Healthy life expectancy in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Healthy life expectancy was 54.56 Years in 2021. ▲ Rising
Healthy life expectancy in Burkina Faso, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in Years.
Analysis
In 2021, healthy life expectancy in Burkina Faso stood at 54.56 Years.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, healthy life expectancy in Burkina Faso peaked at 55.15 Years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 45.06 Years, in 2000.
Burkina Faso ranks 160th of 185 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Healthy life expectancy in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 45.06 Years | — |
| 2001 | 45.5 Years | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 46.03 Years | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 46.67 Years | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 47.39 Years | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 48.16 Years | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 48.85 Years | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 49.5 Years | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 50.14 Years | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 50.72 Years | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 51.22 Years | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 51.67 Years | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 52.12 Years | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 52.57 Years | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 53.06 Years | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 53.5 Years | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 53.87 Years | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 54.34 Years | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 54.75 Years | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 54.96 Years | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 55.15 Years | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 54.56 Years | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47.8 Years | 45.06 Years | 50.72 Years | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.21 Years | 51.22 Years | 54.96 Years | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.85 Years | 54.56 Years | 55.15 Years | 2 |
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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)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 0.2986 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0027 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate -1.55 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0017 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is healthy life expectancy in Burkina Faso?
- Healthy life expectancy in Burkina Faso was 54.56 Years in 2021, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest healthy life expectancy recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 55.15 Years in 2020.
- What is the lowest healthy life expectancy recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.06 Years in 2000.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for healthy life expectancy?
- Burkina Faso ranks 160th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is healthy life expectancy rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Healthy life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The estimated average number of years lived free from disability or disease burden. This is based on period life expectancy, after adjusting for the number of years lived in less than "full health" due to disease and/or injury.