Sex ratio in life expectancy in Burundi
Burundi: Sex ratio in life expectancy was 1.07 in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
1.07
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
132nd
of 236 countries
All-time high
1.19
in 1972
All-time low
1.05
in 2012
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex ratio in life expectancy in Burundi, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, sex ratio in life expectancy in Burundi stood at 1.07.
That represents a change of up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex ratio in life expectancy in Burundi peaked at 1.19 in 1972 and was at its lowest, 1.05, in 2012.
That places Burundi 132nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Sex ratio in life expectancy in Burundi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1.07 | — |
| 1951 | 1.07 | +0.3% |
| 1952 | 1.07 | +0.1% |
| 1953 | 1.07 | -0.1% |
| 1954 | 1.07 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 1.07 | +0.2% |
| 1956 | 1.07 | +0.1% |
| 1957 | 1.07 | -0.0% |
| 1958 | 1.07 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 1.07 | -0.1% |
| 1960 | 1.07 | -0.1% |
| 1961 | 1.06 | -0.7% |
| 1962 | 1.06 | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 1.06 | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 1.06 | -0.0% |
| 1965 | 1.1 | +3.1% |
| 1966 | 1.06 | -3.0% |
| 1967 | 1.06 | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 1.06 | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 1.07 | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 1.06 | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 1.06 | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 1.19 | +12.1% |
| 1973 | 1.1 | -7.6% |
| 1974 | 1.06 | -3.8% |
| 1975 | 1.06 | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 1.06 | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 1.06 | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 1.06 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 1.06 | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 1.06 | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 1.06 | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 1.06 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 1.06 | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 1.07 | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 1.07 | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 1.07 | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 1.08 | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 1.12 | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 1.08 | -3.3% |
| 1990 | 1.08 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 1.08 | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 1.08 | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 1.12 | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 1.08 | -3.6% |
| 1995 | 1.09 | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 1.09 | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 1.09 | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 1.09 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1.08 | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 1.1 | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 1.1 | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 1.08 | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 1.07 | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 1.06 | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 1.06 | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 1.06 | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 1.06 | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 1.06 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 1.06 | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 1.05 | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 1.05 | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 1.05 | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 1.05 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 1.05 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 1.06 | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 1.06 | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.06 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 1.06 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.06 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.07 | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 1.07 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.07 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.07 | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.07 | 1.07 | 1.07 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.07 | 1.06 | 1.1 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.08 | 1.06 | 1.19 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.07 | 1.06 | 1.12 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.09 | 1.08 | 1.12 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.07 | 1.06 | 1.1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.06 | 1.05 | 1.06 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.07 | 1.07 | 1.07 | 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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 929.4 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 8,143 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.7715 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.2186 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.8113 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2212 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sex ratio in life expectancy in Burundi?
- Sex ratio in life expectancy in Burundi 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 Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 1.19 in 1972.
- What is the lowest sex ratio in life expectancy recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.05 in 2012.
- How does Burundi rank for sex ratio in life expectancy?
- Burundi ranks 132nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex ratio in life expectancy rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Burundi 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.