Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 was 58.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 in Sierra Leone, 1960–2024
Source: United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of cohort.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 58.5% for share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 25.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 in Sierra Leone peaked at 58.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 22.8%, in 1960.
Sierra Leone ranks 189th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 22.8% | — |
| 1961 | 23.4% | +2.6% |
| 1962 | 24.0% | +2.6% |
| 1963 | 24.7% | +3.0% |
| 1964 | 25.5% | +3.0% |
| 1965 | 26.4% | +3.4% |
| 1966 | 27.5% | +4.5% |
| 1967 | 28.4% | +3.3% |
| 1968 | 29.0% | +1.8% |
| 1969 | 29.6% | +2.0% |
| 1970 | 29.8% | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 30.2% | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 30.4% | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 30.8% | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 31.1% | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 31.9% | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 32.4% | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 32.9% | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 33.2% | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 33.6% | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 34.0% | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 34.2% | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 34.4% | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 34.5% | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 34.6% | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 34.5% | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 34.2% | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 34.5% | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 34.4% | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 34.2% | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 34.1% | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 32.8% | -3.7% |
| 1992 | 32.9% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 32.6% | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 31.1% | -4.7% |
| 1995 | 30.1% | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 32.2% | +7.0% |
| 1997 | 32.1% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 28.9% | -9.9% |
| 1999 | 24.9% | -13.9% |
| 2000 | 33.6% | +34.7% |
| 2001 | 34.3% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 35.7% | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 36.5% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 37.5% | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 38.8% | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 40.8% | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 41.1% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 41.9% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 42.6% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 43.4% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 44.3% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 45.0% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 46.4% | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 46.8% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 48.9% | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 51.6% | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 52.9% | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 55.1% | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 55.7% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 54.7% | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 55.5% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 57.4% | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 58.3% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 58.5% | +0.4% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 58.5% is below the median for low income countries, which is 60.0%, 97% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 58.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 59.0%, 99% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 in Sierra Leone changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +34.7% | 24.9% | 33.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 26.1% | 22.8% | 29.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 31.6% | 29.8% | 33.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 34.4% | 34.0% | 34.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 31.2% | 24.9% | 34.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 38.3% | 33.6% | 42.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.0% | 43.4% | 55.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.9% | 54.7% | 58.5% | 5 |
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.72 (2050)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 in Sierra Leone?
- Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 in Sierra Leone was 58.5% in 2024, according to United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 58.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.8% in 1960.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for share of men expected to survive to the age of 65?
- Sierra Leone ranks 189th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This measure shows the share newborns that would survive to the age of 65, if subject to age-specific death rates in a given year.