Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages was 4.08 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
4.08 years
Change on year
up 16.4%
World rank
158th
of 236 countries
All-time high
4.08 years
in 2023
All-time low
1.32 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages in Burkina Faso, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 4.08 years for sex gap in life expectancy at different ages in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 16.4% on the previous year and up 43.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex gap in life expectancy at different ages in Burkina Faso peaked at 4.08 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.32 years, in 1950.
That places Burkina Faso 158th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1.32 years | — |
| 1951 | 1.33 years | +1.1% |
| 1952 | 1.39 years | +4.5% |
| 1953 | 1.45 years | +4.6% |
| 1954 | 1.48 years | +1.7% |
| 1955 | 1.51 years | +2.0% |
| 1956 | 1.55 years | +2.7% |
| 1957 | 1.56 years | +0.4% |
| 1958 | 1.7 years | +9.4% |
| 1959 | 1.76 years | +3.4% |
| 1960 | 1.76 years | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 1.82 years | +3.1% |
| 1962 | 1.82 years | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 1.84 years | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 1.91 years | +3.9% |
| 1965 | 1.91 years | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 1.97 years | +3.3% |
| 1967 | 1.99 years | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 2.04 years | +2.5% |
| 1969 | 2.09 years | +2.5% |
| 1970 | 2.2 years | +5.3% |
| 1971 | 2.25 years | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 2.16 years | -4.2% |
| 1973 | 2.18 years | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 2.16 years | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 2.19 years | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 2.17 years | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 2.16 years | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 2.16 years | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 2.13 years | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 2.13 years | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 2.05 years | -3.8% |
| 1982 | 1.99 years | -3.0% |
| 1983 | 1.91 years | -4.0% |
| 1984 | 1.83 years | -4.2% |
| 1985 | 1.75 years | -4.3% |
| 1986 | 1.68 years | -4.1% |
| 1987 | 1.7 years | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 1.59 years | -6.4% |
| 1989 | 1.59 years | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 1.65 years | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 1.74 years | +5.7% |
| 1992 | 1.84 years | +5.6% |
| 1993 | 1.94 years | +5.8% |
| 1994 | 2.05 years | +5.6% |
| 1995 | 2.16 years | +5.1% |
| 1996 | 2.27 years | +5.4% |
| 1997 | 2.38 years | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 2.48 years | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 2.57 years | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 2.65 years | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 2.7 years | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 2.7 years | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2.69 years | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 2.66 years | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 2.67 years | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 2.75 years | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 2.75 years | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 2.77 years | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 2.76 years | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 2.77 years | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 2.83 years | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 2.83 years | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 2.84 years | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 2.88 years | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 2.95 years | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 2.96 years | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 2.99 years | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 3.01 years | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 3.29 years | +9.2% |
| 2020 | 3.53 years | +7.2% |
| 2021 | 3.35 years | -5.0% |
| 2022 | 3.51 years | +4.7% |
| 2023 | 4.08 years | +16.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.51 years | 1.32 years | 1.76 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.91 years | 1.76 years | 2.09 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.18 years | 2.13 years | 2.25 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.82 years | 1.59 years | 2.13 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.11 years | 1.65 years | 2.57 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.71 years | 2.65 years | 2.77 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.93 years | 2.77 years | 3.29 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.62 years | 3.35 years | 4.08 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 155 Guinea-Bissau 4.11 years compare
- 156 Faroe Islands 4.1 years compare
- 157 Jersey 4.09 years compare
- 159 Isle of Man 4.08 years compare
- 160 Rwanda 4.08 years compare
- 161 Ghana 4.07 years 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 40-44, male, annual growth rate 3.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0234 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 4.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.0193 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sex gap in life expectancy at different ages in Burkina Faso?
- Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages in Burkina Faso was 4.08 years in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sex gap in life expectancy at different ages recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 4.08 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest sex gap in life expectancy at different ages recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.32 years in 1950.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for sex gap in life expectancy at different ages?
- Burkina Faso ranks 158th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex gap in life expectancy at different ages rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.