Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth in Burundi
Burundi: Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth was 4.1 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
4.1
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
173rd
of 236 countries
All-time high
4.83
in 1988
All-time low
2.52
in 1974
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth in Burundi, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for difference in female and male life expectancy at birth in Burundi is 4.1, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 33.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, difference in female and male life expectancy at birth in Burundi peaked at 4.83 in 1988 and was at its lowest, 2.52, in 1974.
Burundi ranks 173rd of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth in Burundi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 2.67 | — |
| 1951 | 2.82 | +5.4% |
| 1952 | 2.86 | +1.6% |
| 1953 | 2.83 | -1.3% |
| 1954 | 2.85 | +0.9% |
| 1955 | 2.94 | +3.0% |
| 1956 | 2.98 | +1.5% |
| 1957 | 2.98 | +0.1% |
| 1958 | 3.02 | +1.1% |
| 1959 | 3.01 | -0.4% |
| 1960 | 2.97 | -1.2% |
| 1961 | 2.66 | -10.5% |
| 1962 | 2.62 | -1.5% |
| 1963 | 2.67 | +2.1% |
| 1964 | 2.66 | -0.5% |
| 1965 | 3.81 | +43.4% |
| 1966 | 2.62 | -31.2% |
| 1967 | 2.67 | +1.9% |
| 1968 | 2.54 | -5.0% |
| 1969 | 2.8 | +10.3% |
| 1970 | 2.71 | -3.4% |
| 1971 | 2.66 | -1.7% |
| 1972 | 4.55 | +70.9% |
| 1973 | 3.62 | -20.4% |
| 1974 | 2.52 | -30.4% |
| 1975 | 2.6 | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 2.64 | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 2.55 | -3.6% |
| 1978 | 2.57 | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 2.71 | +5.1% |
| 1980 | 2.73 | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 2.8 | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 2.85 | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 2.97 | +4.1% |
| 1984 | 3.07 | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 3.18 | +3.5% |
| 1986 | 3.34 | +4.8% |
| 1987 | 3.58 | +7.2% |
| 1988 | 4.83 | +35.1% |
| 1989 | 3.6 | -25.6% |
| 1990 | 3.56 | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 3.63 | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 3.43 | -5.6% |
| 1993 | 4.28 | +24.7% |
| 1994 | 3.47 | -19.0% |
| 1995 | 3.68 | +6.1% |
| 1996 | 3.9 | +6.0% |
| 1997 | 3.91 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 4.01 | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 3.75 | -6.4% |
| 2000 | 4.58 | +22.0% |
| 2001 | 4.7 | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 3.94 | -16.2% |
| 2003 | 3.53 | -10.5% |
| 2004 | 3.24 | -8.2% |
| 2005 | 3.13 | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 3.08 | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 3.01 | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 3.1 | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 3.04 | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 2.93 | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 2.94 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 2.94 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 3.06 | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 3.17 | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 3.56 | +12.2% |
| 2016 | 3.46 | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 3.59 | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 3.65 | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 3.72 | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 4.03 | +8.5% |
| 2021 | 4.02 | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 4.07 | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 4.1 | +0.6% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 4.1 is below the median for low income countries, which is 4.25, 96% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 4.1 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.44, 92% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth in Burundi changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | +70.9% | 2.66 | 4.55 |
| 1965 | +43.4% | 2.66 | 3.81 |
| 1988 | +35.1% | 3.58 | 4.83 |
| 1966 | -31.2% | 3.81 | 2.62 |
| 1974 | -30.4% | 3.62 | 2.52 |
| 1989 | -25.6% | 4.83 | 3.6 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.9 | 2.67 | 3.02 | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.8 | 2.54 | 3.81 | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.91 | 2.52 | 4.55 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.29 | 2.73 | 4.83 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.76 | 3.43 | 4.28 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.54 | 3.01 | 4.7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.3 | 2.93 | 3.72 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.06 | 4.02 | 4.1 | 4 |
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More health data for Burundi
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.1 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 8,143 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 26 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.736 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0759 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.7548 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0772 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is difference in female and male life expectancy at birth in Burundi?
- Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth in Burundi was 4.1 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest difference in female and male life expectancy at birth recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 4.83 in 1988.
- What is the lowest difference in female and male life expectancy at birth recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.52 in 1974.
- How does Burundi rank for difference in female and male life expectancy at birth?
- Burundi ranks 173rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is difference in female and male life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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