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Life Expectancy in Sierra Leone vs Sri Lanka (1950-2026)

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The average life expectancy at birth is 62.3 years in Sierra Leone vs 78 in Sri Lanka. Sierra Leone is ranked 186/197 by life expectancy, and Sri Lanka is 64/197. In Sierra Leone, the life expectancy is 60.6 years for males and 64.1 years for females. In Sri Lanka, it's 74.9 years for males and 81 years for females.

Sierra Leone vs Sri Lanka life expectancy at birth by year

Sierra Leone
Male

Female
Sri Lanka
Male

Female
1x
Year Life expectancy, years
Sierra Leone Sri Lanka
Average Male Female Average Male Female
2026 62.3 60.6 64.1 78 74.9 81
2025 62.2 60.4 63.9 77.9 74.7 80.9
2024 62 60.2 63.7 77.7 74.4 80.7
2023 61.8 60.1 63.5 77.5 74.2 80.6
2022 61.3 59.5 63 77.3 74 80.5
2021 60.3 58.8 61.7 76.3 73 79.5
2020 59.7 58.2 61.2 76.9 73.7 80.1
2019 59.6 58.3 60.9 76.7 73.4 79.9
2018 59.1 57.8 60.3 76.5 73.1 79.8
2017 57.8 56.7 58.8 76.2 72.8 79.6
2016 56.9 56 57.9 76.1 72.7 79.5
2015 55.5 54.5 56.3 76 72.6 79.4
2014 54.3 53.4 55.1 75.8 72.3 79.2
2013 54.1 53.1 55 75.5 72.2 78.9
2012 53.2 52.2 54.1 75.2 71.8 78.6
2011 52.6 51.7 53.5 74.7 71.2 78.3
2010 51.9 50.9 52.9 74.5 70.9 78.2
2009 51.3 50.3 52.3 70.3 65.7 75.3
2008 50.7 49.7 51.7 72.6 67.9 77.7
2007 50 49 51 73 69 77.3
2006 49.5 48.6 50.5 72.8 68.8 77.2
2005 48.3 47.4 49.2 73.1 69.4 77.1
2004 47.5 46.6 48.4 68 65.2 71
2003 46.8 45.8 47.7 72.4 68.7 76.6
2002 46.2 45.2 47.1 72.3 68.3 76.7
2001 45.4 44.3 46.6 71.8 67.7 76.5
2000 44.8 43.7 46 71.2 66.8 76.3
1999 42 38.8 45.5 70.4 65.9 75.8
1998 42.7 40.7 44.8 70.1 65.6 75.5
1997 43.6 42.3 45 69.9 65.5 75.3
1996 43.5 42.2 44.9 69.8 65.5 75
1995 42.6 40.8 44.4 69.7 65.3 75
1994 42.8 41.2 44.4 70.2 66.2 75
1993 43.4 41.9 44.9 70 66.1 74.8
1992 43.5 42 45 69.6 65.5 74.6
1991 43.3 41.8 44.8 69.1 64.8 74.4
1990 43.7 42.4 45.1 69.2 65.2 74.2
1989 43.7 42.3 45.2 67.3 62.8 72.9
1988 43.8 42.3 45.2 69 65.2 73.7
1987 43.7 42.3 45.2 69 65.4 73.4
1986 43.5 42 45 69 65.6 73.2
1985 43.6 42 45.1 68.9 65.6 72.9
1984 43.6 42 45.2 68.8 65.7 72.5
1983 43.5 41.8 45.1 68.7 65.9 72.1
1982 43.3 41.6 45 68.7 66.1 71.8
1981 43.1 41.4 44.8 68.4 65.9 71.3
1980 42.8 41.1 44.6 68 65.7 70.8
1979 42.5 40.8 44.3 67.5 65.2 70.2
1978 42.2 40.5 43.9 66.8 64.7 69.4
1977 41.8 40.1 43.5 66.4 64.3 69
1976 41.4 39.7 43.1 65.8 63.8 68.3
1975 41 39.3 42.7 65.4 63.3 67.8
1974 40.4 38.8 42.1 65 63 67.4
1973 40 38.4 41.5 64.8 62.8 67.1
1972 39.5 38.1 41 64.6 62.7 66.9
1971 39.1 37.8 40.5 64.2 62.2 66.8
1970 38.6 37.3 39.9 64.4 62.5 66.6
1969 38.2 37 39.4 64.1 62.3 66.4
1968 37.8 36.5 39 63.9 62 66.2
1967 37.3 36 38.5 63.6 61.7 65.9
1966 36.6 35.4 37.9 63.2 61.4 65.4
1965 35.9 34.5 37.3 62.8 61 65
1964 35.3 33.9 36.7 62.4 60.7 64.5
1963 34.7 33.3 36.2 62 60.4 64.1
1962 34.2 32.7 35.7 61.6 60 63.6
1961 33.6 32.1 35.2 61.2 59.6 63.2
1960 33.1 31.6 34.6 60.6 59.1 62.6
1959 32.6 31.1 34 60 58.4 62
1958 32.1 30.7 33.6 59.3 57.8 61.3
1957 31.8 30.3 33.2 58.5 57.1 60.5
1956 31.3 29.9 32.8 57.9 56.4 59.9
1955 30.9 29.5 32.4 57.2 55.7 59.2
1954 30.5 29.1 32 56.4 55 58.4
1953 30.1 28.7 31.6 55.6 54.3 57.5
1952 29.7 28.3 31.2 54.9 53.6 56.7
1951 29.3 27.8 30.8 54 52.8 55.7
1950 28.9 27.5 30.4 53.2 52.1 54.7

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 66.7 in Sri Lanka. People who reach age 60 can expect an additional 12.6 healthy years in Sierra Leone and 15.9 in Sri Lanka.

Sierra Leone vs Sri Lanka 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 Sri Lanka, 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 48.9 years

Mean expected age of death:
71.0 vs 78.9 years

Median expected age of death:
73.3 vs 81.2 years

Odds of living to

Target age Survival probability
Sierra Leone Sri Lanka
Male Female Male Female
40 96.8% 97.1% 98.6% 99.4%
50 91.1% 92.1% 95.3% 98.1%
60 79.2% 83.0% 87.8% 95.0%
65 69.2% 75.1% 81.2% 91.9%
70 56.0% 63.8% 71.7% 86.7%
75 39.8% 48.2% 59.2% 78.1%
80 23.2% 30.2% 43.4% 64.4%
85 10.0% 14.4% 26.2% 44.8%
90 2.8% 4.6% 11.5% 23.3%
95 0.4% 0.9% 3.0% 7.5%
100 0.0% 0.1% 0.4% 1.2%

Life expectancy by current age

Sierra Leone
Male

Female
Sri Lanka
Male

Female
1x
Current age, years Total life expectancy, years
Sierra Leone Sri Lanka
Average Male Female Average Male Female
100 101.8 101.7 101.8 102.1 101.9 102.1
99 100.9 100.8 100.9 101.1 101 101.2
98 99.9 99.8 100 100.3 100.1 100.3
97 99 98.9 99.1 99.4 99.2 99.5
96 98.1 98 98.2 98.6 98.4 98.6
95 97.2 97.1 97.3 97.7 97.6 97.8
94 96.4 96.2 96.4 96.9 96.7 97
93 95.5 95.3 95.6 96.1 95.9 96.2
92 94.6 94.5 94.7 95.4 95.1 95.5
91 93.8 93.6 93.9 94.6 94.3 94.8
90 93 92.8 93.1 93.9 93.6 94.1
89 92.1 91.9 92.2 93.2 92.8 93.4
88 91.3 91.1 91.4 92.5 92.1 92.7
87 90.5 90.3 90.6 91.9 91.4 92.1
86 89.7 89.5 89.9 91.2 90.8 91.5
85 88.9 88.7 89.1 90.6 90.1 90.9
84 88.2 87.9 88.4 90 89.5 90.3
83 87.5 87.2 87.6 89.5 88.8 89.8
82 86.7 86.5 86.9 88.9 88.2 89.3
81 86 85.8 86.2 88.4 87.6 88.8
80 85.4 85.1 85.6 87.9 87.1 88.4
79 84.7 84.4 84.9 87.4 86.5 88
78 84.1 83.8 84.3 86.9 86 87.6
77 83.5 83.1 83.7 86.5 85.5 87.2
76 82.9 82.5 83.1 86.1 85 86.8
75 82.3 81.9 82.6 85.7 84.5 86.5
74 81.7 81.3 82 85.3 84.1 86.2
73 81.2 80.8 81.5 85 83.7 85.9
72 80.7 80.2 81 84.6 83.2 85.6
71 80.2 79.7 80.6 84.3 82.8 85.4
70 79.7 79.2 80.1 84 82.5 85.1
69 79.3 78.7 79.7 83.7 82.1 84.9
68 78.8 78.3 79.3 83.4 81.7 84.7
67 78.4 77.8 79 83.1 81.4 84.5
66 78 77.4 78.6 82.9 81.1 84.3
65 77.7 77 78.3 82.6 80.7 84.1
64 77.3 76.6 77.9 82.4 80.4 84
63 77 76.2 77.6 82.2 80.1 83.8
62 76.6 75.8 77.3 81.9 79.9 83.7
61 76.3 75.5 77 81.7 79.6 83.6
60 76 75.2 76.8 81.6 79.4 83.4
59 75.7 74.9 76.5 81.4 79.1 83.3
58 75.5 74.6 76.3 81.2 78.9 83.2
57 75.2 74.3 76.1 81.1 78.7 83.1
56 75 74 75.8 80.9 78.5 83
55 74.7 73.7 75.6 80.8 78.3 82.9
54 74.5 73.5 75.4 80.6 78.1 82.9
53 74.3 73.3 75.2 80.5 78 82.8
52 74.1 73 75 80.4 77.8 82.7
51 73.9 72.8 74.8 80.3 77.6 82.6
50 73.7 72.6 74.7 80.2 77.5 82.6
49 73.5 72.4 74.5 80 77.4 82.5
48 73.3 72.2 74.3 80 77.2 82.4
47 73.1 72.1 74.2 79.9 77.1 82.4
46 73 71.9 74 79.8 77 82.3
45 72.8 71.7 73.9 79.7 76.9 82.3
44 72.7 71.6 73.7 79.6 76.8 82.2
43 72.5 71.4 73.6 79.6 76.7 82.2
42 72.4 71.3 73.4 79.5 76.6 82.2
41 72.3 71.1 73.3 79.4 76.5 82.1
40 72.1 71 73.2 79.4 76.4 82.1
39 72 70.9 73 79.3 76.4 82
38 71.9 70.8 72.9 79.3 76.3 82
37 71.8 70.7 72.8 79.2 76.2 82
36 71.6 70.5 72.7 79.2 76.2 82
35 71.5 70.4 72.6 79.1 76.1 81.9
34 71.4 70.3 72.5 79.1 76.1 81.9
33 71.3 70.2 72.4 79 76 81.9
32 71.2 70.1 72.3 79 76 81.8
31 71.1 70 72.2 79 75.9 81.8
30 71 69.9 72.1 78.9 75.9 81.8
29 70.9 69.8 72 78.9 75.8 81.8
28 70.8 69.7 71.9 78.9 75.8 81.8
27 70.7 69.6 71.8 78.8 75.8 81.7
26 70.6 69.4 71.7 78.8 75.7 81.7
25 70.5 69.3 71.6 78.8 75.7 81.7
24 70.4 69.2 71.5 78.8 75.7 81.7
23 70.3 69.1 71.4 78.7 75.6 81.7
22 70.2 68.9 71.3 78.7 75.6 81.6
21 70 68.8 71.3 78.7 75.6 81.6
20 69.9 68.7 71.2 78.7 75.5 81.6
19 69.8 68.6 71.1 78.6 75.5 81.6
18 69.7 68.4 71 78.6 75.5 81.6
17 69.6 68.3 70.9 78.6 75.5 81.6
16 69.5 68.2 70.9 78.6 75.4 81.6
15 69.5 68.1 70.8 78.6 75.4 81.5
14 69.4 68 70.7 78.6 75.4 81.5
13 69.3 68 70.7 78.6 75.4 81.5
12 69.3 67.9 70.6 78.5 75.4 81.5
11 69.2 67.8 70.5 78.5 75.4 81.5
10 69.1 67.8 70.5 78.5 75.4 81.5
9 69.1 67.7 70.4 78.5 75.4 81.5
8 69 67.6 70.4 78.5 75.4 81.5
7 68.9 67.5 70.3 78.5 75.3 81.5
6 68.8 67.4 70.2 78.5 75.3 81.5
5 68.6 67.2 70 78.5 75.3 81.5
4 68.5 67.1 69.9 78.5 75.3 81.5
3 68.3 66.9 69.7 78.5 75.3 81.4
2 67.8 66.4 69.2 78.4 75.3 81.4
1 66.9 65.4 68.3 78.4 75.2 81.4
0 62.3 60.6 64.1 78 74.9 81

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 78.9 in Sri Lanka, rising to 77.7 and 82.6 at 65, and to 85.4 and 87.9 at 80 — higher than the 62.3 and 78 years calculated at birth.

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

Probability of surviving to a given age

Sierra Leone
Male

Female
Sri Lanka
Male

Female
1x
Age Survival probability
Sierra Leone Sri Lanka
Average Male Female Average Male Female
100 0.06% 0.03% 0.08% 0.81% 0.4% 1.2%
99 0.1% 0.05% 0.14% 1.26% 0.63% 1.85%
98 0.16% 0.09% 0.22% 1.89% 0.98% 2.75%
97 0.25% 0.15% 0.35% 2.75% 1.46% 3.96%
96 0.39% 0.24% 0.54% 3.88% 2.12% 5.52%
95 0.59% 0.38% 0.81% 5.3% 2.99% 7.46%
94 0.87% 0.57% 1.17% 7.06% 4.09% 9.82%
93 1.25% 0.85% 1.66% 9.15% 5.47% 12.6%
92 1.75% 1.22% 2.29% 11.6% 7.13% 15.8%
91 2.4% 1.71% 3.09% 14.3% 9.07% 19.3%
90 3.22% 2.35% 4.08% 17.4% 11.3% 23.1%
89 4.24% 3.16% 5.3% 20.7% 13.8% 27.1%
88 5.48% 4.17% 6.76% 24.2% 16.5% 31.3%
87 6.95% 5.39% 8.47% 27.8% 19.4% 35.7%
86 8.66% 6.84% 10.4% 31.6% 22.5% 40%
85 10.6% 8.51% 12.7% 35.4% 25.8% 44.3%
84 12.8% 10.4% 15.1% 39.2% 29.1% 48.6%
83 15.1% 12.5% 17.7% 42.9% 32.5% 52.7%
82 17.7% 14.8% 20.5% 46.6% 35.9% 56.6%
81 20.4% 17.2% 23.5% 50.1% 39.3% 60.3%
80 23.2% 19.8% 26.6% 53.5% 42.7% 63.7%
79 26.1% 22.5% 29.7% 56.8% 46% 66.9%
78 29.1% 25.3% 32.9% 59.9% 49.3% 69.8%
77 32.1% 28.1% 36.1% 62.8% 52.4% 72.5%
76 35.2% 31% 39.2% 65.5% 55.4% 75%
75 38.2% 33.9% 42.4% 68% 58.3% 77.2%
74 41.2% 36.8% 45.4% 70.4% 61% 79.3%
73 44% 39.7% 48.3% 72.6% 63.6% 81.1%
72 46.8% 42.5% 51.1% 74.7% 66% 82.8%
71 49.4% 45.2% 53.7% 76.6% 68.4% 84.4%
70 52% 47.8% 56.1% 78.3% 70.6% 85.8%
69 54.3% 50.2% 58.4% 80% 72.6% 87%
68 56.6% 52.6% 60.5% 81.5% 74.6% 88.1%
67 58.7% 54.9% 62.5% 83% 76.5% 89.1%
66 60.7% 57% 64.3% 84.3% 78.2% 90.1%
65 62.5% 59% 66% 85.5% 79.8% 90.9%
64 64.3% 61% 67.6% 86.6% 81.4% 91.6%
63 65.9% 62.8% 69.1% 87.6% 82.8% 92.3%
62 67.5% 64.5% 70.5% 88.6% 84.1% 92.9%
61 68.9% 66.1% 71.8% 89.5% 85.3% 93.5%
60 70.2% 67.6% 72.9% 90.3% 86.4% 94%
59 71.5% 68.9% 74% 91% 87.4% 94.4%
58 72.6% 70.2% 75% 91.7% 88.4% 94.8%
57 73.7% 71.4% 75.9% 92.3% 89.3% 95.2%
56 74.6% 72.5% 76.8% 92.9% 90.1% 95.5%
55 75.6% 73.5% 77.6% 93.4% 90.8% 95.9%
54 76.4% 74.5% 78.4% 93.9% 91.5% 96.1%
53 77.2% 75.4% 79.1% 94.3% 92.1% 96.4%
52 78% 76.2% 79.8% 94.7% 92.7% 96.6%
51 78.7% 77% 80.4% 95.1% 93.3% 96.9%
50 79.3% 77.7% 81% 95.4% 93.8% 97.1%
49 79.9% 78.4% 81.6% 95.8% 94.2% 97.2%
48 80.5% 79% 82.1% 96.1% 94.7% 97.4%
47 81% 79.6% 82.6% 96.3% 95% 97.6%
46 81.5% 80.1% 83% 96.6% 95.4% 97.7%
45 82% 80.6% 83.5% 96.8% 95.7% 97.8%
44 82.4% 81% 83.9% 97% 96% 97.9%
43 82.9% 81.5% 84.3% 97.2% 96.3% 98.1%
42 83.2% 81.9% 84.6% 97.4% 96.5% 98.2%
41 83.6% 82.2% 85% 97.5% 96.8% 98.2%
40 84% 82.6% 85.3% 97.7% 97% 98.3%
39 84.3% 82.9% 85.7% 97.8% 97.2% 98.4%
38 84.6% 83.2% 86% 97.9% 97.4% 98.5%
37 84.9% 83.5% 86.3% 98% 97.5% 98.6%
36 85.2% 83.8% 86.5% 98.1% 97.7% 98.6%
35 85.4% 84.1% 86.8% 98.2% 97.8% 98.7%
34 85.7% 84.3% 87% 98.3% 97.9% 98.7%
33 85.9% 84.6% 87.3% 98.4% 98.1% 98.8%
32 86.2% 84.8% 87.5% 98.5% 98.2% 98.8%
31 86.4% 85.1% 87.7% 98.6% 98.3% 98.9%
30 86.6% 85.3% 87.9% 98.6% 98.3% 98.9%
29 86.8% 85.5% 88.1% 98.7% 98.4% 99%
28 87% 85.7% 88.3% 98.8% 98.5% 99%
27 87.2% 86% 88.5% 98.8% 98.6% 99%
26 87.4% 86.2% 88.7% 98.9% 98.7% 99.1%
25 87.6% 86.4% 88.8% 98.9% 98.7% 99.1%
24 87.8% 86.7% 89% 99% 98.8% 99.1%
23 88% 86.9% 89.2% 99% 98.9% 99.2%
22 88.2% 87.2% 89.3% 99.1% 98.9% 99.2%
21 88.4% 87.4% 89.5% 99.1% 99% 99.2%
20 88.6% 87.6% 89.6% 99.1% 99% 99.3%
19 88.8% 87.9% 89.8% 99.2% 99.1% 99.3%
18 89% 88.1% 89.9% 99.2% 99.1% 99.3%
17 89.2% 88.3% 90.1% 99.2% 99.2% 99.3%
16 89.3% 88.4% 90.2% 99.3% 99.2% 99.3%
15 89.4% 88.6% 90.3% 99.3% 99.2% 99.4%
14 89.6% 88.7% 90.4% 99.3% 99.2% 99.4%
13 89.7% 88.9% 90.5% 99.3% 99.2% 99.4%
12 89.8% 89% 90.6% 99.3% 99.3% 99.4%
11 89.9% 89.1% 90.7% 99.3% 99.3% 99.4%
10 90% 89.2% 90.8% 99.4% 99.3% 99.4%
9 90.1% 89.3% 90.8% 99.4% 99.3% 99.4%
8 90.2% 89.4% 91% 99.4% 99.3% 99.4%
7 90.3% 89.6% 91.1% 99.4% 99.3% 99.4%
6 90.5% 89.8% 91.2% 99.4% 99.4% 99.5%
5 90.7% 90% 91.5% 99.4% 99.4% 99.5%
4 90.9% 90.2% 91.6% 99.4% 99.4% 99.5%
3 91.2% 90.5% 91.9% 99.5% 99.4% 99.5%
2 91.8% 91.2% 92.5% 99.5% 99.4% 99.5%
1 93.2% 92.6% 93.8% 99.5% 99.5% 99.6%

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 90.3% in Sri Lanka are expected to live past 60, 52% and 78.3% past 70, 23.2% and 53.5% past 80, and only 3.22% and 17.4% 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
Sri Lanka
Male

Female
1x
Age Probability of dying
Sierra Leone Sri Lanka
Average Male Female Average Male Female
100 42.6% 44.5% 41.8% 37.8% 39.4% 37.3%
99 40.8% 42.7% 40% 35.7% 37.3% 35.1%
98 39.2% 41.1% 38.4% 33.4% 35.2% 32.8%
97 37.5% 39.4% 36.6% 31.2% 33.1% 30.5%
96 35.7% 37.6% 34.8% 29% 31% 28.3%
95 33.9% 35.8% 33% 26.9% 28.9% 26.1%
94 32.1% 34% 31.1% 24.9% 27% 24%
93 30.3% 32.2% 29.3% 22.9% 25.2% 22%
92 28.6% 30.4% 27.6% 21% 23.3% 20.1%
91 27% 28.8% 25.9% 19.2% 21.5% 18.2%
90 25.5% 27.2% 24.4% 17.5% 19.7% 16.5%
89 24% 25.7% 23% 15.9% 18% 14.9%
88 22.6% 24.2% 21.6% 14.5% 16.5% 13.5%
87 21.2% 22.7% 20.2% 13.1% 15.1% 12.1%
86 19.8% 21.2% 18.8% 11.9% 13.7% 10.9%
85 18.3% 19.6% 17.5% 10.7% 12.5% 9.75%
84 17% 18.1% 16.2% 9.69% 11.4% 8.72%
83 15.6% 16.7% 14.9% 8.74% 10.5% 7.77%
82 14.4% 15.4% 13.7% 7.87% 9.54% 6.9%
81 13.2% 14.2% 12.6% 7.08% 8.69% 6.12%
80 12.2% 13% 11.5% 6.36% 7.92% 5.4%
79 11.2% 12% 10.6% 5.71% 7.21% 4.77%
78 10.3% 11.1% 9.68% 5.14% 6.56% 4.21%
77 9.43% 10.2% 8.85% 4.62% 5.96% 3.72%
76 8.64% 9.37% 8.08% 4.15% 5.42% 3.29%
75 7.9% 8.6% 7.36% 3.74% 4.93% 2.91%
74 7.2% 7.87% 6.67% 3.37% 4.48% 2.58%
73 6.54% 7.18% 6.03% 3.04% 4.08% 2.29%
72 5.92% 6.55% 5.42% 2.75% 3.72% 2.03%
71 5.35% 5.96% 4.86% 2.5% 3.4% 1.81%
70 4.83% 5.43% 4.34% 2.27% 3.11% 1.62%
69 4.36% 4.94% 3.89% 2.06% 2.87% 1.44%
68 3.95% 4.5% 3.49% 1.88% 2.64% 1.28%
67 3.59% 4.11% 3.15% 1.71% 2.43% 1.14%
66 3.28% 3.76% 2.86% 1.56% 2.23% 1.01%
65 3% 3.45% 2.6% 1.42% 2.04% 0.91%
64 2.74% 3.16% 2.37% 1.29% 1.86% 0.81%
63 2.5% 2.89% 2.16% 1.18% 1.7% 0.73%
62 2.28% 2.64% 1.96% 1.07% 1.55% 0.66%
61 2.08% 2.41% 1.78% 0.98% 1.42% 0.59%
60 1.89% 2.19% 1.6% 0.89% 1.29% 0.53%
59 1.71% 2% 1.45% 0.81% 1.18% 0.48%
58 1.56% 1.82% 1.32% 0.74% 1.08% 0.43%
57 1.43% 1.66% 1.21% 0.67% 0.99% 0.39%
56 1.32% 1.53% 1.12% 0.61% 0.9% 0.35%
55 1.22% 1.4% 1.04% 0.56% 0.82% 0.32%
54 1.13% 1.29% 0.97% 0.51% 0.75% 0.29%
53 1.05% 1.19% 0.91% 0.47% 0.69% 0.27%
52 0.97% 1.09% 0.85% 0.43% 0.63% 0.25%
51 0.9% 1% 0.79% 0.4% 0.58% 0.23%
50 0.83% 0.92% 0.74% 0.36% 0.53% 0.21%
49 0.76% 0.84% 0.68% 0.33% 0.49% 0.19%
48 0.7% 0.78% 0.63% 0.3% 0.44% 0.17%
47 0.65% 0.71% 0.59% 0.28% 0.41% 0.16%
46 0.61% 0.66% 0.55% 0.25% 0.37% 0.14%
45 0.57% 0.61% 0.52% 0.23% 0.34% 0.13%
44 0.53% 0.56% 0.49% 0.21% 0.31% 0.12%
43 0.5% 0.52% 0.47% 0.19% 0.28% 0.11%
42 0.47% 0.49% 0.44% 0.18% 0.26% 0.1%
41 0.44% 0.46% 0.42% 0.16% 0.24% 0.09%
40 0.41% 0.43% 0.4% 0.15% 0.22% 0.09%
39 0.39% 0.4% 0.37% 0.14% 0.2% 0.08%
38 0.37% 0.38% 0.35% 0.13% 0.19% 0.08%
37 0.35% 0.36% 0.33% 0.12% 0.17% 0.07%
36 0.33% 0.34% 0.32% 0.11% 0.16% 0.07%
35 0.31% 0.32% 0.3% 0.1% 0.14% 0.06%
34 0.3% 0.31% 0.28% 0.09% 0.13% 0.06%
33 0.28% 0.29% 0.27% 0.08% 0.12% 0.05%
32 0.27% 0.28% 0.26% 0.08% 0.11% 0.05%
31 0.26% 0.27% 0.25% 0.07% 0.1% 0.04%
30 0.25% 0.27% 0.24% 0.07% 0.09% 0.04%
29 0.24% 0.26% 0.23% 0.06% 0.09% 0.04%
28 0.24% 0.26% 0.22% 0.06% 0.08% 0.04%
27 0.23% 0.26% 0.21% 0.06% 0.08% 0.04%
26 0.23% 0.27% 0.2% 0.06% 0.07% 0.04%
25 0.23% 0.27% 0.19% 0.05% 0.07% 0.03%
24 0.23% 0.28% 0.19% 0.05% 0.07% 0.03%
23 0.23% 0.28% 0.18% 0.05% 0.07% 0.03%
22 0.23% 0.28% 0.18% 0.05% 0.06% 0.03%
21 0.23% 0.28% 0.17% 0.04% 0.06% 0.03%
20 0.22% 0.27% 0.17% 0.04% 0.05% 0.03%
19 0.21% 0.26% 0.16% 0.04% 0.05% 0.03%
18 0.2% 0.24% 0.15% 0.03% 0.04% 0.02%
17 0.18% 0.22% 0.15% 0.03% 0.03% 0.02%
16 0.16% 0.19% 0.13% 0.02% 0.03% 0.02%
15 0.15% 0.17% 0.12% 0.02% 0.02% 0.02%
14 0.13% 0.15% 0.11% 0.02% 0.02% 0.01%
13 0.12% 0.14% 0.1% 0.02% 0.02% 0.01%
12 0.11% 0.13% 0.1% 0.01% 0.02% 0.01%
11 0.11% 0.12% 0.1% 0.01% 0.02% 0.01%
10 0.11% 0.12% 0.1% 0.01% 0.01% 0.009%
9 0.12% 0.13% 0.1% 0.01% 0.01% 0.009%
8 0.13% 0.15% 0.12% 0.01% 0.01% 0.009%
7 0.16% 0.17% 0.14% 0.01% 0.01% 0.009%
6 0.19% 0.21% 0.17% 0.01% 0.01% 0.009%
5 0.26% 0.28% 0.23% 0.01% 0.02% 0.01%
4 0.18% 0.18% 0.17% 0.02% 0.02% 0.02%
3 0.29% 0.3% 0.27% 0.02% 0.02% 0.02%
2 0.72% 0.76% 0.68% 0.03% 0.03% 0.03%
1 1.46% 1.53% 1.39% 0.05% 0.04% 0.05%
0 6.81% 7.42% 6.2% 0.47% 0.51% 0.42%

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

GeoRank.org/life-expectancy/sierra-leone/sri-lanka | CC BY

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

The annual chance of dying is 6.81% in the birth year in Sierra Leone and 0.47% in Sri Lanka, 0.25% vs 0.07% at age 30, 1.89% vs 0.89% at 60, and 12.2% vs 6.36% at 80.

Death rate by age in Sierra Leone vs Sri Lanka

Sierra Leone
Male

Female
Sri Lanka
Male

Female
1x
Age Death rate
Sierra Leone Sri Lanka
Total Male Female Total Male Female
100 0 0 0 166 47.5 277.3
99 39.1 23.2 55.1 450 236.8 649
98 61.8 37.9 85.7 633 345 902
97 94.5 59.9 129.2 859 484 1,207
96 140.1 91.7 188.4 1,124 658 1,558
95 201.1 135.9 266 1,424 864 1,946
94 280.1 195.3 364 1,754 1,105 2,360
93 379 272.6 485 2,097 1,375 2,774
92 501 371 630 2,434 1,660 3,162
91 648 492 801 2,752 1,949 3,508
90 820 639 997 3,043 2,228 3,809
89 1,018 812 1,218 3,294 2,488 4,048
88 1,237 1,009 1,459 3,498 2,723 4,218
87 1,471 1,223 1,713 3,652 2,926 4,322
86 1,711 1,447 1,967 3,752 3,095 4,356
85 1,946 1,671 2,213 3,798 3,229 4,324
84 2,166 1,885 2,439 3,797 3,330 4,235
83 2,367 2,085 2,640 3,751 3,395 4,093
82 2,543 2,268 2,812 3,666 3,425 3,907
81 2,695 2,432 2,952 3,549 3,420 3,687
80 2,822 2,576 3,060 3,405 3,381 3,443
79 2,921 2,699 3,137 3,245 3,317 3,191
78 2,989 2,796 3,181 3,074 3,229 2,940
77 3,029 2,867 3,193 2,897 3,123 2,696
76 3,039 2,908 3,172 2,717 3,001 2,464
75 3,015 2,918 3,117 2,541 2,870 2,245
74 2,961 2,899 3,030 2,373 2,735 2,044
73 2,878 2,852 2,912 2,210 2,595 1,857
72 2,771 2,782 2,768 2,056 2,456 1,685
71 2,646 2,693 2,606 1,912 2,322 1,531
70 2,510 2,591 2,437 1,777 2,196 1,387
69 2,371 2,482 2,269 1,652 2,081 1,251
68 2,236 2,369 2,112 1,533 1,968 1,127
67 2,108 2,256 1,968 1,421 1,855 1,015
66 1,988 2,145 1,839 1,315 1,744 912
65 1,874 2,034 1,719 1,213 1,629 823
64 1,762 1,924 1,606 1,119 1,516 746
63 1,652 1,814 1,495 1,031 1,409 677
62 1,541 1,702 1,384 950 1,307 613
61 1,431 1,591 1,275 873 1,209 554
60 1,324 1,481 1,170 802 1,118 501
59 1,224 1,377 1,074 737 1,033 454
58 1,134 1,279 990 676 953 411
57 1,053 1,189 919 621 879 372
56 982 1,106 859 571 811 339
55 919 1,030 808 523 746 308
54 862 960 763 481 688 281.9
53 808 894 721 445 637 260.1
52 755 831 679 410 589 239.7
51 705 772 637 378 543 220.2
50 656 715 596 347 499 201.5
49 610 662 557 318 458 183.9
48 567 613 520 291.1 420 167.6
47 529 568 489 266.3 385 152.7
46 495 527 461 243.7 353 139.4
45 464 490 437 223.4 324 127.7
44 436 457 415 205 297.5 117.4
43 411 427 395 188.5 273.7 108.3
42 388 400 376 173.8 252.1 100.4
41 366 375 357 160.5 232.5 93.3
40 346 353 339 148.3 214.3 86.9
39 327 332 321 136.9 197.2 80.8
38 309 314 304 126.3 181.1 75.2
37 293.1 297.9 288.1 116.3 166 69.8
36 278.5 283.4 273.4 107 151.8 64.7
35 265.3 270.4 260 98.3 138.5 59.9
34 253.4 258.9 247.7 90.2 126.1 55.4
33 242.7 248.7 236.4 82.8 114.9 51.3
32 233.1 239.9 226 76.2 105 47.6
31 224.6 232.6 216.4 70.6 96.5 44.5
30 217.5 227.2 207.5 65.9 89.5 41.8
29 211.8 223.9 199.3 62 83.8 39.6
28 207.6 223 191.6 58.9 79.4 37.8
27 204.9 224.7 184.5 56.5 76.1 36.3
26 203.8 228.6 178 54.6 73.5 35.1
25 203.9 234.2 172.3 52.8 71.1 33.9
24 204.6 240.4 167.2 50.8 68.3 32.7
23 205 245.6 162.9 48.5 65.1 31.5
22 204.4 248.2 159.1 45.9 61.2 30.2
21 201.9 246.7 155.4 42.8 56.5 28.8
20 196.4 240.1 151.2 39.5 51.4 27.2
19 187.8 228.2 145.9 35.8 46 25.4
18 175.9 211.6 139.1 31.9 40.3 23.2
17 161.7 191.8 130.6 27.8 34.6 20.8
16 146.4 171 121.1 23.9 29.3 18.4
15 131.6 151.3 111.2 20.4 24.7 16
14 118.5 134.3 102.1 17.4 20.8 13.8
13 108.1 121.1 94.7 15.1 18 12.1
12 101.1 112.4 89.5 13.5 16.1 10.7
11 98 108.4 87.3 12.4 15 9.72
10 99.1 109.4 88.5 12 14.7 9.29
9 105.4 116.1 94.2 12 14.7 9.07
8 118.2 130.1 105.9 11.7 14.5 8.76
7 140.3 153.9 126.2 11.5 14.2 8.65
6 175.8 191.6 159.5 11.9 14.4 9.31
5 231.8 249.9 213 13.6 15.8 11.3
4 160.3 163.4 157 16.8 18.7 15
3 263.1 274.4 251.4 22.3 23.6 21
2 664 694 633 31 31.1 30.8
1 1,363 1,421 1,302 45.1 43.2 47.1
0 6,810 7,421 6,205 469 515 420

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

GeoRank.org/life-expectancy/sierra-leone/sri-lanka | 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 85 in Sri Lanka. The median age of death is 70.8 in Sierra Leone and 81 in Sri Lanka, 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 Sri Lanka 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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