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Life Expectancy in Burkina Faso vs Sierra Leone (1950-2026)

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The average life expectancy at birth is 61.6 years in Burkina Faso vs 62.3 in Sierra Leone. Burkina Faso is ranked 188/197 by life expectancy, and Sierra Leone is 186/197. In Burkina Faso, the life expectancy is 59.4 years for males and 63.8 years for females. In Sierra Leone, it's 60.6 years for males and 64.1 years for females.

Burkina Faso vs Sierra Leone life expectancy at birth by year

Burkina Faso
Male

Female
Sierra Leone
Male

Female
1x
Year Life expectancy, years
Burkina Faso Sierra Leone
Average Male Female Average Male Female
2026 61.6 59.4 63.8 62.3 60.6 64.1
2025 61.5 59.3 63.6 62.2 60.4 63.9
2024 61.3 59.1 63.4 62 60.2 63.7
2023 61.1 58.9 63.2 61.8 60.1 63.5
2022 60.7 58.8 62.6 61.3 59.5 63
2021 60 58.2 61.8 60.3 58.8 61.7
2020 60.5 58.5 62.3 59.7 58.2 61.2
2019 60.2 58.3 61.9 59.6 58.3 60.9
2018 60 58.2 61.6 59.1 57.8 60.3
2017 59.6 57.9 61.2 57.8 56.7 58.8
2016 59.2 57.5 60.8 56.9 56 57.9
2015 58.8 57.1 60.4 55.5 54.5 56.3
2014 58.3 56.7 59.9 54.3 53.4 55.1
2013 57.9 56.3 59.4 54.1 53.1 55
2012 57.5 55.9 59 53.2 52.2 54.1
2011 57 55.4 58.5 52.6 51.7 53.5
2010 56.3 54.8 57.8 51.9 50.9 52.9
2009 55.8 54.2 57.2 51.3 50.3 52.3
2008 55.2 53.7 56.6 50.7 49.7 51.7
2007 54.4 52.9 55.8 50 49 51
2006 53.8 52.3 55.2 49.5 48.6 50.5
2005 53.3 51.8 54.7 48.3 47.4 49.2
2004 52.6 51.1 54 47.5 46.6 48.4
2003 52 50.5 53.4 46.8 45.8 47.7
2002 51.4 50 52.9 46.2 45.2 47.1
2001 51.2 49.7 52.6 45.4 44.3 46.6
2000 50.8 49.3 52.2 44.8 43.7 46
1999 50.5 49 51.8 42 38.8 45.5
1998 50.2 48.8 51.5 42.7 40.7 44.8
1997 49.6 48.2 50.8 43.6 42.3 45
1996 49.7 48.4 50.9 43.5 42.2 44.9
1995 49.6 48.3 50.7 42.6 40.8 44.4
1994 49.5 48.3 50.6 42.8 41.2 44.4
1993 49.4 48.3 50.5 43.4 41.9 44.9
1992 49.4 48.3 50.4 43.5 42 45
1991 49.3 48.3 50.3 43.3 41.8 44.8
1990 49.3 48.3 50.2 43.7 42.4 45.1
1989 49.3 48.3 50.2 43.7 42.3 45.2
1988 49.2 48.2 50.1 43.8 42.3 45.2
1987 49.1 48 50.1 43.7 42.3 45.2
1986 49 47.9 50 43.5 42 45
1985 48.7 47.6 49.8 43.6 42 45.1
1984 48.5 47.3 49.6 43.6 42 45.2
1983 48.1 46.9 49.2 43.5 41.8 45.1
1982 47.6 46.4 48.8 43.3 41.6 45
1981 46.9 45.6 48.1 43.1 41.4 44.8
1980 46.5 45.2 47.7 42.8 41.1 44.6
1979 45.7 44.4 47 42.5 40.8 44.3
1978 45 43.7 46.3 42.2 40.5 43.9
1977 44.2 42.9 45.4 41.8 40.1 43.5
1976 43.3 42.1 44.6 41.4 39.7 43.1
1975 42.5 41.2 43.8 41 39.3 42.7
1974 41.7 40.4 43 40.4 38.8 42.1
1973 40.9 39.6 42.3 40 38.4 41.5
1972 40.4 39.1 41.7 39.5 38.1 41
1971 39.9 38.5 41.3 39.1 37.8 40.5
1970 39.5 38.2 40.9 38.6 37.3 39.9
1969 39 37.8 40.4 38.2 37 39.4
1968 38.8 37.5 40.1 37.8 36.5 39
1967 38.4 37.2 39.7 37.3 36 38.5
1966 38.1 36.9 39.4 36.6 35.4 37.9
1965 37.8 36.6 39 35.9 34.5 37.3
1964 37.4 36.2 38.6 35.3 33.9 36.7
1963 37.1 36 38.3 34.7 33.3 36.2
1962 36.8 35.6 38 34.2 32.7 35.7
1961 36.4 35.3 37.6 33.6 32.1 35.2
1960 36.1 35 37.3 33.1 31.6 34.6
1959 35.7 34.6 36.9 32.6 31.1 34
1958 35.4 34.3 36.6 32.1 30.7 33.6
1957 35.1 34.1 36.2 31.8 30.3 33.2
1956 34.8 33.7 35.9 31.3 29.9 32.8
1955 34.5 33.5 35.6 30.9 29.5 32.4
1954 34.2 33.2 35.3 30.5 29.1 32
1953 33.9 32.9 35 30.1 28.7 31.6
1952 33.6 32.6 34.7 29.7 28.3 31.2
1951 33.4 32.4 34.5 29.3 27.8 30.8
1950 33 32.1 34.1 28.9 27.5 30.4

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (1950–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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Life expectancy is the average age of death for a hypothetical cohort of newborns if they experienced the age-specific mortality rates of one particular year throughout their entire lives. It's a snapshot reflecting mortality rates in a given year that does not account for any future changes in those rates.

Healthy life expectancy at birth, defined by the World Health Organization as the average number of years a person can expect to live in full health, is 54.6 years in Burkina Faso and 53.1 in Sierra Leone. People who reach age 60 can expect an additional 12.4 healthy years in Burkina Faso and 12.6 in Sierra Leone.

Burkina Faso vs Sierra Leone life expectancy calculator

This life expectancy calculator shows the odds of living to 100, 95, 90, and below based on current age for both males and females in Burkina Faso and Sierra Leone, along with mean and median age of death. The calculations are based on the 2026 life tables (actuarial tables) from the UN World Population Prospects.


Mean remaining life expectancy:
40.2 vs 41.0 years

Mean expected age of death:
70.2 vs 71.0 years

Median expected age of death:
73.0 vs 73.3 years

Odds of living to

Target age Survival probability
Burkina Faso Sierra Leone
Male Female Male Female
40 95.3% 96.4% 96.8% 97.1%
50 88.2% 91.5% 91.1% 92.1%
60 75.8% 83.0% 79.2% 83.0%
65 66.2% 75.4% 69.2% 75.1%
70 53.6% 64.2% 56.0% 63.8%
75 37.9% 48.2% 39.8% 48.2%
80 21.0% 29.2% 23.2% 30.2%
85 7.9% 12.3% 10.0% 14.4%
90 1.6% 3.0% 2.8% 4.6%
95 0.1% 0.3% 0.4% 0.9%
100 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1%

Life expectancy by current age

Burkina Faso
Male

Female
Sierra Leone
Male

Female
1x
Current age, years Total life expectancy, years
Burkina Faso Sierra Leone
Average Male Female Average Male Female
100 101.4 101.3 101.4 101.8 101.7 101.8
99 100.4 100.3 100.4 100.9 100.8 100.9
98 99.5 99.4 99.5 99.9 99.8 100
97 98.6 98.4 98.6 99 98.9 99.1
96 97.6 97.5 97.7 98.1 98 98.2
95 96.7 96.6 96.7 97.2 97.1 97.3
94 95.8 95.7 95.8 96.4 96.2 96.4
93 94.9 94.8 94.9 95.5 95.3 95.6
92 94 93.9 94.1 94.6 94.5 94.7
91 93.1 93 93.2 93.8 93.6 93.9
90 92.3 92.1 92.4 93 92.8 93.1
89 91.5 91.3 91.5 92.1 91.9 92.2
88 90.6 90.5 90.7 91.3 91.1 91.4
87 89.9 89.7 90 90.5 90.3 90.6
86 89.1 88.9 89.2 89.7 89.5 89.9
85 88.3 88.1 88.4 88.9 88.7 89.1
84 87.6 87.4 87.7 88.2 87.9 88.4
83 86.8 86.6 87 87.5 87.2 87.6
82 86.1 85.9 86.3 86.7 86.5 86.9
81 85.4 85.2 85.6 86 85.8 86.2
80 84.8 84.5 84.9 85.4 85.1 85.6
79 84.1 83.8 84.3 84.7 84.4 84.9
78 83.5 83.2 83.7 84.1 83.8 84.3
77 82.9 82.6 83.1 83.5 83.1 83.7
76 82.3 82 82.5 82.9 82.5 83.1
75 81.8 81.4 82 82.3 81.9 82.6
74 81.2 80.8 81.5 81.7 81.3 82
73 80.7 80.3 81 81.2 80.8 81.5
72 80.2 79.8 80.5 80.7 80.2 81
71 79.8 79.3 80.1 80.2 79.7 80.6
70 79.3 78.8 79.7 79.7 79.2 80.1
69 78.9 78.3 79.3 79.3 78.7 79.7
68 78.5 77.9 78.9 78.8 78.3 79.3
67 78.1 77.5 78.5 78.4 77.8 79
66 77.7 77.1 78.2 78 77.4 78.6
65 77.4 76.7 77.9 77.7 77 78.3
64 77 76.3 77.6 77.3 76.6 77.9
63 76.7 75.9 77.3 77 76.2 77.6
62 76.4 75.6 77 76.6 75.8 77.3
61 76.1 75.2 76.7 76.3 75.5 77
60 75.8 74.9 76.5 76 75.2 76.8
59 75.5 74.6 76.3 75.7 74.9 76.5
58 75.2 74.3 76 75.5 74.6 76.3
57 75 74 75.8 75.2 74.3 76.1
56 74.7 73.7 75.6 75 74 75.8
55 74.5 73.4 75.4 74.7 73.7 75.6
54 74.3 73.1 75.2 74.5 73.5 75.4
53 74.1 72.9 75.1 74.3 73.3 75.2
52 73.8 72.6 74.9 74.1 73 75
51 73.6 72.4 74.7 73.9 72.8 74.8
50 73.4 72.2 74.5 73.7 72.6 74.7
49 73.2 71.9 74.4 73.5 72.4 74.5
48 73.1 71.7 74.2 73.3 72.2 74.3
47 72.9 71.5 74.1 73.1 72.1 74.2
46 72.7 71.3 73.9 73 71.9 74
45 72.5 71.1 73.8 72.8 71.7 73.9
44 72.3 70.9 73.6 72.7 71.6 73.7
43 72.2 70.7 73.5 72.5 71.4 73.6
42 72 70.5 73.3 72.4 71.3 73.4
41 71.8 70.3 73.2 72.3 71.1 73.3
40 71.7 70.2 73.1 72.1 71 73.2
39 71.5 70 72.9 72 70.9 73
38 71.4 69.8 72.8 71.9 70.8 72.9
37 71.2 69.7 72.6 71.8 70.7 72.8
36 71.1 69.5 72.5 71.6 70.5 72.7
35 70.9 69.3 72.4 71.5 70.4 72.6
34 70.8 69.2 72.2 71.4 70.3 72.5
33 70.6 69 72.1 71.3 70.2 72.4
32 70.5 68.8 72 71.2 70.1 72.3
31 70.3 68.7 71.8 71.1 70 72.2
30 70.2 68.5 71.7 71 69.9 72.1
29 70 68.4 71.5 70.9 69.8 72
28 69.9 68.2 71.4 70.8 69.7 71.9
27 69.7 68.1 71.3 70.7 69.6 71.8
26 69.6 67.9 71.1 70.6 69.4 71.7
25 69.4 67.7 71 70.5 69.3 71.6
24 69.3 67.6 70.8 70.4 69.2 71.5
23 69.1 67.4 70.7 70.3 69.1 71.4
22 68.9 67.2 70.6 70.2 68.9 71.3
21 68.8 67 70.4 70 68.8 71.3
20 68.6 66.9 70.3 69.9 68.7 71.2
19 68.5 66.7 70.2 69.8 68.6 71.1
18 68.4 66.6 70.1 69.7 68.4 71
17 68.2 66.5 69.9 69.6 68.3 70.9
16 68.1 66.3 69.8 69.5 68.2 70.9
15 68 66.2 69.7 69.5 68.1 70.8
14 68 66.2 69.7 69.4 68 70.7
13 67.9 66.1 69.6 69.3 68 70.7
12 67.8 66 69.5 69.3 67.9 70.6
11 67.7 65.9 69.4 69.2 67.8 70.5
10 67.6 65.8 69.3 69.1 67.8 70.5
9 67.5 65.7 69.2 69.1 67.7 70.4
8 67.4 65.6 69.1 69 67.6 70.4
7 67.3 65.4 69 68.9 67.5 70.3
6 67.1 65.3 68.8 68.8 67.4 70.2
5 66.9 65 68.6 68.6 67.2 70
4 66.6 64.7 68.3 68.5 67.1 69.9
3 66.2 64.4 68 68.3 66.9 69.7
2 65.7 63.8 67.5 67.8 66.4 69.2
1 65.1 63.2 66.9 66.9 65.4 68.3
0 61.6 59.4 63.8 62.3 60.6 64.1

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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Life expectancy is often mistaken for the average lifespan of an adult. However, an adult has already survived the causes of early-age mortality and can expect to live longer than the figure calculated at birth.

A 30-year-old in Burkina Faso can expect to live to 70.2 years compared to 71 in Sierra Leone, rising to 77.4 and 77.7 at 65, and to 84.8 and 85.4 at 80 — higher than the 61.6 and 62.3 years calculated at birth.

The chart above accounts for remaining lifespan and displays total life expectancy by age and gender in Burkina Faso and Sierra Leone.

Probability of surviving to a given age

Burkina Faso
Male

Female
Sierra Leone
Male

Female
1x
Age Survival probability
Burkina Faso Sierra Leone
Average Male Female Average Male Female
100 0.009% 0.003% 0.01% 0.06% 0.03% 0.08%
99 0.02% 0.007% 0.03% 0.1% 0.05% 0.14%
98 0.03% 0.02% 0.05% 0.16% 0.09% 0.22%
97 0.06% 0.03% 0.09% 0.25% 0.15% 0.35%
96 0.11% 0.06% 0.16% 0.39% 0.24% 0.54%
95 0.2% 0.11% 0.28% 0.59% 0.38% 0.81%
94 0.35% 0.2% 0.48% 0.87% 0.57% 1.17%
93 0.57% 0.34% 0.77% 1.25% 0.85% 1.66%
92 0.91% 0.57% 1.21% 1.75% 1.22% 2.29%
91 1.39% 0.9% 1.83% 2.4% 1.71% 3.09%
90 2.05% 1.38% 2.66% 3.22% 2.35% 4.08%
89 2.92% 2.03% 3.73% 4.24% 3.16% 5.3%
88 4.02% 2.87% 5.06% 5.48% 4.17% 6.76%
87 5.36% 3.93% 6.66% 6.95% 5.39% 8.47%
86 6.97% 5.22% 8.56% 8.66% 6.84% 10.4%
85 8.84% 6.74% 10.8% 10.6% 8.51% 12.7%
84 11% 8.52% 13.3% 12.8% 10.4% 15.1%
83 13.4% 10.5% 16% 15.1% 12.5% 17.7%
82 16.1% 12.8% 19% 17.7% 14.8% 20.5%
81 18.9% 15.2% 22.3% 20.4% 17.2% 23.5%
80 21.9% 17.8% 25.6% 23.2% 19.8% 26.6%
79 25% 20.6% 29% 26.1% 22.5% 29.7%
78 28.1% 23.4% 32.3% 29.1% 25.3% 32.9%
77 31.2% 26.3% 35.7% 32.1% 28.1% 36.1%
76 34.3% 29.2% 39% 35.2% 31% 39.2%
75 37.3% 32.1% 42.2% 38.2% 33.9% 42.4%
74 40.3% 35% 45.3% 41.2% 36.8% 45.4%
73 43.2% 37.8% 48.3% 44% 39.7% 48.3%
72 45.9% 40.5% 51.1% 46.8% 42.5% 51.1%
71 48.5% 43% 53.7% 49.4% 45.2% 53.7%
70 50.9% 45.5% 56.1% 52% 47.8% 56.1%
69 53.2% 47.8% 58.4% 54.3% 50.2% 58.4%
68 55.4% 50.1% 60.5% 56.6% 52.6% 60.5%
67 57.4% 52.2% 62.5% 58.7% 54.9% 62.5%
66 59.3% 54.2% 64.3% 60.7% 57% 64.3%
65 61.1% 56.1% 65.9% 62.5% 59% 66%
64 62.8% 58% 67.5% 64.3% 61% 67.6%
63 64.4% 59.7% 69% 65.9% 62.8% 69.1%
62 65.8% 61.3% 70.3% 67.5% 64.5% 70.5%
61 67.2% 62.9% 71.5% 68.9% 66.1% 71.8%
60 68.5% 64.3% 72.6% 70.2% 67.6% 72.9%
59 69.6% 65.7% 73.6% 71.5% 68.9% 74%
58 70.7% 67% 74.5% 72.6% 70.2% 75%
57 71.8% 68.2% 75.4% 73.7% 71.4% 75.9%
56 72.7% 69.3% 76.2% 74.6% 72.5% 76.8%
55 73.6% 70.3% 76.9% 75.6% 73.5% 77.6%
54 74.5% 71.4% 77.6% 76.4% 74.5% 78.4%
53 75.3% 72.3% 78.3% 77.2% 75.4% 79.1%
52 76% 73.2% 78.9% 78% 76.2% 79.8%
51 76.8% 74.1% 79.5% 78.7% 77% 80.4%
50 77.4% 74.9% 80.1% 79.3% 77.7% 81%
49 78.1% 75.6% 80.6% 79.9% 78.4% 81.6%
48 78.7% 76.3% 81.1% 80.5% 79% 82.1%
47 79.2% 77% 81.5% 81% 79.6% 82.6%
46 79.7% 77.6% 82% 81.5% 80.1% 83%
45 80.3% 78.2% 82.4% 82% 80.6% 83.5%
44 80.8% 78.8% 82.8% 82.4% 81% 83.9%
43 81.2% 79.4% 83.2% 82.9% 81.5% 84.3%
42 81.7% 79.9% 83.6% 83.2% 81.9% 84.6%
41 82.1% 80.4% 84% 83.6% 82.2% 85%
40 82.6% 80.9% 84.3% 84% 82.6% 85.3%
39 83% 81.3% 84.7% 84.3% 82.9% 85.7%
38 83.4% 81.8% 85% 84.6% 83.2% 86%
37 83.7% 82.2% 85.4% 84.9% 83.5% 86.3%
36 84.1% 82.6% 85.7% 85.2% 83.8% 86.5%
35 84.5% 83% 86% 85.4% 84.1% 86.8%
34 84.8% 83.4% 86.3% 85.7% 84.3% 87%
33 85.2% 83.8% 86.6% 85.9% 84.6% 87.3%
32 85.5% 84.1% 86.9% 86.2% 84.8% 87.5%
31 85.8% 84.5% 87.2% 86.4% 85.1% 87.7%
30 86.1% 84.8% 87.5% 86.6% 85.3% 87.9%
29 86.5% 85.2% 87.8% 86.8% 85.5% 88.1%
28 86.8% 85.5% 88.1% 87% 85.7% 88.3%
27 87.1% 85.8% 88.4% 87.2% 86% 88.5%
26 87.4% 86.2% 88.7% 87.4% 86.2% 88.7%
25 87.7% 86.5% 88.9% 87.6% 86.4% 88.8%
24 88% 86.9% 89.2% 87.8% 86.7% 89%
23 88.3% 87.2% 89.4% 88% 86.9% 89.2%
22 88.6% 87.6% 89.7% 88.2% 87.2% 89.3%
21 88.9% 87.9% 89.9% 88.4% 87.4% 89.5%
20 89.2% 88.2% 90.2% 88.6% 87.6% 89.6%
19 89.4% 88.5% 90.4% 88.8% 87.9% 89.8%
18 89.7% 88.7% 90.6% 89% 88.1% 89.9%
17 89.9% 89% 90.8% 89.2% 88.3% 90.1%
16 90.1% 89.2% 91% 89.3% 88.4% 90.2%
15 90.2% 89.3% 91.2% 89.4% 88.6% 90.3%
14 90.4% 89.5% 91.3% 89.6% 88.7% 90.4%
13 90.5% 89.6% 91.4% 89.7% 88.9% 90.5%
12 90.7% 89.8% 91.6% 89.8% 89% 90.6%
11 90.8% 89.9% 91.7% 89.9% 89.1% 90.7%
10 90.9% 90.1% 91.8% 90% 89.2% 90.8%
9 91.1% 90.3% 91.9% 90.1% 89.3% 90.8%
8 91.3% 90.4% 92.1% 90.2% 89.4% 91%
7 91.5% 90.7% 92.3% 90.3% 89.6% 91.1%
6 91.7% 90.9% 92.6% 90.5% 89.8% 91.2%
5 92.1% 91.3% 92.9% 90.7% 90% 91.5%
4 92.5% 91.7% 93.3% 90.9% 90.2% 91.6%
3 93.1% 92.3% 93.8% 91.2% 90.5% 91.9%
2 93.8% 93.1% 94.5% 91.8% 91.2% 92.5%
1 94.7% 94.1% 95.4% 93.2% 92.6% 93.8%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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This chart shows the odds of living to each age from birth. 68.5% of newborns in Burkina Faso and 70.2% in Sierra Leone are expected to live past 60, 50.9% and 52% past 70, 21.9% and 23.2% past 80, and only 2.05% and 3.22% past 90.

For longevity rates starting from a different age, use the calculator provided above.

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Odds of dying at each age

Burkina Faso
Male

Female
Sierra Leone
Male

Female
1x
Age Probability of dying
Burkina Faso Sierra Leone
Average Male Female Average Male Female
100 51.8% 55.2% 51.8% 42.6% 44.5% 41.8%
99 50.1% 53.3% 49.9% 40.8% 42.7% 40%
98 48.4% 51.7% 48.1% 39.2% 41.1% 38.4%
97 46.6% 49.9% 46.2% 37.5% 39.4% 36.6%
96 45% 48.1% 44.4% 35.7% 37.6% 34.8%
95 43.3% 46.2% 42.5% 33.9% 35.8% 33%
94 41.4% 44.2% 40.5% 32.1% 34% 31.1%
93 39.4% 42.1% 38.4% 30.3% 32.2% 29.3%
92 37.2% 39.7% 36.2% 28.6% 30.4% 27.6%
91 34.8% 37.2% 33.8% 27% 28.8% 25.9%
90 32.3% 34.6% 31.2% 25.5% 27.2% 24.4%
89 29.7% 31.9% 28.7% 24% 25.7% 23%
88 27.3% 29.3% 26.3% 22.6% 24.2% 21.6%
87 25% 26.9% 24.1% 21.2% 22.7% 20.2%
86 23% 24.6% 22.2% 19.8% 21.2% 18.8%
85 21.2% 22.6% 20.4% 18.3% 19.6% 17.5%
84 19.6% 20.8% 18.8% 17% 18.1% 16.2%
83 18% 19.2% 17.3% 15.6% 16.7% 14.9%
82 16.5% 17.6% 15.9% 14.4% 15.4% 13.7%
81 15.1% 16.1% 14.4% 13.2% 14.2% 12.6%
80 13.7% 14.7% 13% 12.2% 13% 11.5%
79 12.3% 13.4% 11.7% 11.2% 12% 10.6%
78 11.1% 12.1% 10.5% 10.3% 11.1% 9.68%
77 9.99% 11% 9.38% 9.43% 10.2% 8.85%
76 9.01% 9.95% 8.43% 8.64% 9.37% 8.08%
75 8.14% 9.01% 7.59% 7.9% 8.6% 7.36%
74 7.35% 8.15% 6.84% 7.2% 7.87% 6.67%
73 6.63% 7.36% 6.14% 6.54% 7.18% 6.03%
72 5.96% 6.65% 5.5% 5.92% 6.55% 5.42%
71 5.35% 5.99% 4.9% 5.35% 5.96% 4.86%
70 4.8% 5.41% 4.36% 4.83% 5.43% 4.34%
69 4.31% 4.89% 3.88% 4.36% 4.94% 3.89%
68 3.88% 4.44% 3.47% 3.95% 4.5% 3.49%
67 3.52% 4.05% 3.11% 3.59% 4.11% 3.15%
66 3.21% 3.72% 2.81% 3.28% 3.76% 2.86%
65 2.93% 3.42% 2.55% 3% 3.45% 2.6%
64 2.69% 3.16% 2.32% 2.74% 3.16% 2.37%
63 2.46% 2.91% 2.1% 2.5% 2.89% 2.16%
62 2.24% 2.68% 1.89% 2.28% 2.64% 1.96%
61 2.04% 2.46% 1.7% 2.08% 2.41% 1.78%
60 1.85% 2.25% 1.52% 1.89% 2.19% 1.6%
59 1.68% 2.07% 1.37% 1.71% 2% 1.45%
58 1.54% 1.9% 1.24% 1.56% 1.82% 1.32%
57 1.42% 1.75% 1.13% 1.43% 1.66% 1.21%
56 1.32% 1.63% 1.04% 1.32% 1.53% 1.12%
55 1.23% 1.52% 0.97% 1.22% 1.4% 1.04%
54 1.15% 1.42% 0.91% 1.13% 1.29% 0.97%
53 1.08% 1.32% 0.85% 1.05% 1.19% 0.91%
52 1% 1.23% 0.8% 0.97% 1.09% 0.85%
51 0.93% 1.14% 0.74% 0.9% 1% 0.79%
50 0.87% 1.06% 0.69% 0.83% 0.92% 0.74%
49 0.81% 0.98% 0.64% 0.76% 0.84% 0.68%
48 0.75% 0.92% 0.59% 0.7% 0.78% 0.63%
47 0.71% 0.86% 0.56% 0.65% 0.71% 0.59%
46 0.67% 0.82% 0.53% 0.61% 0.66% 0.55%
45 0.64% 0.78% 0.51% 0.57% 0.61% 0.52%
44 0.62% 0.74% 0.49% 0.53% 0.56% 0.49%
43 0.59% 0.7% 0.48% 0.5% 0.52% 0.47%
42 0.57% 0.67% 0.47% 0.47% 0.49% 0.44%
41 0.54% 0.63% 0.45% 0.44% 0.46% 0.42%
40 0.51% 0.59% 0.44% 0.41% 0.43% 0.4%
39 0.49% 0.56% 0.43% 0.39% 0.4% 0.37%
38 0.47% 0.53% 0.41% 0.37% 0.38% 0.35%
37 0.45% 0.51% 0.39% 0.35% 0.36% 0.33%
36 0.43% 0.49% 0.38% 0.33% 0.34% 0.32%
35 0.42% 0.48% 0.37% 0.31% 0.32% 0.3%
34 0.41% 0.47% 0.36% 0.3% 0.31% 0.28%
33 0.4% 0.46% 0.35% 0.28% 0.29% 0.27%
32 0.39% 0.44% 0.34% 0.27% 0.28% 0.26%
31 0.38% 0.43% 0.34% 0.26% 0.27% 0.25%
30 0.37% 0.41% 0.34% 0.25% 0.27% 0.24%
29 0.36% 0.4% 0.33% 0.24% 0.26% 0.23%
28 0.36% 0.39% 0.33% 0.24% 0.26% 0.22%
27 0.35% 0.38% 0.32% 0.23% 0.26% 0.21%
26 0.35% 0.39% 0.31% 0.23% 0.27% 0.2%
25 0.35% 0.39% 0.31% 0.23% 0.27% 0.19%
24 0.35% 0.4% 0.3% 0.23% 0.28% 0.19%
23 0.35% 0.4% 0.29% 0.23% 0.28% 0.18%
22 0.34% 0.4% 0.28% 0.23% 0.28% 0.18%
21 0.33% 0.38% 0.27% 0.23% 0.28% 0.17%
20 0.31% 0.35% 0.27% 0.22% 0.27% 0.17%
19 0.29% 0.32% 0.25% 0.21% 0.26% 0.16%
18 0.26% 0.28% 0.24% 0.2% 0.24% 0.15%
17 0.23% 0.25% 0.22% 0.18% 0.22% 0.15%
16 0.21% 0.22% 0.19% 0.16% 0.19% 0.13%
15 0.18% 0.2% 0.17% 0.15% 0.17% 0.12%
14 0.17% 0.18% 0.15% 0.13% 0.15% 0.11%
13 0.15% 0.17% 0.14% 0.12% 0.14% 0.1%
12 0.15% 0.16% 0.13% 0.11% 0.13% 0.1%
11 0.15% 0.16% 0.13% 0.11% 0.12% 0.1%
10 0.16% 0.17% 0.14% 0.11% 0.12% 0.1%
9 0.17% 0.18% 0.16% 0.12% 0.13% 0.1%
8 0.2% 0.21% 0.19% 0.13% 0.15% 0.12%
7 0.24% 0.25% 0.22% 0.16% 0.17% 0.14%
6 0.29% 0.3% 0.28% 0.19% 0.21% 0.17%
5 0.36% 0.38% 0.35% 0.26% 0.28% 0.23%
4 0.46% 0.48% 0.44% 0.18% 0.18% 0.17%
3 0.59% 0.63% 0.56% 0.29% 0.3% 0.27%
2 0.77% 0.83% 0.71% 0.72% 0.76% 0.68%
1 1% 1.09% 0.91% 1.46% 1.53% 1.39%
0 5.27% 5.9% 4.62% 6.81% 7.42% 6.2%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

GeoRank.org/life-expectancy/burkina-faso/sierra-leone | CC BY

This chart displays the probability of dying at any given age in Burkina Faso compared to Sierra Leone, as mortality rates vary throughout a lifetime.

The annual chance of dying is 5.27% in the birth year in Burkina Faso and 6.81% in Sierra Leone, 0.37% vs 0.25% at age 30, 1.85% vs 1.89% at 60, and 13.7% vs 12.2% at 80.

Death rate by age in Burkina Faso vs Sierra Leone

Burkina Faso
Male

Female
Sierra Leone
Male

Female
1x
Age Death rate
Burkina Faso Sierra Leone
Total Male Female Total Male Female
100 0 0 0 0 0 0
99 8.73 3.99 12.6 39.1 23.2 55.1
98 16.3 7.99 23.4 61.8 37.9 85.7
97 29.5 15.4 41.9 94.5 59.9 129.2
96 51.6 28.6 72.2 140.1 91.7 188.4
95 87.6 51.2 120.2 201.1 135.9 266
94 143.1 87.7 192.8 280.1 195.3 364
93 224.5 144 297 379 272.6 485
92 337 225.7 438 501 371 630
91 484 337 617 648 492 801
90 663 478 830 820 639 997
89 869 648 1,070 1,018 812 1,218
88 1,097 842 1,330 1,237 1,009 1,459
87 1,343 1,056 1,606 1,471 1,223 1,713
86 1,604 1,285 1,896 1,711 1,447 1,967
85 1,875 1,527 2,196 1,946 1,671 2,213
84 2,149 1,773 2,495 2,166 1,885 2,439
83 2,413 2,017 2,776 2,367 2,085 2,640
82 2,649 2,247 3,020 2,543 2,268 2,812
81 2,844 2,451 3,207 2,695 2,432 2,952
80 2,988 2,621 3,327 2,822 2,576 3,060
79 3,079 2,751 3,383 2,921 2,699 3,137
78 3,117 2,841 3,385 2,989 2,796 3,181
77 3,117 2,893 3,350 3,029 2,867 3,193
76 3,091 2,910 3,288 3,039 2,908 3,172
75 3,039 2,896 3,204 3,015 2,918 3,117
74 2,963 2,852 3,096 2,961 2,899 3,030
73 2,862 2,782 2,964 2,878 2,852 2,912
72 2,737 2,689 2,808 2,771 2,782 2,768
71 2,595 2,580 2,633 2,646 2,693 2,606
70 2,444 2,461 2,450 2,510 2,591 2,437
69 2,293 2,340 2,269 2,371 2,482 2,269
68 2,150 2,224 2,099 2,236 2,369 2,112
67 2,019 2,115 1,945 2,108 2,256 1,968
66 1,901 2,015 1,809 1,988 2,145 1,839
65 1,792 1,921 1,684 1,874 2,034 1,719
64 1,687 1,830 1,565 1,762 1,924 1,606
63 1,583 1,738 1,448 1,652 1,814 1,495
62 1,477 1,643 1,330 1,541 1,702 1,384
61 1,371 1,546 1,215 1,431 1,591 1,275
60 1,268 1,449 1,105 1,324 1,481 1,170
59 1,173 1,356 1,005 1,224 1,377 1,074
58 1,089 1,272 921 1,134 1,279 990
57 1,017 1,196 851 1,053 1,189 919
56 956 1,129 795 982 1,106 859
55 904 1,069 748 919 1,030 808
54 857 1,012 708 862 960 763
53 811 957 669 808 894 721
52 764 902 630 755 831 679
51 717 847 590 705 772 637
50 671 794 550 656 715 596
49 628 745 512 610 662 557
48 591 701 480 567 613 520
47 560 665 454 529 568 489
46 535 634 434 495 527 461
45 514 608 419 464 490 437
44 497 584 408 436 457 415
43 480 559 399 411 427 395
42 462 533 391 388 400 376
41 444 505 382 366 375 357
40 425 478 371 346 353 339
39 407 452 360 327 332 321
38 390 432 349 309 314 304
37 377 416 337 293.1 297.9 288.1
36 366 405 326 278.5 283.4 273.4
35 357 397 316 265.3 270.4 260
34 350 391 308 253.4 258.9 247.7
33 343 384 302 242.7 248.7 236.4
32 336 374 297.6 233.1 239.9 226
31 329 362 295.2 224.6 232.6 216.4
30 322 349 293.7 217.5 227.2 207.5
29 316 338 292.3 211.8 223.9 199.3
28 311 331 289.7 207.6 223 191.6
27 308 330 285.3 204.9 224.7 184.5
26 307 334 279.1 203.8 228.6 178
25 307 341 271.6 203.9 234.2 172.3
24 308 349 264.1 204.6 240.4 167.2
23 306 353 257.4 205 245.6 162.9
22 301 349 251.6 204.4 248.2 159.1
21 291.5 335 246.4 201.9 246.7 155.4
20 276.4 311 239.9 196.4 240.1 151.2
19 256.8 282 230.4 187.8 228.2 145.9
18 234.1 251 216.2 175.9 211.6 139.1
17 210 221.7 197.6 161.7 191.8 130.6
16 186.6 196.2 176.6 146.4 171 121.1
15 166 175.5 156 131.6 151.3 111.2
14 149.7 160 138.8 118.5 134.3 102.1
13 138.7 149.9 126.9 108.1 121.1 94.7
12 133.4 145.1 121.1 101.1 112.4 89.5
11 134.3 146 122 98 108.4 87.3
10 141.7 152.9 130 99.1 109.4 88.5
9 156.6 166.7 146 105.4 116.1 94.2
8 180.5 189.3 171.2 118.2 130.1 105.9
7 215.6 223.3 207.4 140.3 153.9 126.2
6 265 272.6 257.1 175.8 191.6 159.5
5 333 343 323 231.8 249.9 213
4 427 442 411 160.3 163.4 157
3 553 580 525 263.1 274.4 251.4
2 723 770 673 664 694 633
1 950 1,030 867 1,363 1,421 1,302
0 5,267 5,896 4,616 6,810 7,421 6,205

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

GeoRank.org/life-expectancy/burkina-faso/sierra-leone | CC BY

This chart shows the number of deaths by age up to 100 for 3 cohorts of 100,000 newborns each — male, female, and both combined — illustrating how expected mortality is distributed throughout life.

In Burkina Faso, the most common age of death is 0, compared to 0 in Sierra Leone. The median age of death is 70.4 in Burkina Faso and 70.8 in Sierra Leone, meaning only half of each cohort is expected to live past that age.

Note that this chart does not show rates per 100,000 population, as those would be skewed by age structure differences and reflect the demographics of Burkina Faso and Sierra Leone more than their death rates.

Life expectancy in other countries

1x

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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