Sex ratio in life expectancy in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Sex ratio in life expectancy was 1.07 in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
1.07
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
107th
of 236 countries
All-time high
1.07
in 2023
All-time low
1.04
in 1989
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex ratio in life expectancy in Burkina Faso, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sex ratio in life expectancy in Burkina Faso is 1.07, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex ratio in life expectancy in Burkina Faso peaked at 1.07 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.04, in 1989.
Burkina Faso ranks 107th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Sex ratio in life expectancy in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1.06 | — |
| 1951 | 1.06 | -0.1% |
| 1952 | 1.06 | +0.1% |
| 1953 | 1.06 | +0.1% |
| 1954 | 1.06 | -0.1% |
| 1955 | 1.06 | -0.0% |
| 1956 | 1.06 | -0.0% |
| 1957 | 1.06 | -0.2% |
| 1958 | 1.07 | +0.3% |
| 1959 | 1.07 | +0.1% |
| 1960 | 1.06 | -0.1% |
| 1961 | 1.07 | +0.1% |
| 1962 | 1.06 | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 1.06 | -0.0% |
| 1964 | 1.07 | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 1.07 | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 1.07 | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 1.07 | -0.0% |
| 1968 | 1.07 | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 1.07 | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 1.07 | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 1.07 | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 1.07 | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 1.07 | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 1.06 | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 1.06 | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 1.06 | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 1.06 | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 1.06 | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 1.06 | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 1.06 | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 1.05 | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 1.05 | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 1.05 | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 1.05 | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 1.05 | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 1.04 | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 1.04 | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 1.04 | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 1.04 | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 1.04 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 1.04 | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 1.04 | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 1.05 | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 1.05 | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 1.05 | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 1.05 | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 1.05 | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 1.06 | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 1.06 | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 1.06 | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 1.06 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.06 | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 1.06 | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 1.06 | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 1.06 | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.06 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 1.06 | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 1.06 | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.05 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 1.05 | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.06 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 1.06 | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.06 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.06 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 1.06 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.06 | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.06 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.06 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.06 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 1.07 | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 1.06 | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 1.06 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 1.07 | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.06 | 1.06 | 1.07 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.07 | 1.06 | 1.07 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.06 | 1.06 | 1.07 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.05 | 1.04 | 1.06 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.05 | 1.04 | 1.06 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.06 | 1.05 | 1.06 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.06 | 1.05 | 1.06 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.07 | 1.06 | 1.07 | 4 |
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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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 4 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.8681 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0693 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.7133 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sex ratio in life expectancy in Burkina Faso?
- Sex ratio in life expectancy in Burkina Faso was 1.07 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 ratio in life expectancy recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 1.07 in 2023.
- What is the lowest sex ratio in life expectancy recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.04 in 1989.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for sex ratio in life expectancy?
- Burkina Faso ranks 107th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex ratio in life expectancy rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 ratio in life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Ratio of period life expectancy (females/males) at a given age.