Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth was 54.56 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth in Burkina Faso, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth in Burkina Faso is 54.56, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth in Burkina Faso peaked at 55.15 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 45.06, in 2000.
That places Burkina Faso 159th out of 184 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 45.06 | — |
| 2001 | 45.5 | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 46.03 | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 46.67 | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 47.39 | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 48.16 | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 48.85 | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 49.5 | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 50.14 | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 50.72 | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 51.22 | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 51.67 | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 52.12 | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 52.57 | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 53.06 | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 53.5 | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 53.87 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 54.34 | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 54.75 | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 54.96 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 55.15 | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 54.56 | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47.8 | 45.06 | 50.72 | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.21 | 51.22 | 54.96 | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.85 | 54.56 | 55.15 | 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 15-19, male, annual growth rate 3.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per capita 0.0585 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, annual growth rate 3.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per capita 0.0467 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth in Burkina Faso?
- Healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth in Burkina Faso was 54.56 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 55.15 in 2020.
- What is the lowest healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.06 in 2000.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth?
- Burkina Faso ranks 159th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth 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, published as part of Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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