Life expectancy at age 60 in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Life expectancy at age 60 was 16.14 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
16.14
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
143rd
of 184 countries
All-time high
16.77
in 2019
All-time low
15.28
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Life expectancy at age 60 in Burkina Faso, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2021, life expectancy at age 60 in Burkina Faso stood at 16.14.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 60 in Burkina Faso peaked at 16.77 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 15.28, in 2000.
That places Burkina Faso 143rd 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.
Life expectancy at age 60 in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.28 | — |
| 2001 | 15.3 | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 15.37 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 15.46 | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 15.54 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 15.65 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 15.68 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 15.78 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 15.88 | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 15.94 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 16 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 15.97 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 16.05 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 16.14 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 16.26 | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 16.37 | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 16.41 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 16.53 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 16.66 | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 16.77 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 16.46 | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 16.14 | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.59 | 15.28 | 15.94 | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.32 | 15.97 | 16.77 | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.3 | 16.14 | 16.46 | 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 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.7191 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.2028 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.6557 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2089 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at age 60 in Burkina Faso?
- Life expectancy at age 60 in Burkina Faso was 16.14 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest life expectancy at age 60 recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 16.77 in 2019.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 60 recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.28 in 2000.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for life expectancy at age 60?
- Burkina Faso ranks 143rd out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is life expectancy at age 60 rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. 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 Life expectancy at age 60 (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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