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Life Expectancy in Costa Rica vs Sierra Leone (1950-2026)

Updated on by Georank team

The average life expectancy at birth is 81.4 years in Costa Rica vs 62.3 in Sierra Leone. Costa Rica is ranked 39/197 by life expectancy, and Sierra Leone is 186/197. In Costa Rica, the life expectancy is 78.8 years for males and 83.9 years for females. In Sierra Leone, it's 60.6 years for males and 64.1 years for females.

Costa Rica vs Sierra Leone life expectancy at birth by year

Costa Rica
Male

Female
Sierra Leone
Male

Female
1x
Year Life expectancy, years
Costa Rica Sierra Leone
Average Male Female Average Male Female
2026 81.4 78.8 83.9 62.3 60.6 64.1
2025 81.2 78.6 83.7 62.2 60.4 63.9
2024 81 78.4 83.6 62 60.2 63.7
2023 80.8 78.1 83.4 61.8 60.1 63.5
2022 79.3 76.5 82.2 61.3 59.5 63
2021 78.1 75 81.2 60.3 58.8 61.7
2020 79.7 76.8 82.8 59.7 58.2 61.2
2019 80.3 77.6 83 59.6 58.3 60.9
2018 80.1 77.2 83 59.1 57.8 60.3
2017 80 77.3 82.7 57.8 56.7 58.8
2016 80 77.3 82.7 56.9 56 57.9
2015 80.4 77.5 83.3 55.5 54.5 56.3
2014 80.2 77.6 82.9 54.3 53.4 55.1
2013 80.2 77.5 82.8 54.1 53.1 55
2012 79.9 77.3 82.5 53.2 52.2 54.1
2011 79.6 77 82.2 52.6 51.7 53.5
2010 79.4 76.6 82 51.9 50.9 52.9
2009 79.4 76.6 82.1 51.3 50.3 52.3
2008 79.2 76.4 81.9 50.7 49.7 51.7
2007 79.1 76.4 81.8 50 49 51
2006 79 76.4 81.7 49.5 48.6 50.5
2005 78.9 76.3 81.4 48.3 47.4 49.2
2004 78.5 75.9 81.1 47.5 46.6 48.4
2003 78.2 75.7 80.7 46.8 45.8 47.7
2002 77.9 75.4 80.4 46.2 45.2 47.1
2001 77.6 75 80.2 45.4 44.3 46.6
2000 77.3 74.8 79.9 44.8 43.7 46
1999 77.1 74.5 79.7 42 38.8 45.5
1998 76.9 74.3 79.5 42.7 40.7 44.8
1997 76.6 74.1 79.1 43.6 42.3 45
1996 76.4 74 78.9 43.5 42.2 44.9
1995 76.4 74 78.9 42.6 40.8 44.4
1994 76.3 73.9 78.7 42.8 41.2 44.4
1993 76.3 74 78.7 43.4 41.9 44.9
1992 76.4 74 78.8 43.5 42 45
1991 76.2 73.9 78.6 43.3 41.8 44.8
1990 76.1 73.7 78.5 43.7 42.4 45.1
1989 75.9 73.6 78.1 43.7 42.3 45.2
1988 75.5 73.3 77.9 43.8 42.3 45.2
1987 75.2 73 77.5 43.7 42.3 45.2
1986 74.9 72.8 77.2 43.5 42 45
1985 74.8 72.7 76.9 43.6 42 45.1
1984 74.6 72.5 76.7 43.6 42 45.2
1983 74.2 72.2 76.3 43.5 41.8 45.1
1982 73.9 71.7 76.1 43.3 41.6 45
1981 73.4 71.3 75.7 43.1 41.4 44.8
1980 73 70.8 75.4 42.8 41.1 44.6
1979 72.5 70.2 74.9 42.5 40.8 44.3
1978 72 69.7 74.5 42.2 40.5 43.9
1977 71.5 69.3 73.8 41.8 40.1 43.5
1976 70.9 68.8 73.1 41.4 39.7 43.1
1975 70.3 68.3 72.3 41 39.3 42.7
1974 69.4 67.6 71.4 40.4 38.8 42.1
1973 68.7 66.9 70.6 40 38.4 41.5
1972 68 66.3 69.7 39.5 38.1 41
1971 67.4 65.8 69.1 39.1 37.8 40.5
1970 66.8 65.2 68.4 38.6 37.3 39.9
1969 66.4 64.9 67.9 38.2 37 39.4
1968 65.8 64.3 67.2 37.8 36.5 39
1967 65.6 64 67.1 37.3 36 38.5
1966 65.1 63.6 66.6 36.6 35.4 37.9
1965 64.8 63.3 66.2 35.9 34.5 37.3
1964 64.5 63 66 35.3 33.9 36.7
1963 64.3 62.9 65.8 34.7 33.3 36.2
1962 64.2 62.9 65.6 34.2 32.7 35.7
1961 63.9 62.6 65.1 33.6 32.1 35.2
1960 63.5 62.2 64.8 33.1 31.6 34.6
1959 62.9 61.6 64.2 32.6 31.1 34
1958 62.3 61.1 63.5 32.1 30.7 33.6
1957 61.6 60.4 62.8 31.8 30.3 33.2
1956 61.2 60.1 62.4 31.3 29.9 32.8
1955 60.5 59.5 61.4 30.9 29.5 32.4
1954 59.9 59 60.7 30.5 29.1 32
1953 59.1 58.3 59.9 30.1 28.7 31.6
1952 58.1 57.5 58.8 29.7 28.3 31.2
1951 57.8 57.2 58.4 29.3 27.8 30.8
1950 57.5 56.9 58 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 67.6 years in Costa Rica and 53.1 in Sierra Leone. People who reach age 60 can expect an additional 17.6 healthy years in Costa Rica and 12.6 in Sierra Leone.

Costa Rica 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 Costa Rica 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:
52.8 vs 41.0 years

Mean expected age of death:
82.8 vs 71.0 years

Median expected age of death:
85.3 vs 73.3 years

Odds of living to

Target age Survival probability
Costa Rica Sierra Leone
Male Female Male Female
40 98.4% 99.3% 96.8% 97.1%
50 96.1% 98.0% 91.1% 92.1%
60 91.4% 95.2% 79.2% 83.0%
65 87.4% 92.6% 69.2% 75.1%
70 82.0% 88.9% 56.0% 63.8%
75 74.6% 83.4% 39.8% 48.2%
80 61.4% 73.2% 23.2% 30.2%
85 43.8% 57.9% 10.0% 14.4%
90 24.3% 38.3% 2.8% 4.6%
95 9.1% 18.7% 0.4% 0.9%
100 1.9% 5.7% 0.0% 0.1%

Life expectancy by current age

Costa Rica
Male

Female
Sierra Leone
Male

Female
1x
Current age, years Total life expectancy, years
Costa Rica Sierra Leone
Average Male Female Average Male Female
100 102.7 102.3 102.8 101.8 101.7 101.8
99 101.9 101.4 102 100.9 100.8 100.9
98 101 100.6 101.2 99.9 99.8 100
97 100.2 99.8 100.4 99 98.9 99.1
96 99.5 98.9 99.6 98.1 98 98.2
95 98.7 98.2 98.9 97.2 97.1 97.3
94 98 97.4 98.2 96.4 96.2 96.4
93 97.2 96.6 97.5 95.5 95.3 95.6
92 96.5 95.9 96.9 94.6 94.5 94.7
91 95.9 95.2 96.2 93.8 93.6 93.9
90 95.2 94.5 95.6 93 92.8 93.1
89 94.6 93.8 95 92.1 91.9 92.2
88 94 93.2 94.4 91.3 91.1 91.4
87 93.4 92.6 93.9 90.5 90.3 90.6
86 92.8 92 93.4 89.7 89.5 89.9
85 92.3 91.4 92.9 88.9 88.7 89.1
84 91.8 90.8 92.4 88.2 87.9 88.4
83 91.3 90.3 92 87.5 87.2 87.6
82 90.8 89.8 91.5 86.7 86.5 86.9
81 90.4 89.3 91.1 86 85.8 86.2
80 89.9 88.8 90.7 85.4 85.1 85.6
79 89.5 88.4 90.4 84.7 84.4 84.9
78 89.1 88 90 84.1 83.8 84.3
77 88.7 87.6 89.7 83.5 83.1 83.7
76 88.4 87.2 89.4 82.9 82.5 83.1
75 88.1 86.9 89.2 82.3 81.9 82.6
74 87.9 86.6 88.9 81.7 81.3 82
73 87.6 86.3 88.7 81.2 80.8 81.5
72 87.4 86.1 88.5 80.7 80.2 81
71 87.2 85.8 88.3 80.2 79.7 80.6
70 87 85.6 88.1 79.7 79.2 80.1
69 86.8 85.4 88 79.3 78.7 79.7
68 86.6 85.2 87.8 78.8 78.3 79.3
67 86.4 84.9 87.6 78.4 77.8 79
66 86.2 84.7 87.5 78 77.4 78.6
65 86 84.5 87.3 77.7 77 78.3
64 85.8 84.3 87.2 77.3 76.6 77.9
63 85.6 84.1 87 77 76.2 77.6
62 85.5 83.9 86.9 76.6 75.8 77.3
61 85.3 83.7 86.8 76.3 75.5 77
60 85.2 83.5 86.6 76 75.2 76.8
59 85 83.4 86.5 75.7 74.9 76.5
58 84.9 83.2 86.4 75.5 74.6 76.3
57 84.8 83.1 86.3 75.2 74.3 76.1
56 84.6 82.9 86.2 75 74 75.8
55 84.5 82.8 86.1 74.7 73.7 75.6
54 84.4 82.6 86.1 74.5 73.5 75.4
53 84.3 82.5 86 74.3 73.3 75.2
52 84.2 82.4 85.9 74.1 73 75
51 84.1 82.3 85.8 73.9 72.8 74.8
50 84 82.2 85.8 73.7 72.6 74.7
49 84 82.1 85.7 73.5 72.4 74.5
48 83.9 82 85.6 73.3 72.2 74.3
47 83.8 81.9 85.6 73.1 72.1 74.2
46 83.7 81.8 85.5 73 71.9 74
45 83.7 81.7 85.5 72.8 71.7 73.9
44 83.6 81.6 85.4 72.7 71.6 73.7
43 83.5 81.5 85.4 72.5 71.4 73.6
42 83.4 81.5 85.3 72.4 71.3 73.4
41 83.4 81.4 85.3 72.3 71.1 73.3
40 83.3 81.3 85.2 72.1 71 73.2
39 83.3 81.2 85.2 72 70.9 73
38 83.2 81.2 85.1 71.9 70.8 72.9
37 83.1 81.1 85.1 71.8 70.7 72.8
36 83.1 81 85.1 71.6 70.5 72.7
35 83 80.9 85 71.5 70.4 72.6
34 83 80.9 85 71.4 70.3 72.5
33 82.9 80.8 85 71.3 70.2 72.4
32 82.9 80.7 84.9 71.2 70.1 72.3
31 82.8 80.6 84.9 71.1 70 72.2
30 82.8 80.6 84.9 71 69.9 72.1
29 82.7 80.5 84.8 70.9 69.8 72
28 82.7 80.4 84.8 70.8 69.7 71.9
27 82.6 80.3 84.8 70.7 69.6 71.8
26 82.6 80.3 84.8 70.6 69.4 71.7
25 82.5 80.2 84.7 70.5 69.3 71.6
24 82.4 80.1 84.7 70.4 69.2 71.5
23 82.4 80 84.7 70.3 69.1 71.4
22 82.3 79.9 84.7 70.2 68.9 71.3
21 82.3 79.9 84.6 70 68.8 71.3
20 82.2 79.8 84.6 69.9 68.7 71.2
19 82.2 79.7 84.6 69.8 68.6 71.1
18 82.1 79.7 84.6 69.7 68.4 71
17 82.1 79.6 84.6 69.6 68.3 70.9
16 82.1 79.6 84.5 69.5 68.2 70.9
15 82.1 79.5 84.5 69.5 68.1 70.8
14 82.1 79.5 84.5 69.4 68 70.7
13 82 79.5 84.5 69.3 68 70.7
12 82 79.5 84.5 69.3 67.9 70.6
11 82 79.5 84.5 69.2 67.8 70.5
10 82 79.5 84.5 69.1 67.8 70.5
9 82 79.5 84.5 69.1 67.7 70.4
8 82 79.5 84.5 69 67.6 70.4
7 82 79.4 84.5 68.9 67.5 70.3
6 82 79.4 84.4 68.8 67.4 70.2
5 82 79.4 84.4 68.6 67.2 70
4 81.9 79.4 84.4 68.5 67.1 69.9
3 81.9 79.4 84.4 68.3 66.9 69.7
2 81.9 79.4 84.4 67.8 66.4 69.2
1 81.9 79.3 84.3 66.9 65.4 68.3
0 81.4 78.8 83.9 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 Costa Rica can expect to live to 82.8 years compared to 71 in Sierra Leone, rising to 86 and 77.7 at 65, and to 89.9 and 85.4 at 80 — higher than the 81.4 and 62.3 years calculated at birth.

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

Probability of surviving to a given age

Costa Rica
Male

Female
Sierra Leone
Male

Female
1x
Age Survival probability
Costa Rica Sierra Leone
Average Male Female Average Male Female
100 3.83% 1.84% 5.6% 0.06% 0.03% 0.08%
99 5.19% 2.67% 7.45% 0.1% 0.05% 0.14%
98 6.87% 3.75% 9.68% 0.16% 0.09% 0.22%
97 8.86% 5.13% 12.3% 0.25% 0.15% 0.35%
96 11.2% 6.83% 15.2% 0.39% 0.24% 0.54%
95 13.8% 8.87% 18.5% 0.59% 0.38% 0.81%
94 16.8% 11.2% 22% 0.87% 0.57% 1.17%
93 20% 13.9% 25.8% 1.25% 0.85% 1.66%
92 23.5% 16.9% 29.7% 1.75% 1.22% 2.29%
91 27.1% 20.2% 33.7% 2.4% 1.71% 3.09%
90 30.9% 23.7% 37.8% 3.22% 2.35% 4.08%
89 34.7% 27.3% 41.9% 4.24% 3.16% 5.3%
88 38.6% 31.1% 45.9% 5.48% 4.17% 6.76%
87 42.5% 35% 49.8% 6.95% 5.39% 8.47%
86 46.3% 38.8% 53.6% 8.66% 6.84% 10.4%
85 50% 42.6% 57.2% 10.6% 8.51% 12.7%
84 53.5% 46.3% 60.5% 12.8% 10.4% 15.1%
83 56.8% 49.8% 63.7% 15.1% 12.5% 17.7%
82 60.1% 53.3% 66.7% 17.7% 14.8% 20.5%
81 63.1% 56.6% 69.5% 20.4% 17.2% 23.5%
80 66.1% 59.8% 72.2% 23.2% 19.8% 26.6%
79 68.8% 62.8% 74.6% 26.1% 22.5% 29.7%
78 71.4% 65.7% 76.9% 29.1% 25.3% 32.9%
77 73.7% 68.3% 78.9% 32.1% 28.1% 36.1%
76 75.7% 70.6% 80.7% 35.2% 31% 39.2%
75 77.5% 72.6% 82.3% 38.2% 33.9% 42.4%
74 79% 74.4% 83.6% 41.2% 36.8% 45.4%
73 80.4% 75.9% 84.8% 44% 39.7% 48.3%
72 81.6% 77.3% 85.8% 46.8% 42.5% 51.1%
71 82.7% 78.6% 86.8% 49.4% 45.2% 53.7%
70 83.7% 79.8% 87.7% 52% 47.8% 56.1%
69 84.7% 80.9% 88.5% 54.3% 50.2% 58.4%
68 85.6% 82% 89.3% 56.6% 52.6% 60.5%
67 86.5% 83% 90% 58.7% 54.9% 62.5%
66 87.4% 84% 90.7% 60.7% 57% 64.3%
65 88.2% 85% 91.4% 62.5% 59% 66%
64 88.9% 85.9% 92% 64.3% 61% 67.6%
63 89.6% 86.8% 92.5% 65.9% 62.8% 69.1%
62 90.3% 87.6% 93% 67.5% 64.5% 70.5%
61 90.9% 88.3% 93.5% 68.9% 66.1% 71.8%
60 91.4% 89% 93.9% 70.2% 67.6% 72.9%
59 91.9% 89.6% 94.3% 71.5% 68.9% 74%
58 92.4% 90.2% 94.6% 72.6% 70.2% 75%
57 92.8% 90.7% 95% 73.7% 71.4% 75.9%
56 93.2% 91.2% 95.3% 74.6% 72.5% 76.8%
55 93.6% 91.6% 95.5% 75.6% 73.5% 77.6%
54 93.9% 92.1% 95.8% 76.4% 74.5% 78.4%
53 94.2% 92.5% 96% 77.2% 75.4% 79.1%
52 94.5% 92.8% 96.2% 78% 76.2% 79.8%
51 94.8% 93.2% 96.4% 78.7% 77% 80.4%
50 95% 93.5% 96.6% 79.3% 77.7% 81%
49 95.3% 93.8% 96.8% 79.9% 78.4% 81.6%
48 95.5% 94% 97% 80.5% 79% 82.1%
47 95.7% 94.3% 97.1% 81% 79.6% 82.6%
46 95.9% 94.5% 97.3% 81.5% 80.1% 83%
45 96.1% 94.8% 97.4% 82% 80.6% 83.5%
44 96.2% 95% 97.5% 82.4% 81% 83.9%
43 96.4% 95.2% 97.7% 82.9% 81.5% 84.3%
42 96.6% 95.4% 97.8% 83.2% 81.9% 84.6%
41 96.7% 95.6% 97.9% 83.6% 82.2% 85%
40 96.8% 95.8% 98% 84% 82.6% 85.3%
39 97% 95.9% 98% 84.3% 82.9% 85.7%
38 97.1% 96.1% 98.1% 84.6% 83.2% 86%
37 97.2% 96.3% 98.2% 84.9% 83.5% 86.3%
36 97.3% 96.4% 98.3% 85.2% 83.8% 86.5%
35 97.4% 96.6% 98.4% 85.4% 84.1% 86.8%
34 97.6% 96.7% 98.4% 85.7% 84.3% 87%
33 97.7% 96.9% 98.5% 85.9% 84.6% 87.3%
32 97.8% 97% 98.5% 86.2% 84.8% 87.5%
31 97.9% 97.2% 98.6% 86.4% 85.1% 87.7%
30 98% 97.3% 98.6% 86.6% 85.3% 87.9%
29 98.1% 97.4% 98.7% 86.8% 85.5% 88.1%
28 98.2% 97.6% 98.7% 87% 85.7% 88.3%
27 98.3% 97.7% 98.8% 87.2% 86% 88.5%
26 98.3% 97.9% 98.8% 87.4% 86.2% 88.7%
25 98.4% 98% 98.9% 87.6% 86.4% 88.8%
24 98.5% 98.2% 98.9% 87.8% 86.7% 89%
23 98.6% 98.3% 99% 88% 86.9% 89.2%
22 98.7% 98.4% 99% 88.2% 87.2% 89.3%
21 98.8% 98.6% 99% 88.4% 87.4% 89.5%
20 98.9% 98.7% 99.1% 88.6% 87.6% 89.6%
19 99% 98.8% 99.1% 88.8% 87.9% 89.8%
18 99% 98.9% 99.1% 89% 88.1% 89.9%
17 99.1% 99% 99.2% 89.2% 88.3% 90.1%
16 99.1% 99% 99.2% 89.3% 88.4% 90.2%
15 99.1% 99.1% 99.2% 89.4% 88.6% 90.3%
14 99.2% 99.1% 99.2% 89.6% 88.7% 90.4%
13 99.2% 99.1% 99.2% 89.7% 88.9% 90.5%
12 99.2% 99.2% 99.2% 89.8% 89% 90.6%
11 99.2% 99.2% 99.3% 89.9% 89.1% 90.7%
10 99.2% 99.2% 99.3% 90% 89.2% 90.8%
9 99.2% 99.2% 99.3% 90.1% 89.3% 90.8%
8 99.3% 99.2% 99.3% 90.2% 89.4% 91%
7 99.3% 99.2% 99.3% 90.3% 89.6% 91.1%
6 99.3% 99.2% 99.3% 90.5% 89.8% 91.2%
5 99.3% 99.3% 99.3% 90.7% 90% 91.5%
4 99.3% 99.3% 99.3% 90.9% 90.2% 91.6%
3 99.3% 99.3% 99.4% 91.2% 90.5% 91.9%
2 99.4% 99.3% 99.4% 91.8% 91.2% 92.5%
1 99.4% 99.4% 99.4% 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. 91.4% of newborns in Costa Rica and 70.2% in Sierra Leone are expected to live past 60, 83.7% and 52% past 70, 66.1% and 23.2% past 80, and only 30.9% 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

Costa Rica
Male

Female
Sierra Leone
Male

Female
1x
Age Probability of dying
Costa Rica Sierra Leone
Average Male Female Average Male Female
100 27.9% 33% 26.7% 42.6% 44.5% 41.8%
99 26.2% 31% 24.9% 40.8% 42.7% 40%
98 24.4% 28.9% 23% 39.2% 41.1% 38.4%
97 22.5% 26.9% 21.1% 37.5% 39.4% 36.6%
96 20.8% 24.9% 19.3% 35.7% 37.6% 34.8%
95 19.2% 23% 17.7% 33.9% 35.8% 33%
94 17.6% 21.1% 16.1% 32.1% 34% 31.1%
93 16.1% 19.4% 14.6% 30.3% 32.2% 29.3%
92 14.7% 17.7% 13.2% 28.6% 30.4% 27.6%
91 13.4% 16.1% 11.9% 27% 28.8% 25.9%
90 12.2% 14.7% 10.8% 25.5% 27.2% 24.4%
89 11.1% 13.4% 9.75% 24% 25.7% 23%
88 10.1% 12.2% 8.77% 22.6% 24.2% 21.6%
87 9.12% 11% 7.87% 21.2% 22.7% 20.2%
86 8.19% 9.88% 7.02% 19.8% 21.2% 18.8%
85 7.34% 8.85% 6.26% 18.3% 19.6% 17.5%
84 6.58% 7.93% 5.58% 17% 18.1% 16.2%
83 5.92% 7.14% 4.99% 15.6% 16.7% 14.9%
82 5.35% 6.46% 4.49% 14.4% 15.4% 13.7%
81 4.87% 5.89% 4.06% 13.2% 14.2% 12.6%
80 4.43% 5.36% 3.67% 12.2% 13% 11.5%
79 4% 4.85% 3.3% 11.2% 12% 10.6%
78 3.57% 4.33% 2.93% 10.3% 11.1% 9.68%
77 3.13% 3.8% 2.56% 9.43% 10.2% 8.85%
76 2.69% 3.27% 2.21% 8.64% 9.37% 8.08%
75 2.3% 2.78% 1.88% 7.9% 8.6% 7.36%
74 1.96% 2.37% 1.61% 7.2% 7.87% 6.67%
73 1.69% 2.04% 1.39% 6.54% 7.18% 6.03%
72 1.49% 1.79% 1.22% 5.92% 6.55% 5.42%
71 1.34% 1.62% 1.1% 5.35% 5.96% 4.86%
70 1.23% 1.49% 1.01% 4.83% 5.43% 4.34%
69 1.16% 1.4% 0.94% 4.36% 4.94% 3.89%
68 1.09% 1.33% 0.88% 3.95% 4.5% 3.49%
67 1.03% 1.27% 0.82% 3.59% 4.11% 3.15%
66 0.97% 1.2% 0.76% 3.28% 3.76% 2.86%
65 0.91% 1.13% 0.71% 3% 3.45% 2.6%
64 0.84% 1.06% 0.65% 2.74% 3.16% 2.37%
63 0.78% 0.98% 0.6% 2.5% 2.89% 2.16%
62 0.71% 0.9% 0.54% 2.28% 2.64% 1.96%
61 0.65% 0.83% 0.5% 2.08% 2.41% 1.78%
60 0.6% 0.76% 0.45% 1.89% 2.19% 1.6%
59 0.55% 0.69% 0.41% 1.71% 2% 1.45%
58 0.5% 0.63% 0.38% 1.56% 1.82% 1.32%
57 0.46% 0.58% 0.34% 1.43% 1.66% 1.21%
56 0.42% 0.54% 0.31% 1.32% 1.53% 1.12%
55 0.39% 0.5% 0.29% 1.22% 1.4% 1.04%
54 0.36% 0.46% 0.26% 1.13% 1.29% 0.97%
53 0.33% 0.43% 0.24% 1.05% 1.19% 0.91%
52 0.31% 0.4% 0.22% 0.97% 1.09% 0.85%
51 0.28% 0.37% 0.21% 0.9% 1% 0.79%
50 0.26% 0.34% 0.2% 0.83% 0.92% 0.74%
49 0.25% 0.31% 0.18% 0.76% 0.84% 0.68%
48 0.23% 0.29% 0.17% 0.7% 0.78% 0.63%
47 0.21% 0.27% 0.16% 0.65% 0.71% 0.59%
46 0.2% 0.25% 0.15% 0.61% 0.66% 0.55%
45 0.19% 0.24% 0.14% 0.57% 0.61% 0.52%
44 0.18% 0.23% 0.13% 0.53% 0.56% 0.49%
43 0.17% 0.22% 0.12% 0.5% 0.52% 0.47%
42 0.16% 0.21% 0.11% 0.47% 0.49% 0.44%
41 0.15% 0.2% 0.1% 0.44% 0.46% 0.42%
40 0.14% 0.19% 0.1% 0.41% 0.43% 0.4%
39 0.14% 0.18% 0.09% 0.39% 0.4% 0.37%
38 0.13% 0.17% 0.09% 0.37% 0.38% 0.35%
37 0.12% 0.17% 0.08% 0.35% 0.36% 0.33%
36 0.12% 0.16% 0.08% 0.33% 0.34% 0.32%
35 0.12% 0.16% 0.07% 0.31% 0.32% 0.3%
34 0.11% 0.16% 0.07% 0.3% 0.31% 0.28%
33 0.11% 0.15% 0.06% 0.28% 0.29% 0.27%
32 0.11% 0.15% 0.06% 0.27% 0.28% 0.26%
31 0.1% 0.15% 0.05% 0.26% 0.27% 0.25%
30 0.1% 0.15% 0.05% 0.25% 0.27% 0.24%
29 0.1% 0.15% 0.05% 0.24% 0.26% 0.23%
28 0.1% 0.15% 0.05% 0.24% 0.26% 0.22%
27 0.1% 0.15% 0.05% 0.23% 0.26% 0.21%
26 0.1% 0.15% 0.05% 0.23% 0.27% 0.2%
25 0.1% 0.15% 0.04% 0.23% 0.27% 0.19%
24 0.1% 0.15% 0.04% 0.23% 0.28% 0.19%
23 0.09% 0.15% 0.04% 0.23% 0.28% 0.18%
22 0.09% 0.14% 0.04% 0.23% 0.28% 0.18%
21 0.09% 0.14% 0.04% 0.23% 0.28% 0.17%
20 0.08% 0.13% 0.03% 0.22% 0.27% 0.17%
19 0.07% 0.11% 0.03% 0.21% 0.26% 0.16%
18 0.06% 0.1% 0.03% 0.2% 0.24% 0.15%
17 0.05% 0.08% 0.03% 0.18% 0.22% 0.15%
16 0.04% 0.06% 0.02% 0.16% 0.19% 0.13%
15 0.03% 0.04% 0.02% 0.15% 0.17% 0.12%
14 0.02% 0.03% 0.02% 0.13% 0.15% 0.11%
13 0.02% 0.02% 0.02% 0.12% 0.14% 0.1%
12 0.02% 0.02% 0.01% 0.11% 0.13% 0.1%
11 0.01% 0.02% 0.01% 0.11% 0.12% 0.1%
10 0.01% 0.01% 0.01% 0.11% 0.12% 0.1%
9 0.01% 0.01% 0.01% 0.12% 0.13% 0.1%
8 0.01% 0.01% 0.01% 0.13% 0.15% 0.12%
7 0.01% 0.01% 0.01% 0.16% 0.17% 0.14%
6 0.01% 0.02% 0.01% 0.19% 0.21% 0.17%
5 0.02% 0.02% 0.01% 0.26% 0.28% 0.23%
4 0.02% 0.02% 0.02% 0.18% 0.18% 0.17%
3 0.02% 0.02% 0.02% 0.29% 0.3% 0.27%
2 0.03% 0.03% 0.03% 0.72% 0.76% 0.68%
1 0.03% 0.03% 0.04% 1.46% 1.53% 1.39%
0 0.6% 0.64% 0.56% 6.81% 7.42% 6.2%

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

GeoRank.org/life-expectancy/costa-rica/sierra-leone | CC BY

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

The annual chance of dying is 0.6% in the birth year in Costa Rica and 6.81% in Sierra Leone, 0.1% vs 0.25% at age 30, 0.6% vs 1.89% at 60, and 4.43% vs 12.2% at 80.

Death rate by age in Costa Rica vs Sierra Leone

Costa Rica
Male

Female
Sierra Leone
Male

Female
1x
Age Death rate
Costa Rica Sierra Leone
Total Male Female Total Male Female
100 1,032 496 1,519 0 0 0
99 1,363 827 1,859 39.1 23.2 55.1
98 1,673 1,086 2,226 61.8 37.9 85.7
97 1,999 1,379 2,592 94.5 59.9 129.2
96 2,329 1,699 2,942 140.1 91.7 188.4
95 2,654 2,037 3,264 201.1 135.9 266
94 2,958 2,378 3,542 280.1 195.3 364
93 3,224 2,702 3,760 379 272.6 485
92 3,445 2,994 3,916 501 371 630
91 3,624 3,253 4,018 648 492 801
90 3,768 3,484 4,077 820 639 997
89 3,864 3,667 4,081 1,018 812 1,218
88 3,900 3,790 4,028 1,237 1,009 1,459
87 3,875 3,847 3,920 1,471 1,223 1,713
86 3,792 3,836 3,764 1,711 1,447 1,967
85 3,666 3,768 3,576 1,946 1,671 2,213
84 3,518 3,668 3,377 2,166 1,885 2,439
83 3,364 3,555 3,181 2,367 2,085 2,640
82 3,216 3,442 2,997 2,543 2,268 2,812
81 3,073 3,330 2,823 2,695 2,432 2,952
80 2,923 3,205 2,649 2,822 2,576 3,060
79 2,753 3,050 2,463 2,921 2,699 3,137
78 2,545 2,845 2,253 2,989 2,796 3,181
77 2,302 2,591 2,021 3,029 2,867 3,193
76 2,038 2,307 1,781 3,039 2,908 3,172
75 1,779 2,019 1,550 3,015 2,918 3,117
74 1,549 1,761 1,347 2,961 2,899 3,030
73 1,360 1,549 1,181 2,878 2,852 2,912
72 1,214 1,386 1,051 2,771 2,782 2,768
71 1,108 1,269 954 2,646 2,693 2,606
70 1,033 1,190 883 2,510 2,591 2,437
69 978 1,135 829 2,371 2,482 2,269
68 935 1,093 783 2,236 2,369 2,112
67 894 1,055 739 2,108 2,256 1,968
66 850 1,012 694 1,988 2,145 1,839
65 802 963 646 1,874 2,034 1,719
64 751 909 598 1,762 1,924 1,606
63 698 850 551 1,652 1,814 1,495
62 645 789 506 1,541 1,702 1,384
61 594 729 464 1,431 1,591 1,275
60 546 672 425 1,324 1,481 1,170
59 501 619 389 1,224 1,377 1,074
58 461 572 356 1,134 1,279 990
57 425 530 326 1,053 1,189 919
56 393 492 298.6 982 1,106 859
55 364 459 273.7 919 1,030 808
54 337 428 251.6 862 960 763
53 313 398 232.4 808 894 721
52 290.7 369 215.9 755 831 679
51 270 341 201.6 705 772 637
50 251 315 188.9 656 715 596
49 233.5 291.4 177.1 610 662 557
48 217.8 270.9 165.7 567 613 520
47 203.9 253.7 154.6 529 568 489
46 191.6 239.5 143.8 495 527 461
45 180.8 227.7 133.7 464 490 437
44 171.1 217.3 124.3 436 457 415
43 162.2 207.8 115.8 411 427 395
42 154 198.5 108.4 388 400 376
41 146.2 189.4 101.9 366 375 357
40 139.1 180.5 96.3 346 353 339
39 132.5 172.4 91.2 327 332 321
38 126.6 165.4 86.3 309 314 304
37 121.3 159.9 81.1 293.1 297.9 288.1
36 116.5 155.8 75.6 278.5 283.4 273.4
35 112.3 152.9 70 265.3 270.4 260
34 108.7 150.8 64.8 253.4 258.9 247.7
33 105.7 149.3 60.3 242.7 248.7 236.4
32 103.2 147.9 56.7 233.1 239.9 226
31 101.1 146.4 53.9 224.6 232.6 216.4
30 99.4 144.9 51.9 217.5 227.2 207.5
29 97.9 143.5 50.3 211.8 223.9 199.3
28 96.7 142.4 48.9 207.6 223 191.6
27 95.7 141.9 47.3 204.9 224.7 184.5
26 94.9 141.9 45.7 203.8 228.6 178
25 94.4 142.4 44.1 203.9 234.2 172.3
24 93.8 142.8 42.3 204.6 240.4 167.2
23 92.6 142.6 40.2 205 245.6 162.9
22 90.3 140.7 37.7 204.4 248.2 159.1
21 86.4 135.6 34.9 201.9 246.7 155.4
20 80.4 126.5 32.2 196.4 240.1 151.2
19 72 112.5 29.7 187.8 228.2 145.9
18 61.7 94.6 27.4 175.9 211.6 139.1
17 50.6 75 25 161.7 191.8 130.6
16 39.9 56.5 22.6 146.4 171 121.1
15 31.1 41.5 20.2 131.6 151.3 111.2
14 24.4 30.4 18.2 118.5 134.3 102.1
13 19.7 22.9 16.3 108.1 121.1 94.7
12 16.4 18.2 14.6 101.1 112.4 89.5
11 14.2 15.3 13 98 108.4 87.3
10 12.8 13.8 11.7 99.1 109.4 88.5
9 12 13.2 10.8 105.4 116.1 94.2
8 11.9 13.3 10.4 118.2 130.1 105.9
7 12.4 14.1 10.6 140.3 153.9 126.2
6 13.6 15.5 11.7 175.8 191.6 159.5
5 15.7 17.5 13.8 231.8 249.9 213
4 18.6 20 17.1 160.3 163.4 157
3 22.5 23.1 21.9 263.1 274.4 251.4
2 27.8 26.8 28.7 664 694 633
1 34.7 31.3 38.3 1,363 1,421 1,302
0 602 639 565 6,810 7,421 6,205

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

GeoRank.org/life-expectancy/costa-rica/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 Costa Rica, the most common age of death is 88, compared to 0 in Sierra Leone. The median age of death is 85 in Costa Rica 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 Costa Rica 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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