Food supply vs. life expectancy in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Food supply vs. life expectancy was 61.09 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
61.09 years
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
227th
of 236 countries
All-time high
61.09 years
in 2023
All-time low
33.03 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Food supply vs. life expectancy in Burkina Faso, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for food supply vs. life expectancy in Burkina Faso is 61.09 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food supply vs. life expectancy in Burkina Faso peaked at 61.09 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 33.03 years, in 1950.
Burkina Faso ranks 227th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Food supply vs. life expectancy in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 33.03 years | — |
| 1951 | 33.37 years | +1.1% |
| 1952 | 33.6 years | +0.7% |
| 1953 | 33.9 years | +0.9% |
| 1954 | 34.19 years | +0.8% |
| 1955 | 34.47 years | +0.8% |
| 1956 | 34.76 years | +0.9% |
| 1957 | 35.1 years | +1.0% |
| 1958 | 35.4 years | +0.9% |
| 1959 | 35.72 years | +0.9% |
| 1960 | 36.07 years | +1.0% |
| 1961 | 36.36 years | +0.8% |
| 1962 | 36.75 years | +1.1% |
| 1963 | 37.09 years | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 37.4 years | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 37.76 years | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 38.09 years | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 38.43 years | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 38.76 years | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 39.02 years | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 39.54 years | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 39.85 years | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 40.4 years | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 40.95 years | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 41.71 years | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 42.49 years | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 43.33 years | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 44.17 years | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 44.99 years | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 45.7 years | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 46.47 years | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 46.87 years | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 47.63 years | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 48.06 years | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 48.46 years | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 48.75 years | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 48.99 years | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 49.1 years | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 49.22 years | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 49.27 years | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 49.31 years | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 49.33 years | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 49.38 years | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 49.41 years | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 49.47 years | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 49.55 years | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 49.69 years | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 49.56 years | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 50.16 years | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 50.46 years | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 50.81 years | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 51.19 years | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 51.45 years | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 51.96 years | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 52.6 years | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 53.27 years | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 53.78 years | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 54.38 years | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 55.2 years | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 55.79 years | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 56.34 years | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 57 years | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 57.46 years | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 57.9 years | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 58.33 years | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 58.78 years | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 59.17 years | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 59.58 years | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 59.97 years | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 60.18 years | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 60.45 years | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 60.05 years | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 60.7 years | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 61.09 years | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 34.35 years | 33.03 years | 35.72 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 37.57 years | 36.07 years | 39.02 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 42.31 years | 39.54 years | 45.7 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 48.28 years | 46.47 years | 49.27 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 49.63 years | 49.31 years | 50.46 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 53.04 years | 50.81 years | 55.79 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.47 years | 56.34 years | 60.18 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.57 years | 60.05 years | 61.09 years | 4 |
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- 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 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0017 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 4.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.001 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 14 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food supply vs. life expectancy in Burkina Faso?
- Food supply vs. life expectancy in Burkina Faso was 61.09 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest food supply vs. life expectancy recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 61.09 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest food supply vs. life expectancy recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.03 years in 1950.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for food supply vs. life expectancy?
- Burkina Faso ranks 227th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food supply vs. life expectancy rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Food supply vs. life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Period life expectancy at birth.