Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex in Burundi
Burundi: Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex was 32.92 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
32.92 deaths per 1,000 people
Change on year
down 3.1%
World rank
33rd
of 236 countries
All-time high
170.7 deaths per 1,000 people
in 1950
All-time low
32.92 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex in Burundi, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 1,000 people.
Analysis
In 2023, annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex in Burundi stood at 32.92 deaths per 1,000 people. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.1% on the previous year and down 31.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex in Burundi peaked at 170.7 deaths per 1,000 people in 1950 and was at its lowest, 32.92 deaths per 1,000 people, in 2023.
Burundi ranks 33rd of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex in Burundi, year by year
| Year | deaths per 1,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 170.7 deaths per 1,000 people | — |
| 1951 | 168.66 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.2% |
| 1952 | 166.67 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.2% |
| 1953 | 164.7 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.2% |
| 1954 | 162.75 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.2% |
| 1955 | 160.81 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.2% |
| 1956 | 158.9 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.2% |
| 1957 | 157.01 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.2% |
| 1958 | 155.15 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.2% |
| 1959 | 153.41 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.1% |
| 1960 | 151.84 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.0% |
| 1961 | 150.51 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.9% |
| 1962 | 149.51 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.7% |
| 1963 | 148.87 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 148.62 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 152.15 deaths per 1,000 people | +2.4% |
| 1966 | 149.16 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.0% |
| 1967 | 149.88 deaths per 1,000 people | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 150.54 deaths per 1,000 people | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 151.53 deaths per 1,000 people | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 151.94 deaths per 1,000 people | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 152.32 deaths per 1,000 people | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 168.76 deaths per 1,000 people | +10.8% |
| 1973 | 155.97 deaths per 1,000 people | -7.6% |
| 1974 | 151.23 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.0% |
| 1975 | 149.84 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 147.74 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.4% |
| 1977 | 144.83 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.0% |
| 1978 | 141.27 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.5% |
| 1979 | 136.57 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.3% |
| 1980 | 131.57 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.7% |
| 1981 | 126.37 deaths per 1,000 people | -4.0% |
| 1982 | 121.17 deaths per 1,000 people | -4.1% |
| 1983 | 116.46 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.9% |
| 1984 | 112.33 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.5% |
| 1985 | 108.94 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.0% |
| 1986 | 106.36 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.4% |
| 1987 | 104.55 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 107.32 deaths per 1,000 people | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 102.81 deaths per 1,000 people | -4.2% |
| 1990 | 102.52 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 102.44 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 102.36 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 107.29 deaths per 1,000 people | +4.8% |
| 1994 | 101.76 deaths per 1,000 people | -5.2% |
| 1995 | 101.53 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 100.81 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 98.44 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 96.23 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 94.02 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 92.06 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 88.77 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 85.3 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 82.03 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 78.11 deaths per 1,000 people | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 74.46 deaths per 1,000 people | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 70.71 deaths per 1,000 people | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 66.74 deaths per 1,000 people | -5.6% |
| 2008 | 63.12 deaths per 1,000 people | -5.4% |
| 2009 | 59.73 deaths per 1,000 people | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 56.34 deaths per 1,000 people | -5.7% |
| 2011 | 53.32 deaths per 1,000 people | -5.4% |
| 2012 | 50.63 deaths per 1,000 people | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 47.97 deaths per 1,000 people | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 45.76 deaths per 1,000 people | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 43.88 deaths per 1,000 people | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 42.1 deaths per 1,000 people | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 40.26 deaths per 1,000 people | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 38.72 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 37.38 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 36.17 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 35.11 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 33.98 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 32.92 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 161.88 deaths per 1,000 people | 153.41 deaths per 1,000 people | 170.7 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 150.26 deaths per 1,000 people | 148.62 deaths per 1,000 people | 152.15 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 150.05 deaths per 1,000 people | 136.57 deaths per 1,000 people | 168.76 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 113.79 deaths per 1,000 people | 102.81 deaths per 1,000 people | 131.57 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 100.74 deaths per 1,000 people | 94.02 deaths per 1,000 people | 107.29 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 76.1 deaths per 1,000 people | 59.73 deaths per 1,000 people | 92.06 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.64 deaths per 1,000 people | 37.38 deaths per 1,000 people | 56.34 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.55 deaths per 1,000 people | 32.92 deaths per 1,000 people | 36.17 deaths per 1,000 people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 30 Timor-Leste 34.52 deaths per 1,000 people compare
- 31 Sudan 33.61 deaths per 1,000 people compare
- 32 Djibouti 33.53 deaths per 1,000 people compare
- 34 Zimbabwe 30.44 deaths per 1,000 people compare
- 35 Papua New Guinea 29.96 deaths per 1,000 people compare
- 36 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 29.8 deaths per 1,000 people compare
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.1 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 929.4 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 8,143 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 60-64, female, annual growth rate 2.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.0071 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate 2.51 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per capita 0.0063 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex in Burundi?
- Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex in Burundi was 32.92 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 170.7 deaths per 1,000 people in 1950.
- What is the lowest annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.92 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023.
- How does Burundi rank for annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex?
- Burundi ranks 33rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.