
| 54th | St. Martin (French part) | 78.8 | -1.4% |
| 55th | Saudi Arabia | 78.7 | 0.5% |
| 56th | Cayman Islands | 78.6 | 0.3% |
| 57th | United States | 78.5 | 0.0% |
| 58th | Lebanon | 78.2 | -0.1% |
| 59th | Estonia | 78.1 | 0.6% |
| 60th | Panama | 77.9 | 0.2% |
| 61st | Poland | 77.8 | -0.1% |
| 62nd | Croatia | 77.7 | -0.3% |
| 63rd | Uruguay | 77.6 | 0.3% |
| 64th | Turks and Caicos Islands | 77.5 | 0.1% |
| 65th | New Caledonia | 77.5 | 0.2% |
| 66th | Northern Mariana Islands | 77.5 | 0.1% |
| 67th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 77.4 | 0.3% |
| 68th | Cuba | 77.3 | -0.3% |
| 69th | China | 77.2 | 0.0% |
| 70th | Slovak Republic | 77.2 | 0.0% |
| 71st | Kosovo | 77.1 | 0.5% |
| 72nd | Türkiye | 77.0 | 0.6% |
| 73rd | Antigua and Barbuda | 77.0 | 0.1% |
| 74th | Thailand | 77.0 | 0.3% |
| 75th | Montenegro | 76.7 | 0.2% |
| 76th | Argentina | 76.5 | 0.6% |
| 77th | Guam | 76.5 | 0.0% |
| 78th | Curaçao | 76.4 | 0.1% |
| 79th | Colombia | 76.4 | 0.2% |
| 80th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 76.4 | 0.3% |
| 81st | Sri Lanka | 76.2 | 0.1% |
| 82nd | Barbados | 76.2 | 0.1% |
| 83rd | Ecuador | 76.2 | 0.2% |
| 84th | Jordan | 76.1 | 0.7% |
| 85th | Peru | 76.0 | 0.0% |
| 86th | North Macedonia | 76.0 | 0.7% |
| 87th | Hungary | 75.8 | -0.3% |
| 88th | British Virgin Islands | 75.7 | -1.2% |
| 89th | Aruba | 75.6 | 0.1% |
| 90th | Malaysia | 75.5 | 0.2% |
| 91st | Serbia | 75.5 | -0.2% |
| 92nd | Lithuania | 75.5 | 1.1% |
| 93rd | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 75.5 | -0.7% |
| 94th | Algeria | 75.4 | 0.2% |
| 95th | Brazil | 75.4 | 0.4% |
| 96th | Armenia | 75.2 | 0.5% |
| 97th | West Bank and Gaza | 75.2 | 0.4% |
| 98th | Romania | 75.2 | 0.0% |
| 99th | Tunisia | 75.2 | 0.2% |
| 100th | Grenada | 75.0 | 0.0% |
| 101st | Brunei Darussalam | 74.9 | 0.1% |
| 102nd | Bulgaria | 74.8 | 0.0% |
| 103rd | Cabo Verde | 74.7 | 0.5% |
| 104th | Latvia | 74.6 | 0.1% |
| 105th | Mauritius | 74.5 | 0.2% |
| 106th | Seychelles | 74.3 | 0.0% |
| 107th | Mexico | 74.3 | -0.2% |
| 108th | Belarus | 74.1 | 0.4% |
| 109th | Bahamas, The | 74.0 | 0.0% |
| 110th | Viet Nam | 74.0 | 0.1% |
| 111th | Ukraine | 74.0 | 0.8% |
| 112th | Morocco | 73.6 | 0.5% |
| 113th | Paraguay | 73.5 | -0.1% |
| 114th | Georgia | 73.4 | 0.4% |
| 115th | Nicaragua | 73.4 | 0.3% |
| 116th | Dominican Republic | 73.4 | 0.7% |
| 117th | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 73.0 | 0.1% |
| 118th | Kazakhstan | 73.0 | 0.6% |
| 119th | Trinidad and Tobago | 73.0 | 0.1% |
| 120th | American Samoa | 72.8 | 0.2% |
| 121st | Libya | 72.7 | 1.3% |
| 122nd | Azerbaijan | 72.7 | 0.2% |
| 123rd | St. Lucia | 72.5 | 0.0% |
| 124th | Russian Federation | 72.5 | 1.1% |
| 125th | Tonga | 72.1 | 0.2% |
| 126th | Belize | 72.1 | 0.3% |
| 127th | Greenland | 71.9 | 0.1% |
| 128th | Jamaica | 71.9 | -0.2% |
| 129th | Honduras | 71.8 | 0.3% |
| 130th | Uzbekistan | 71.7 | 0.2% |
| 131st | Bangladesh | 71.6 | 0.7% |
| 132nd | Guatemala | 71.6 | 0.5% |
| 133rd | Bhutan | 71.4 | 0.4% |
| 134th | St. Kitts and Nevis | 71.3 | 0.1% |
| 135th | Suriname | 71.2 | 0.4% |
| 136th | Kyrgyz Republic | 71.2 | 0.4% |
| 137th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 71.0 | 0.4% |
| 138th | El Salvador | 71.0 | 0.1% |
| 139th | Samoa | 71.0 | 0.0% |
| 140th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 70.7 | 0.4% |
| 141st | Mongolia | 70.5 | 0.5% |
| 142nd | Tajikistan | 70.5 | 0.8% |
| 143rd | Vanuatu | 70.5 | 0.1% |
| 144th | Moldova | 70.4 | 0.3% |
| 145th | India | 70.1 | 0.5% |
| 146th | Philippines | 70.0 | 0.7% |
| 147th | Indonesia | 70.0 | 0.3% |
| 148th | Cambodia | 69.8 | 0.3% |
| 149th | Iraq | 69.8 | 1.6% |
| 150th | Solomon Islands | 69.7 | 0.2% |
| 151st | Turkmenistan | 69.2 | 0.1% |
| 152nd | Palau | 69.0 | 0.0% |
| 153rd | Nepal | 68.7 | 0.4% |
| 154th | Dominica | 68.6 | -3.6% |
| 155th | Guyana | 68.5 | 0.7% |
| 156th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 67.5 | 0.2% |
| 157th | Lao PDR | 67.3 | 0.5% |
| 158th | Yemen, Republic of | 67.1 | 0.0% |
| 159th | Mauritania | 67.1 | 0.4% |
| 160th | São Tomé and Principe | 67.1 | 0.8% |
| 161st | Fiji | 67.1 | 0.6% |
| 162nd | Senegal | 67.1 | 0.5% |
| 163rd | Gabon | 66.8 | 0.3% |
| 164th | Eritrea | 66.6 | 0.6% |
| 165th | Pakistan | 66.2 | 0.4% |
| 166th | Rwanda | 66.1 | 0.6% |
| 167th | Myanmar | 65.9 | 0.4% |
| 168th | Timor-Leste | 65.9 | 0.4% |
| 169th | Kiribati | 65.8 | 0.0% |
| 170th | Micronesia, Federated States of | 65.8 | 0.3% |
| 171st | Tuvalu | 65.7 | 0.3% |
| 172nd | Marshall Islands | 65.7 | 0.3% |
| 173rd | Syrian Arab Republic | 65.7 | 0.7% |
| 174th | South Africa | 65.4 | 1.0% |
| 175th | Botswana | 65.4 | 1.7% |
| 176th | Uganda | 65.2 | 1.1% |
| 177th | Sudan | 65.1 | 0.7% |
| 178th | Comoros | 65.1 | 0.5% |
| 179th | Tanzania | 65.0 | 0.9% |
| 180th | Papua New Guinea | 64.9 | 0.3% |
| 181st | Congo, Republic of | 64.2 | 0.5% |
| 182nd | Malawi | 63.9 | 1.2% |
| 183rd | Haiti | 63.8 | 0.8% |
| 184th | Ghana | 63.8 | 0.5% |
| 185th | Djibouti | 63.7 | 0.6% |
| 186th | Gambia, The | 63.7 | 0.5% |
| 187th | Madagascar | 63.4 | 0.0% |
| 188th | Kenya | 62.7 | 0.3% |
| 189th | Afghanistan | 62.4 | -0.4% |
| 190th | Angola | 62.1 | 0.8% |
| 191st | Namibia | 61.7 | 1.4% |
| 192nd | Zambia | 61.6 | 0.7% |
| 193rd | Equatorial Guinea | 61.5 | 0.7% |
| 194th | Burundi | 61.3 | 0.9% |
| 195th | Guinea-Bissau | 61.1 | 0.9% |
| 196th | Nauru | 61.1 | 0.2% |
| 197th | Cameroon | 60.8 | 0.9% |
| 198th | Liberia | 60.8 | 0.5% |
| 199th | Zimbabwe | 60.3 | 0.8% |
| 200th | Mozambique | 60.1 | 1.2% |
| 201st | Togo | 60.1 | 0.8% |
| 202nd | Burkina Faso | 59.6 | 0.7% |
| 203rd | Benin | 59.5 | 0.4% |
| 204th | Niger | 59.5 | 0.5% |
| 205th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 59.5 | 0.7% |
| 206th | Côte d'Ivoire | 59.3 | 0.9% |
| 207th | Guinea | 58.7 | 0.4% |
| 208th | Mali | 58.6 | 0.5% |
| 209th | Sierra Leone | 57.8 | 1.4% |
| 210th | Eswatini | 57.6 | 2.4% |
| 211th | Lesotho | 53.9 | 1.8% |
| 212th | Nigeria | 52.4 | 0.4% |
| 213th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 52.2 | -5.6% |
| 214th | Chad | 51.9 | 0.5% |
| 215th | Central African Republic | 45.2 | -11.3% |
| 216th | South Sudan | 35.4 | -3.7% |
FAQ
Sierra Leone's life expectancy in 2017 was 57.8. This ranked 209th globally.
Sierra Leone's life expectancy increased by 1.4% in 2017 compared to 2016.
Monaco had the highest life expectancy in 2017 at 85.9.
The life expectancy of Sierra Leone in 2017 was 57.8. This ranked 209th globally.
Sierra Leone's life expectancy went from 56.9 in 2016 to 57.8 in 2017, a 1.4% increase.
Sierra Leone matched the Orthodox Tightening Cycle pattern in 2017. Historically: 311 occurrences, 177 successful (57%). Outcome 24 months later: 14.8%. View full analysis →