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Life Expectancy in Sierra Leone vs South Korea (1950-2026)

Updated on by Georank team

The average life expectancy at birth is 62.3 years in Sierra Leone vs 84.6 in South Korea. Sierra Leone is ranked 186/197 by life expectancy, and South Korea is 4/197. In Sierra Leone, the life expectancy is 60.6 years for males and 64.1 years for females. In South Korea, it's 81.6 years for males and 87.5 years for females.

Sierra Leone vs South Korea life expectancy at birth by year

Sierra Leone
Male

Female
South Korea
Male

Female
1x
Year Life expectancy, years
Sierra Leone South Korea
Average Male Female Average Male Female
2026 62.3 60.6 64.1 84.6 81.6 87.5
2025 62.2 60.4 63.9 84.5 81.4 87.4
2024 62 60.2 63.7 84.4 81.3 87.3
2023 61.8 60.1 63.5 84.3 81.2 87.2
2022 61.3 59.5 63 82.7 79.6 85.8
2021 60.3 58.8 61.7 83.9 80.5 86.9
2020 59.7 58.2 61.2 83.7 80.3 86.8
2019 59.6 58.3 60.9 83.7 80.3 86.7
2018 59.1 57.8 60.3 83.3 79.9 86.4
2017 57.8 56.7 58.8 83.3 79.9 86.4
2016 56.9 56 57.9 82.9 79.4 86.1
2015 55.5 54.5 56.3 82.5 79 85.8
2014 54.3 53.4 55.1 82.4 78.7 85.7
2013 54.1 53.1 55 81.8 78.2 85.2
2012 53.2 52.2 54.1 81.3 77.7 84.7
2011 52.6 51.7 53.5 81.2 77.5 84.6
2010 51.9 50.9 52.9 80.7 77.1 84.2
2009 51.3 50.3 52.3 80.6 76.9 84
2008 50.7 49.7 51.7 80 76.3 83.5
2007 50 49 51 79.4 75.9 82.8
2006 49.5 48.6 50.5 79 75.4 82.5
2005 48.3 47.4 49.2 78.4 74.8 82
2004 47.5 46.6 48.4 78 74.3 81.6
2003 46.8 45.8 47.7 77.5 73.8 81.1
2002 46.2 45.2 47.1 77.2 73.4 81
2001 45.4 44.3 46.6 76.9 73 80.8
2000 44.8 43.7 46 76.2 72.3 80.1
1999 42 38.8 45.5 75.6 71.7 79.6
1998 42.7 40.7 44.8 75 71 79.1
1997 43.6 42.3 45 74.5 70.5 78.6
1996 43.5 42.2 44.9 74 70 78.1
1995 42.6 40.8 44.4 73.4 69.3 77.5
1994 42.8 41.2 44.4 72.9 68.8 77.1
1993 43.4 41.9 44.9 72.7 68.6 77
1992 43.5 42 45 72.2 68.1 76.4
1991 43.3 41.8 44.8 71.4 67.2 75.8
1990 43.7 42.4 45.1 71 66.8 75.4
1989 43.7 42.3 45.2 70.7 66.3 75.2
1988 43.8 42.3 45.2 70.2 65.7 74.9
1987 43.7 42.3 45.2 69.3 64.9 74
1986 43.5 42 45 69 64.5 73.8
1985 43.6 42 45.1 68.4 63.9 73.2
1984 43.6 42 45.2 68.1 63.7 72.8
1983 43.5 41.8 45.1 66.7 62.3 71.5
1982 43.3 41.6 45 67.1 62.5 72
1981 43.1 41.4 44.8 67.1 62.4 72.3
1980 42.8 41.1 44.6 64.8 60.5 69.7
1979 42.5 40.8 44.3 66.1 61.5 71.3
1978 42.2 40.5 43.9 65 60.5 70
1977 41.8 40.1 43.5 64.6 60.3 69.4
1976 41.4 39.7 43.1 65 60.9 69.5
1975 41 39.3 42.7 64.7 60.6 69.1
1974 40.4 38.8 42.1 64.2 60.2 68.6
1973 40 38.4 41.5 63.8 59.9 68
1972 39.5 38.1 41 63.2 59.3 67.4
1971 39.1 37.8 40.5 62.7 58.9 66.7
1970 38.6 37.3 39.9 62.2 58.5 66.1
1969 38.2 37 39.4 61.4 57.7 65.4
1968 37.8 36.5 39 60.9 57.2 64.9
1967 37.3 36 38.5 60.9 57.2 64.8
1966 36.6 35.4 37.9 55.4 52.5 58.7
1965 35.9 34.5 37.3 55.8 52.9 59
1964 35.3 33.9 36.7 55.3 52.7 58.3
1963 34.7 33.3 36.2 55 52.5 57.7
1962 34.2 32.7 35.7 55 52.7 57.6
1961 33.6 32.1 35.2 54.4 52 57
1960 33.1 31.6 34.6 53.8 51.4 56.3
1959 32.6 31.1 34 52.9 50.6 55.5
1958 32.1 30.7 33.6 51.8 49.5 54.3
1957 31.8 30.3 33.2 51.6 49.5 53.8
1956 31.3 29.9 32.8 50.2 48.1 52.5
1955 30.9 29.5 32.4 48.4 46.2 50.7
1954 30.5 29.1 32 46.1 43.9 48.4
1953 30.1 28.7 31.6 40.5 36.8 44.8
1952 29.7 28.3 31.2 36.6 31.7 42.9
1951 29.3 27.8 30.8 26.6 21 38.2
1950 28.9 27.5 30.4 22.2 17.5 34.6

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 53.1 years in Sierra Leone and 72.5 in South Korea. People who reach age 60 can expect an additional 12.6 healthy years in Sierra Leone and 19.6 in South Korea.

Sierra Leone vs South Korea 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 Sierra Leone and South Korea, 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:
41.0 vs 55.0 years

Mean expected age of death:
71.0 vs 85.0 years

Median expected age of death:
73.3 vs 86.8 years

Odds of living to

Target age Survival probability
Sierra Leone South Korea
Male Female Male Female
40 96.8% 97.1% 99.6% 99.8%
50 91.1% 92.1% 98.5% 99.3%
60 79.2% 83.0% 95.0% 98.2%
65 69.2% 75.1% 91.3% 96.8%
70 56.0% 63.8% 85.0% 93.9%
75 39.8% 48.2% 76.8% 89.4%
80 23.2% 30.2% 63.7% 80.9%
85 10.0% 14.4% 45.9% 67.4%
90 2.8% 4.6% 25.7% 47.7%
95 0.4% 0.9% 9.3% 25.4%
100 0.0% 0.1% 1.7% 8.4%

Life expectancy by current age

Sierra Leone
Male

Female
South Korea
Male

Female
1x
Current age, years Total life expectancy, years
Sierra Leone South Korea
Average Male Female Average Male Female
100 101.8 101.7 101.8 102.8 102.1 102.9
99 100.9 100.8 100.9 102 101.3 102.1
98 99.9 99.8 100 101.2 100.4 101.3
97 99 98.9 99.1 100.5 99.6 100.6
96 98.1 98 98.2 99.7 98.8 99.8
95 97.2 97.1 97.3 99 98 99.1
94 96.4 96.2 96.4 98.3 97.2 98.5
93 95.5 95.3 95.6 97.6 96.5 97.8
92 94.6 94.5 94.7 96.9 95.7 97.2
91 93.8 93.6 93.9 96.2 95 96.6
90 93 92.8 93.1 95.6 94.4 96
89 92.1 91.9 92.2 95 93.7 95.5
88 91.3 91.1 91.4 94.4 93.1 95
87 90.5 90.3 90.6 93.9 92.5 94.5
86 89.7 89.5 89.9 93.3 91.9 94
85 88.9 88.7 89.1 92.8 91.3 93.6
84 88.2 87.9 88.4 92.4 90.8 93.2
83 87.5 87.2 87.6 91.9 90.3 92.8
82 86.7 86.5 86.9 91.5 89.8 92.4
81 86 85.8 86.2 91.1 89.3 92.1
80 85.4 85.1 85.6 90.7 88.9 91.7
79 84.7 84.4 84.9 90.3 88.5 91.4
78 84.1 83.8 84.3 89.9 88.1 91.1
77 83.5 83.1 83.7 89.6 87.7 90.9
76 82.9 82.5 83.1 89.3 87.3 90.6
75 82.3 81.9 82.6 89 87 90.4
74 81.7 81.3 82 88.7 86.7 90.2
73 81.2 80.8 81.5 88.5 86.4 90
72 80.7 80.2 81 88.3 86.1 89.9
71 80.2 79.7 80.6 88 85.9 89.7
70 79.7 79.2 80.1 87.8 85.6 89.6
69 79.3 78.7 79.7 87.6 85.3 89.4
68 78.8 78.3 79.3 87.4 85.1 89.3
67 78.4 77.8 79 87.2 84.8 89.1
66 78 77.4 78.6 87 84.6 89
65 77.7 77 78.3 86.8 84.4 88.9
64 77.3 76.6 77.9 86.7 84.2 88.8
63 77 76.2 77.6 86.5 84 88.7
62 76.6 75.8 77.3 86.4 83.8 88.7
61 76.3 75.5 77 86.3 83.7 88.6
60 76 75.2 76.8 86.2 83.5 88.5
59 75.7 74.9 76.5 86.1 83.4 88.5
58 75.5 74.6 76.3 86 83.3 88.4
57 75.2 74.3 76.1 85.9 83.1 88.4
56 75 74 75.8 85.8 83 88.4
55 74.7 73.7 75.6 85.8 82.9 88.3
54 74.5 73.5 75.4 85.7 82.8 88.3
53 74.3 73.3 75.2 85.6 82.8 88.3
52 74.1 73 75 85.6 82.7 88.2
51 73.9 72.8 74.8 85.5 82.6 88.2
50 73.7 72.6 74.7 85.5 82.5 88.2
49 73.5 72.4 74.5 85.4 82.5 88.1
48 73.3 72.2 74.3 85.4 82.4 88.1
47 73.1 72.1 74.2 85.4 82.4 88.1
46 73 71.9 74 85.3 82.3 88.1
45 72.8 71.7 73.9 85.3 82.3 88.1
44 72.7 71.6 73.7 85.2 82.2 88
43 72.5 71.4 73.6 85.2 82.2 88
42 72.4 71.3 73.4 85.2 82.2 88
41 72.3 71.1 73.3 85.2 82.1 88
40 72.1 71 73.2 85.1 82.1 88
39 72 70.9 73 85.1 82.1 88
38 71.9 70.8 72.9 85.1 82.1 87.9
37 71.8 70.7 72.8 85.1 82 87.9
36 71.6 70.5 72.7 85.1 82 87.9
35 71.5 70.4 72.6 85.1 82 87.9
34 71.4 70.3 72.5 85 82 87.9
33 71.3 70.2 72.4 85 82 87.9
32 71.2 70.1 72.3 85 82 87.9
31 71.1 70 72.2 85 82 87.9
30 71 69.9 72.1 85 81.9 87.9
29 70.9 69.8 72 85 81.9 87.8
28 70.8 69.7 71.9 85 81.9 87.8
27 70.7 69.6 71.8 85 81.9 87.8
26 70.6 69.4 71.7 85 81.9 87.8
25 70.5 69.3 71.6 85 81.9 87.8
24 70.4 69.2 71.5 85 81.9 87.8
23 70.3 69.1 71.4 84.9 81.9 87.8
22 70.2 68.9 71.3 84.9 81.9 87.8
21 70 68.8 71.3 84.9 81.9 87.8
20 69.9 68.7 71.2 84.9 81.8 87.8
19 69.8 68.6 71.1 84.9 81.8 87.8
18 69.7 68.4 71 84.9 81.8 87.8
17 69.6 68.3 70.9 84.9 81.8 87.8
16 69.5 68.2 70.9 84.9 81.8 87.8
15 69.5 68.1 70.8 84.9 81.8 87.8
14 69.4 68 70.7 84.9 81.8 87.8
13 69.3 68 70.7 84.9 81.8 87.8
12 69.3 67.9 70.6 84.9 81.8 87.7
11 69.2 67.8 70.5 84.9 81.8 87.7
10 69.1 67.8 70.5 84.9 81.8 87.7
9 69.1 67.7 70.4 84.9 81.8 87.7
8 69 67.6 70.4 84.9 81.8 87.7
7 68.9 67.5 70.3 84.9 81.8 87.7
6 68.8 67.4 70.2 84.9 81.8 87.7
5 68.6 67.2 70 84.8 81.8 87.7
4 68.5 67.1 69.9 84.8 81.8 87.7
3 68.3 66.9 69.7 84.8 81.7 87.7
2 67.8 66.4 69.2 84.8 81.7 87.7
1 66.9 65.4 68.3 84.8 81.7 87.7
0 62.3 60.6 64.1 84.6 81.6 87.5

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 Sierra Leone can expect to live to 71 years compared to 85 in South Korea, rising to 77.7 and 86.8 at 65, and to 85.4 and 90.7 at 80 — higher than the 62.3 and 84.6 years calculated at birth.

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

Probability of surviving to a given age

Sierra Leone
Male

Female
South Korea
Male

Female
1x
Age Survival probability
Sierra Leone South Korea
Average Male Female Average Male Female
100 0.06% 0.03% 0.08% 5.61% 1.7% 8.36%
99 0.1% 0.05% 0.14% 7.43% 2.54% 11%
98 0.16% 0.09% 0.22% 9.59% 3.68% 14%
97 0.25% 0.15% 0.35% 12.1% 5.15% 17.4%
96 0.39% 0.24% 0.54% 15% 6.99% 21.2%
95 0.59% 0.38% 0.81% 18.1% 9.22% 25.2%
94 0.87% 0.57% 1.17% 21.5% 11.8% 29.5%
93 1.25% 0.85% 1.66% 25.2% 14.8% 34%
92 1.75% 1.22% 2.29% 29.1% 18.2% 38.5%
91 2.4% 1.71% 3.09% 33% 21.7% 43%
90 3.22% 2.35% 4.08% 37.1% 25.6% 47.5%
89 4.24% 3.16% 5.3% 41.2% 29.5% 51.8%
88 5.48% 4.17% 6.76% 45.2% 33.6% 56%
87 6.95% 5.39% 8.47% 49.1% 37.6% 60%
86 8.66% 6.84% 10.4% 52.9% 41.7% 63.7%
85 10.6% 8.51% 12.7% 56.5% 45.6% 67.1%
84 12.8% 10.4% 15.1% 60% 49.4% 70.3%
83 15.1% 12.5% 17.7% 63.2% 53.1% 73.2%
82 17.7% 14.8% 20.5% 66.3% 56.7% 75.9%
81 20.4% 17.2% 23.5% 69.2% 60.1% 78.3%
80 23.2% 19.8% 26.6% 71.9% 63.3% 80.6%
79 26.1% 22.5% 29.7% 74.5% 66.4% 82.7%
78 29.1% 25.3% 32.9% 76.8% 69.2% 84.5%
77 32.1% 28.1% 36.1% 79% 71.8% 86.2%
76 35.2% 31% 39.2% 80.9% 74.2% 87.7%
75 38.2% 33.9% 42.4% 82.6% 76.4% 89%
74 41.2% 36.8% 45.4% 84.1% 78.3% 90.1%
73 44% 39.7% 48.3% 85.5% 80% 91.1%
72 46.8% 42.5% 51.1% 86.7% 81.6% 91.9%
71 49.4% 45.2% 53.7% 87.8% 83.1% 92.7%
70 52% 47.8% 56.1% 89% 84.6% 93.5%
69 54.3% 50.2% 58.4% 90% 86% 94.2%
68 56.6% 52.6% 60.5% 91% 87.3% 94.8%
67 58.7% 54.9% 62.5% 92% 88.6% 95.4%
66 60.7% 57% 64.3% 92.8% 89.8% 95.9%
65 62.5% 59% 66% 93.5% 90.8% 96.4%
64 64.3% 61% 67.6% 94.2% 91.7% 96.7%
63 65.9% 62.8% 69.1% 94.7% 92.5% 97%
62 67.5% 64.5% 70.5% 95.2% 93.3% 97.3%
61 68.9% 66.1% 71.8% 95.7% 93.9% 97.5%
60 70.2% 67.6% 72.9% 96.1% 94.5% 97.7%
59 71.5% 68.9% 74% 96.4% 95% 97.9%
58 72.6% 70.2% 75% 96.8% 95.5% 98.1%
57 73.7% 71.4% 75.9% 97% 95.9% 98.2%
56 74.6% 72.5% 76.8% 97.3% 96.3% 98.3%
55 75.6% 73.5% 77.6% 97.5% 96.7% 98.5%
54 76.4% 74.5% 78.4% 97.7% 97% 98.6%
53 77.2% 75.4% 79.1% 97.9% 97.3% 98.6%
52 78% 76.2% 79.8% 98.1% 97.5% 98.7%
51 78.7% 77% 80.4% 98.2% 97.7% 98.8%
50 79.3% 77.7% 81% 98.4% 97.9% 98.9%
49 79.9% 78.4% 81.6% 98.5% 98.1% 98.9%
48 80.5% 79% 82.1% 98.6% 98.3% 99%
47 81% 79.6% 82.6% 98.7% 98.4% 99.1%
46 81.5% 80.1% 83% 98.8% 98.6% 99.1%
45 82% 80.6% 83.5% 98.9% 98.7% 99.2%
44 82.4% 81% 83.9% 99% 98.8% 99.2%
43 82.9% 81.5% 84.3% 99.1% 98.9% 99.2%
42 83.2% 81.9% 84.6% 99.1% 99% 99.3%
41 83.6% 82.2% 85% 99.2% 99% 99.3%
40 84% 82.6% 85.3% 99.2% 99.1% 99.3%
39 84.3% 82.9% 85.7% 99.3% 99.2% 99.4%
38 84.6% 83.2% 86% 99.3% 99.2% 99.4%
37 84.9% 83.5% 86.3% 99.3% 99.3% 99.4%
36 85.2% 83.8% 86.5% 99.4% 99.3% 99.5%
35 85.4% 84.1% 86.8% 99.4% 99.3% 99.5%
34 85.7% 84.3% 87% 99.4% 99.4% 99.5%
33 85.9% 84.6% 87.3% 99.5% 99.4% 99.5%
32 86.2% 84.8% 87.5% 99.5% 99.4% 99.5%
31 86.4% 85.1% 87.7% 99.5% 99.4% 99.5%
30 86.6% 85.3% 87.9% 99.5% 99.5% 99.6%
29 86.8% 85.5% 88.1% 99.5% 99.5% 99.6%
28 87% 85.7% 88.3% 99.5% 99.5% 99.6%
27 87.2% 86% 88.5% 99.6% 99.5% 99.6%
26 87.4% 86.2% 88.7% 99.6% 99.5% 99.6%
25 87.6% 86.4% 88.8% 99.6% 99.5% 99.6%
24 87.8% 86.7% 89% 99.6% 99.6% 99.6%
23 88% 86.9% 89.2% 99.6% 99.6% 99.6%
22 88.2% 87.2% 89.3% 99.6% 99.6% 99.7%
21 88.4% 87.4% 89.5% 99.6% 99.6% 99.7%
20 88.6% 87.6% 89.6% 99.6% 99.6% 99.7%
19 88.8% 87.9% 89.8% 99.7% 99.6% 99.7%
18 89% 88.1% 89.9% 99.7% 99.6% 99.7%
17 89.2% 88.3% 90.1% 99.7% 99.7% 99.7%
16 89.3% 88.4% 90.2% 99.7% 99.7% 99.7%
15 89.4% 88.6% 90.3% 99.7% 99.7% 99.7%
14 89.6% 88.7% 90.4% 99.7% 99.7% 99.7%
13 89.7% 88.9% 90.5% 99.7% 99.7% 99.7%
12 89.8% 89% 90.6% 99.7% 99.7% 99.7%
11 89.9% 89.1% 90.7% 99.7% 99.7% 99.7%
10 90% 89.2% 90.8% 99.7% 99.7% 99.7%
9 90.1% 89.3% 90.8% 99.7% 99.7% 99.7%
8 90.2% 89.4% 91% 99.7% 99.7% 99.7%
7 90.3% 89.6% 91.1% 99.7% 99.7% 99.8%
6 90.5% 89.8% 91.2% 99.7% 99.7% 99.8%
5 90.7% 90% 91.5% 99.8% 99.7% 99.8%
4 90.9% 90.2% 91.6% 99.8% 99.8% 99.8%
3 91.2% 90.5% 91.9% 99.8% 99.8% 99.8%
2 91.8% 91.2% 92.5% 99.8% 99.8% 99.8%
1 93.2% 92.6% 93.8% 99.8% 99.8% 99.8%

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. 70.2% of newborns in Sierra Leone and 96.1% in South Korea are expected to live past 60, 52% and 89% past 70, 23.2% and 71.9% past 80, and only 3.22% and 37.1% 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

Sierra Leone
Male

Female
South Korea
Male

Female
1x
Age Probability of dying
Sierra Leone South Korea
Average Male Female Average Male Female
100 42.6% 44.5% 41.8% 26.2% 35.5% 25.5%
99 40.8% 42.7% 40% 24.5% 33.3% 23.7%
98 39.2% 41.1% 38.4% 22.6% 30.9% 21.6%
97 37.5% 39.4% 36.6% 20.8% 28.6% 19.7%
96 35.7% 37.6% 34.8% 19% 26.3% 17.8%
95 33.9% 35.8% 33% 17.4% 24.2% 16.1%
94 32.1% 34% 31.1% 15.9% 22.2% 14.5%
93 30.3% 32.2% 29.3% 14.6% 20.2% 13%
92 28.6% 30.4% 27.6% 13.3% 18.3% 11.7%
91 27% 28.8% 25.9% 12% 16.5% 10.5%
90 25.5% 27.2% 24.4% 10.9% 14.9% 9.42%
89 24% 25.7% 23% 9.87% 13.4% 8.4%
88 22.6% 24.2% 21.6% 8.91% 12.1% 7.47%
87 21.2% 22.7% 20.2% 8% 10.8% 6.61%
86 19.8% 21.2% 18.8% 7.17% 9.69% 5.83%
85 18.3% 19.6% 17.5% 6.42% 8.66% 5.13%
84 17% 18.1% 16.2% 5.75% 7.75% 4.52%
83 15.6% 16.7% 14.9% 5.15% 6.96% 3.98%
82 14.4% 15.4% 13.7% 4.63% 6.26% 3.52%
81 13.2% 14.2% 12.6% 4.18% 5.65% 3.13%
80 12.2% 13% 11.5% 3.79% 5.1% 2.8%
79 11.2% 12% 10.6% 3.42% 4.6% 2.5%
78 10.3% 11.1% 9.68% 3.07% 4.12% 2.22%
77 9.43% 10.2% 8.85% 2.72% 3.65% 1.95%
76 8.64% 9.37% 8.08% 2.38% 3.21% 1.69%
75 7.9% 8.6% 7.36% 2.07% 2.8% 1.44%
74 7.2% 7.87% 6.67% 1.8% 2.45% 1.23%
73 6.54% 7.18% 6.03% 1.58% 2.16% 1.06%
72 5.92% 6.55% 5.42% 1.41% 1.95% 0.94%
71 5.35% 5.96% 4.86% 1.31% 1.81% 0.86%
70 4.83% 5.43% 4.34% 1.25% 1.72% 0.81%
69 4.36% 4.94% 3.89% 1.19% 1.65% 0.76%
68 3.95% 4.5% 3.49% 1.11% 1.56% 0.69%
67 3.59% 4.11% 3.15% 1.02% 1.44% 0.62%
66 3.28% 3.76% 2.86% 0.9% 1.3% 0.53%
65 3% 3.45% 2.6% 0.78% 1.14% 0.44%
64 2.74% 3.16% 2.37% 0.68% 0.99% 0.37%
63 2.5% 2.89% 2.16% 0.59% 0.88% 0.31%
62 2.28% 2.64% 1.96% 0.53% 0.78% 0.27%
61 2.08% 2.41% 1.78% 0.46% 0.69% 0.24%
60 1.89% 2.19% 1.6% 0.41% 0.62% 0.21%
59 1.71% 2% 1.45% 0.37% 0.56% 0.19%
58 1.56% 1.82% 1.32% 0.33% 0.5% 0.17%
57 1.43% 1.66% 1.21% 0.3% 0.45% 0.15%
56 1.32% 1.53% 1.12% 0.27% 0.41% 0.13%
55 1.22% 1.4% 1.04% 0.24% 0.36% 0.11%
54 1.13% 1.29% 0.97% 0.21% 0.32% 0.1%
53 1.05% 1.19% 0.91% 0.19% 0.28% 0.09%
52 0.97% 1.09% 0.85% 0.17% 0.25% 0.08%
51 0.9% 1% 0.79% 0.15% 0.23% 0.08%
50 0.83% 0.92% 0.74% 0.14% 0.2% 0.07%
49 0.76% 0.84% 0.68% 0.13% 0.19% 0.07%
48 0.7% 0.78% 0.63% 0.12% 0.17% 0.06%
47 0.65% 0.71% 0.59% 0.11% 0.15% 0.06%
46 0.61% 0.66% 0.55% 0.09% 0.13% 0.05%
45 0.57% 0.61% 0.52% 0.09% 0.12% 0.05%
44 0.53% 0.56% 0.49% 0.08% 0.11% 0.04%
43 0.5% 0.52% 0.47% 0.07% 0.1% 0.04%
42 0.47% 0.49% 0.44% 0.06% 0.09% 0.04%
41 0.44% 0.46% 0.42% 0.06% 0.08% 0.03%
40 0.41% 0.43% 0.4% 0.05% 0.07% 0.03%
39 0.39% 0.4% 0.37% 0.05% 0.06% 0.03%
38 0.37% 0.38% 0.35% 0.04% 0.05% 0.03%
37 0.35% 0.36% 0.33% 0.04% 0.05% 0.03%
36 0.33% 0.34% 0.32% 0.03% 0.04% 0.02%
35 0.31% 0.32% 0.3% 0.03% 0.04% 0.02%
34 0.3% 0.31% 0.28% 0.03% 0.03% 0.02%
33 0.28% 0.29% 0.27% 0.02% 0.03% 0.02%
32 0.27% 0.28% 0.26% 0.02% 0.03% 0.02%
31 0.26% 0.27% 0.25% 0.02% 0.02% 0.02%
30 0.25% 0.27% 0.24% 0.02% 0.02% 0.01%
29 0.24% 0.26% 0.23% 0.02% 0.02% 0.01%
28 0.24% 0.26% 0.22% 0.02% 0.02% 0.01%
27 0.23% 0.26% 0.21% 0.01% 0.02% 0.01%
26 0.23% 0.27% 0.2% 0.01% 0.02% 0.01%
25 0.23% 0.27% 0.19% 0.01% 0.02% 0.01%
24 0.23% 0.28% 0.19% 0.01% 0.02% 0.01%
23 0.23% 0.28% 0.18% 0.01% 0.01% 0.01%
22 0.23% 0.28% 0.18% 0.01% 0.01% 0.01%
21 0.23% 0.28% 0.17% 0.01% 0.01% 0.01%
20 0.22% 0.27% 0.17% 0.01% 0.01% 0.01%
19 0.21% 0.26% 0.16% 0.01% 0.01% 0.009%
18 0.2% 0.24% 0.15% 0.01% 0.01% 0.008%
17 0.18% 0.22% 0.15% 0.009% 0.01% 0.007%
16 0.16% 0.19% 0.13% 0.008% 0.009% 0.006%
15 0.15% 0.17% 0.12% 0.007% 0.008% 0.006%
14 0.13% 0.15% 0.11% 0.006% 0.006% 0.005%
13 0.12% 0.14% 0.1% 0.005% 0.005% 0.005%
12 0.11% 0.13% 0.1% 0.005% 0.005% 0.004%
11 0.11% 0.12% 0.1% 0.005% 0.005% 0.004%
10 0.11% 0.12% 0.1% 0.005% 0.006% 0.005%
9 0.12% 0.13% 0.1% 0.006% 0.006% 0.006%
8 0.13% 0.15% 0.12% 0.007% 0.007% 0.006%
7 0.16% 0.17% 0.14% 0.007% 0.007% 0.007%
6 0.19% 0.21% 0.17% 0.008% 0.008% 0.008%
5 0.26% 0.28% 0.23% 0.009% 0.009% 0.009%
4 0.18% 0.18% 0.17% 0.01% 0.01% 0.01%
3 0.29% 0.3% 0.27% 0.01% 0.01% 0.01%
2 0.72% 0.76% 0.68% 0.01% 0.01% 0.02%
1 1.46% 1.53% 1.39% 0.02% 0.02% 0.02%
0 6.81% 7.42% 6.2% 0.19% 0.2% 0.17%

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

GeoRank.org/life-expectancy/sierra-leone/south-korea | CC BY

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

The annual chance of dying is 6.81% in the birth year in Sierra Leone and 0.19% in South Korea, 0.25% vs 0.02% at age 30, 1.89% vs 0.41% at 60, and 12.2% vs 3.79% at 80.

Death rate by age in Sierra Leone vs South Korea

Sierra Leone
Male

Female
South Korea
Male

Female
1x
Age Death rate
Sierra Leone South Korea
Total Male Female Total Male Female
100 0 0 0 1,496 465 2,272
99 39.1 23.2 55.1 1,820 846 2,596
98 61.8 37.9 85.7 2,167 1,138 3,025
97 94.5 59.9 129.2 2,513 1,472 3,426
96 140.1 91.7 188.4 2,846 1,839 3,778
95 201.1 135.9 266 3,154 2,227 4,062
94 280.1 195.3 364 3,435 2,625 4,281
93 379 272.6 485 3,670 2,997 4,428
92 501 371 630 3,854 3,319 4,513
91 648 492 801 3,978 3,585 4,529
90 820 639 997 4,047 3,805 4,469
89 1,018 812 1,218 4,064 3,960 4,351
88 1,237 1,009 1,459 4,023 4,047 4,181
87 1,471 1,223 1,713 3,931 4,072 3,963
86 1,711 1,447 1,967 3,793 4,036 3,713
85 1,946 1,671 2,213 3,628 3,949 3,445
84 2,166 1,885 2,439 3,448 3,833 3,175
83 2,367 2,085 2,640 3,257 3,697 2,914
82 2,543 2,268 2,812 3,068 3,548 2,673
81 2,695 2,432 2,952 2,894 3,393 2,454
80 2,822 2,576 3,060 2,726 3,228 2,253
79 2,921 2,699 3,137 2,548 3,050 2,065
78 2,989 2,796 3,181 2,355 2,849 1,876
77 3,029 2,867 3,193 2,149 2,624 1,680
76 3,039 2,908 3,172 1,925 2,380 1,478
75 3,015 2,918 3,117 1,706 2,136 1,283
74 2,961 2,899 3,030 1,512 1,917 1,112
73 2,878 2,852 2,912 1,347 1,729 968
72 2,771 2,782 2,768 1,225 1,589 862
71 2,646 2,693 2,606 1,153 1,507 801
70 2,510 2,591 2,437 1,109 1,458 760
69 2,371 2,482 2,269 1,068 1,416 712
68 2,236 2,369 2,112 1,012 1,359 656
67 2,108 2,256 1,968 936 1,279 588
66 1,988 2,145 1,839 837 1,167 507
65 1,874 2,034 1,719 730 1,035 424
64 1,762 1,924 1,606 636 909 354
63 1,652 1,814 1,495 563 810 305
62 1,541 1,702 1,384 501 727 266.7
61 1,431 1,591 1,275 443 649 231.4
60 1,324 1,481 1,170 398 585 204.3
59 1,224 1,377 1,074 359 531 182.7
58 1,134 1,279 990 322 481 162.3
57 1,053 1,189 919 290 435 143.6
56 982 1,106 859 260.8 391 126.9
55 919 1,030 808 232.6 349 111.9
54 862 960 763 206.2 309 98.8
53 808 894 721 182.4 273 88.5
52 755 831 679 164.8 244.9 82.1
51 705 772 637 151 221.8 77.5
50 656 715 596 137.9 200.6 72.6
49 610 662 557 126.7 182.6 68.3
48 567 613 520 116.1 166 63.9
47 529 568 489 104.4 148.4 58.3
46 495 527 461 93.1 131.9 52.6
45 464 490 437 84.3 118.5 48.1
44 436 457 415 76.2 106.4 44
43 411 427 395 68.6 95.3 40.2
42 388 400 376 61.9 85.1 37
41 366 375 357 55.8 75.6 34.2
40 346 353 339 50.2 66.9 31.8
39 327 332 321 44.8 58.7 29.5
38 309 314 304 40.1 51.5 27.4
37 293.1 297.9 288.1 36.1 45.3 25.6
36 278.5 283.4 273.4 32.3 39.8 23.6
35 265.3 270.4 260 28.9 35.1 21.7
34 253.4 258.9 247.7 26 31.3 20
33 242.7 248.7 236.4 23.6 28.1 18.4
32 233.1 239.9 226 21.5 25.4 16.9
31 224.6 232.6 216.4 19.7 23.3 15.6
30 217.5 227.2 207.5 18.2 21.5 14.5
29 211.8 223.9 199.3 16.8 19.9 13.4
28 207.6 223 191.6 15.6 18.5 12.5
27 204.9 224.7 184.5 14.6 17.3 11.8
26 203.8 228.6 178 13.8 16.2 11.2
25 203.9 234.2 172.3 13.2 15.4 10.8
24 204.6 240.4 167.2 12.8 14.9 10.5
23 205 245.6 162.9 12.6 14.8 10.3
22 204.4 248.2 159.1 12.5 14.7 10.1
21 201.9 246.7 155.4 12.4 14.7 9.89
20 196.4 240.1 151.2 12.1 14.4 9.53
19 187.8 228.2 145.9 11.5 13.8 9.02
18 175.9 211.6 139.1 10.5 12.6 8.27
17 161.7 191.8 130.6 9.2 10.9 7.37
16 146.4 171 121.1 7.83 9.14 6.44
15 131.6 151.3 111.2 6.59 7.52 5.6
14 118.5 134.3 102.1 5.61 6.25 4.94
13 108.1 121.1 94.7 5.01 5.45 4.54
12 101.1 112.4 89.5 4.72 5.06 4.37
11 98 108.4 87.3 4.77 5.05 4.47
10 99.1 109.4 88.5 5.33 5.63 5.02
9 105.4 116.1 94.2 6.1 6.42 5.75
8 118.2 130.1 105.9 6.71 7.03 6.38
7 140.3 153.9 126.2 7.2 7.46 6.92
6 175.8 191.6 159.5 7.76 7.93 7.57
5 231.8 249.9 213 8.61 8.68 8.54
4 160.3 163.4 157 9.92 9.86 9.98
3 263.1 274.4 251.4 11.9 11.7 12.1
2 664 694 633 14.9 14.5 15.2
1 1,363 1,421 1,302 19.6 19.2 20.2
0 6,810 7,421 6,205 189.5 203.7 174.6

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

GeoRank.org/life-expectancy/sierra-leone/south-korea | 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 Sierra Leone, the most common age of death is 0, compared to 89 in South Korea. The median age of death is 70.8 in Sierra Leone and 86.8 in South Korea, 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 Sierra Leone and South Korea 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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