Life expectancy at age 15 in Burundi
Burundi: Life expectancy at age 15 was 75.44 in 2100. ▲ Rising
Latest (2100)
75.44
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
220th
of 236 countries
All-time high
75.44
in 2100
All-time low
42.85
in 1972
Years of data
151
1950–2100
Life expectancy at age 15 in Burundi, 1950–2100
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 75.44 for life expectancy at age 15 in 2100. That is the highest value across all 151 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 15 in Burundi peaked at 75.44 in 2100 and was at its lowest, 42.85, in 1972.
Burundi ranks 220th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 151 years of available data.
Life expectancy at age 15 in Burundi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 59.92 | — |
| 1951 | 60.06 | +0.2% |
| 1952 | 60.17 | +0.2% |
| 1953 | 60.29 | +0.2% |
| 1954 | 60.38 | +0.1% |
| 1955 | 60.44 | +0.1% |
| 1956 | 60.53 | +0.2% |
| 1957 | 60.62 | +0.1% |
| 1958 | 60.7 | +0.1% |
| 1959 | 60.77 | +0.1% |
| 1960 | 60.84 | +0.1% |
| 1961 | 60.85 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 60.9 | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 60.91 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 60.94 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 59.25 | -2.8% |
| 1966 | 60.9 | +2.8% |
| 1967 | 60.75 | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 60.88 | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 60.51 | -0.6% |
| 1970 | 60.78 | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 60.75 | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 42.85 | -29.5% |
| 1973 | 54.95 | +28.2% |
| 1974 | 60.84 | +10.7% |
| 1975 | 60.84 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 60.92 | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 60.98 | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 61.13 | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 61.38 | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 61.65 | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 61.87 | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 62 | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 61.98 | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 61.83 | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 61.47 | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 60.95 | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 60.42 | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 56.51 | -6.5% |
| 1989 | 58.95 | +4.3% |
| 1990 | 58.36 | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 57.81 | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 57.64 | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 51.02 | -11.5% |
| 1994 | 57.63 | +13.0% |
| 1995 | 57.66 | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 57.8 | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 58.46 | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 59.16 | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 59.91 | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 59.55 | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 60.09 | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 61.24 | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 61.97 | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 62.77 | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 63.19 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 63.65 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 64.06 | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 64.38 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 64.79 | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 65.07 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 65.4 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 65.74 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 66.08 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 66.37 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 66.44 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 66.87 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 67.19 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 67.44 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 67.62 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 67.83 | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 67.13 | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 67.78 | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 68.43 | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 68.52 | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 68.62 | +0.1% |
| 2026 | 68.73 | +0.2% |
| 2027 | 68.84 | +0.2% |
| 2028 | 68.93 | +0.1% |
| 2029 | 69.03 | +0.1% |
| 2030 | 69.13 | +0.1% |
| 2031 | 69.23 | +0.1% |
| 2032 | 69.33 | +0.1% |
| 2033 | 69.43 | +0.1% |
| 2034 | 69.53 | +0.1% |
| 2035 | 69.62 | +0.1% |
| 2036 | 69.72 | +0.1% |
| 2037 | 69.82 | +0.1% |
| 2038 | 69.91 | +0.1% |
| 2039 | 70.01 | +0.1% |
| 2040 | 70.1 | +0.1% |
| 2041 | 70.2 | +0.1% |
| 2042 | 70.29 | +0.1% |
| 2043 | 70.39 | +0.1% |
| 2044 | 70.47 | +0.1% |
| 2045 | 70.56 | +0.1% |
| 2046 | 70.65 | +0.1% |
| 2047 | 70.73 | +0.1% |
| 2048 | 70.82 | +0.1% |
| 2049 | 70.9 | +0.1% |
| 2050 | 70.99 | +0.1% |
| 2051 | 71.08 | +0.1% |
| 2052 | 71.16 | +0.1% |
| 2053 | 71.24 | +0.1% |
| 2054 | 71.33 | +0.1% |
| 2055 | 71.42 | +0.1% |
| 2056 | 71.5 | +0.1% |
| 2057 | 71.59 | +0.1% |
| 2058 | 71.67 | +0.1% |
| 2059 | 71.75 | +0.1% |
| 2060 | 71.83 | +0.1% |
| 2061 | 71.92 | +0.1% |
| 2062 | 71.99 | +0.1% |
| 2063 | 72.08 | +0.1% |
| 2064 | 72.16 | +0.1% |
| 2065 | 72.23 | +0.1% |
| 2066 | 72.32 | +0.1% |
| 2067 | 72.4 | +0.1% |
| 2068 | 72.47 | +0.1% |
| 2069 | 72.55 | +0.1% |
| 2070 | 72.63 | +0.1% |
| 2071 | 72.72 | +0.1% |
| 2072 | 72.81 | +0.1% |
| 2073 | 72.9 | +0.1% |
| 2074 | 72.99 | +0.1% |
| 2075 | 73.07 | +0.1% |
| 2076 | 73.16 | +0.1% |
| 2077 | 73.25 | +0.1% |
| 2078 | 73.33 | +0.1% |
| 2079 | 73.42 | +0.1% |
| 2080 | 73.5 | +0.1% |
| 2081 | 73.6 | +0.1% |
| 2082 | 73.68 | +0.1% |
| 2083 | 73.77 | +0.1% |
| 2084 | 73.87 | +0.1% |
| 2085 | 73.97 | +0.1% |
| 2086 | 74.06 | +0.1% |
| 2087 | 74.15 | +0.1% |
| 2088 | 74.23 | +0.1% |
| 2089 | 74.33 | +0.1% |
| 2090 | 74.43 | +0.1% |
| 2091 | 74.52 | +0.1% |
| 2092 | 74.61 | +0.1% |
| 2093 | 74.71 | +0.1% |
| 2094 | 74.81 | +0.1% |
| 2095 | 74.92 | +0.1% |
| 2096 | 75.02 | +0.1% |
| 2097 | 75.12 | +0.1% |
| 2098 | 75.22 | +0.1% |
| 2099 | 75.34 | +0.1% |
| 2100 | 75.44 | +0.1% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 75.44 is below the median for low income countries, which is 75.89, 99% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 75.44 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 77.32, 98% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Life expectancy at age 15 in Burundi changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | -29.5% | 60.75 | 42.85 |
| 1973 | +28.2% | 42.85 | 54.95 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 60.39 | 59.92 | 60.77 | 10 |
| 1960s | 60.67 | 59.25 | 60.94 | 10 |
| 1970s | 58.54 | 42.85 | 61.38 | 10 |
| 1980s | 60.76 | 56.51 | 62 | 10 |
| 1990s | 57.55 | 51.02 | 59.91 | 10 |
| 2000s | 62.57 | 59.55 | 64.79 | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.42 | 65.07 | 67.62 | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.39 | 67.13 | 69.03 | 10 |
| 2030s | 69.57 | 69.13 | 70.01 | 10 |
| 2040s | 70.51 | 70.1 | 70.9 | 10 |
| 2050s | 71.38 | 70.99 | 71.75 | 10 |
| 2060s | 72.19 | 71.83 | 72.55 | 10 |
| 2070s | 73.03 | 72.63 | 73.42 | 10 |
| 2080s | 73.92 | 73.5 | 74.33 | 10 |
| 2090s | 74.87 | 74.43 | 75.34 | 10 |
| 2100s | 75.44 | 75.44 | 75.44 | 1 |
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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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 8,143 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 26 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.736 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0759 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.7548 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0772 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at age 15 in Burundi?
- Life expectancy at age 15 in Burundi was 75.44 in 2100, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy at age 15 recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 75.44 in 2100.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 15 recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.85 in 1972.
- How does Burundi rank for life expectancy at age 15?
- Burundi ranks 220th out of 236 countries with data for 2100.
- Is life expectancy at age 15 rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy at age 15. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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