Sierra Leone sits in Sub-Saharan Africa. A newborn there can expect about 62.0 years of life, 202nd of 212 countries with data. Below, every mortality measure the National Death Index tracks for Sierra Leone, each with its global rank and source year.
17 measures · sources: World Bank Open Data and WHO Global Health Observatory (Global Health Estimates 2021) · latest available year per figure
| Measure | Value | World rank | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 62.0 yrs | 202 of 212 | 2024 |
| Age-standardized death rate | 12.5 /1,000 | 29 of 182 | 2021 |
| Crude death rate | 8.2 /1,000 | 76 of 212 | 2024 |
| Life expectancy at 60 | 16.6 yrs | 136 of 182 | 2021 |
| Male mortality penalty | 45.1 /1,000 | 146 of 212 | 2024 |
| Life-expectancy gap (F−M) | 3.5 yrs | 182 of 212 | 2024 |
| Old-age sex ratio (65+) | 79.6 men/100 women | 102 of 212 | 2024 |
| Infant mortality | 54.6 /1,000 | 11 of 192 | 2024 |
| Maternal mortality | 354 /100k | 19 of 191 | 2023 |
| Premature NCD mortality | 23.9 % | 38 of 182 | 2021 |
| Suicide rate | 6.1 /100k | 104 of 182 | 2021 |
| Road-traffic deaths | 33.0 /100k | 12 of 187 | 2019 |
| Adult obesity | 7.8 % | 113 of 143 | 2009 |
| Recorded alcohol per adult | 0.3 L | 166 of 185 | 2020 |
| Population aged 65+ | 3.2 % | 179 of 212 | 2024 |
| Health spending per capita | $36 | 179 of 191 | 2023 |
| GDP per capita | $807 | 202 of 212 | 2024 |
Measured against the rest of the world, Sierra Leone's sharpest departures from the middle of the pack are the 11th lowest GDP per capita in the world ($807) and the 11th highest infant mortality in the world (54.6 /1,000). Every figure above is the most recent the source reports for Sierra Leone; the year sits beside each one, and rankings cover only countries with data for that measure.