Annual death rates at different ages in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Annual death rates at different ages was 54.63 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
54.63 deaths per 1,000 people
Change on year
down 2.7%
World rank
13th
of 236 countries
All-time high
187.18 deaths per 1,000 people
in 1950
All-time low
54.63 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Annual death rates at different ages in Burkina Faso, 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
The most recent figure for annual death rates at different ages in Burkina Faso is 54.63 deaths per 1,000 people, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 26.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual death rates at different ages in Burkina Faso peaked at 187.18 deaths per 1,000 people in 1950 and was at its lowest, 54.63 deaths per 1,000 people, in 2023.
Burkina Faso ranks 13th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Annual death rates at different ages in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | deaths per 1,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 187.18 deaths per 1,000 people | — |
| 1951 | 186.11 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.6% |
| 1952 | 185.05 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.6% |
| 1953 | 183.97 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.6% |
| 1954 | 182.85 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.6% |
| 1955 | 181.7 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.6% |
| 1956 | 180.51 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.7% |
| 1957 | 179.29 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.7% |
| 1958 | 178.04 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.7% |
| 1959 | 176.83 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.7% |
| 1960 | 175.64 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.7% |
| 1961 | 174.47 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.7% |
| 1962 | 173.36 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.6% |
| 1963 | 172.31 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.6% |
| 1964 | 171.32 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.6% |
| 1965 | 170.39 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.5% |
| 1966 | 169.51 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.5% |
| 1967 | 168.65 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 167.76 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 167 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 165.64 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.8% |
| 1971 | 164.46 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 162.44 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.2% |
| 1973 | 160.36 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.3% |
| 1974 | 157.66 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.7% |
| 1975 | 154.65 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.9% |
| 1976 | 151.42 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.1% |
| 1977 | 147.97 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.3% |
| 1978 | 144.6 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.3% |
| 1979 | 141.51 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.1% |
| 1980 | 138.5 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.1% |
| 1981 | 136.32 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 133.54 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.0% |
| 1983 | 131.43 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 129.33 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 127.4 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 125.54 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.5% |
| 1987 | 123.98 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 122.73 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 121.76 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 121.04 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 120.49 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 119.92 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 119.37 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 118.73 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 117.88 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 116.8 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 116.08 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 114.03 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 112.36 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 110.51 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 108.44 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 106.42 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 103.78 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 100.81 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 97.67 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 94.56 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 91.41 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 87.89 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 84.81 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 81.93 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 79.06 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 76.52 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 74.09 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 71.78 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 69.57 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 67.44 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 65.36 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 63.35 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 61.59 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 59.68 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 57.81 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 56.18 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 54.63 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 182.15 deaths per 1,000 people | 176.83 deaths per 1,000 people | 187.18 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 171.04 deaths per 1,000 people | 167 deaths per 1,000 people | 175.64 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 155.07 deaths per 1,000 people | 141.51 deaths per 1,000 people | 165.64 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 129.05 deaths per 1,000 people | 121.76 deaths per 1,000 people | 138.5 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 117.67 deaths per 1,000 people | 112.36 deaths per 1,000 people | 121.04 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 98.63 deaths per 1,000 people | 84.81 deaths per 1,000 people | 110.51 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.07 deaths per 1,000 people | 61.59 deaths per 1,000 people | 81.93 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.08 deaths per 1,000 people | 54.63 deaths per 1,000 people | 59.68 deaths per 1,000 people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 10 Lesotho 59.12 deaths per 1,000 people compare
- 11 Liberia 58.48 deaths per 1,000 people compare
- 12 Equatorial Guinea 55.2 deaths per 1,000 people compare
- 14 Benin 54.62 deaths per 1,000 people compare
- 15 Côte d'Ivoire 53.87 deaths per 1,000 people compare
- 16 Mozambique 51.81 deaths per 1,000 people compare
More health data for Burkina Faso
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8925 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,142 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 13,085 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.7191 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.2028 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.6557 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2089 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual death rates at different ages in Burkina Faso?
- Annual death rates at different ages in Burkina Faso was 54.63 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 at different ages recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 187.18 deaths per 1,000 people in 1950.
- What is the lowest annual death rates at different ages recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.63 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for annual death rates at different ages?
- Burkina Faso ranks 13th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual death rates at different ages rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burkina Faso 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 at different ages. 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.