Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Burundi
Burundi: Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending was 48 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Burundi, 2000–2023
Source: Universal Health Coverage Dataset, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Burundi stood at 48.
The figure is up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Burundi peaked at 50 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 23, in 2004.
That places Burundi 161st out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Burundi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 24 | — |
| 2001 | 25 | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 24 | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 23 | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 24 | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 31 | +29.2% |
| 2007 | 37 | +19.4% |
| 2008 | 38 | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 39 | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 40 | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 42 | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 47 | +11.9% |
| 2013 | 45 | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 50 | +11.1% |
| 2015 | 49 | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 47 | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 46 | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 46 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 49 | +6.5% |
| 2020 | 48 | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 45 | -6.2% |
| 2022 | 48 | +6.7% |
| 2023 | 48 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29 | 23 | 39 | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.1 | 40 | 50 | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.25 | 45 | 48 | 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 60-64, female, annual growth rate 2.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.0071 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate 2.51 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per capita 0.0063 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Burundi?
- Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Burundi was 48 in 2023, according to Universal Health Coverage Dataset, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 50 in 2014.
- What is the lowest healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 23 in 2004.
- How does Burundi rank for healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending?
- Burundi ranks 161st out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from Universal Health Coverage Dataset, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Universal healthcare coverage (UHC) service coverage is measured on a scale from 0 (worst) to 100 (best) based on the average coverage of essential healthcare services.