Sierra Leone - Life expectancy at birth

60.1 (years) in 2021

In 2021, life expectancy for Sierra Leone was 60.1 years. Life expectancy of Sierra Leone increased from 39.8 years in 1972 to 60.1 years in 2021 growing at an average annual rate of 0.85%.

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Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.

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