Life expectancy at birth, female in Burundi
Burundi: Life expectancy at birth, female was 65.88 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
65.88 years
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
198th
of 217 countries
All-time high
65.88 years
in 2024
All-time low
28.18 years
in 1972
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at birth, female in Burundi, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth, female in Burundi is 65.88 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, female in Burundi peaked at 65.88 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 28.18 years, in 1972.
Burundi ranks 198th of 217 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy at birth, female in Burundi, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 44.71 years | — |
| 1961 | 44.66 years | -0.1% |
| 1962 | 44.77 years | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 44.86 years | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 44.9 years | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 43.74 years | -2.6% |
| 1966 | 44.81 years | +2.4% |
| 1967 | 44.64 years | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 44.64 years | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 44.37 years | -0.6% |
| 1970 | 44.55 years | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 44.47 years | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 28.18 years | -36.6% |
| 1973 | 39.22 years | +39.2% |
| 1974 | 44.56 years | +13.6% |
| 1975 | 44.71 years | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 44.98 years | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 45.21 years | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 45.66 years | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 46.36 years | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 47.06 years | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 47.79 years | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 48.41 years | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 48.89 years | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 49.2 years | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 49.23 years | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 49.05 years | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 48.84 years | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 45.35 years | -7.1% |
| 1989 | 47.54 years | +4.8% |
| 1990 | 46.96 years | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 46.48 years | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 46.18 years | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 39.42 years | -14.6% |
| 1994 | 46.23 years | +17.3% |
| 1995 | 46.43 years | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 46.76 years | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 47.67 years | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 48.68 years | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 49.49 years | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 49.91 years | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 50.87 years | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 51.88 years | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 52.73 years | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 53.8 years | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 54.59 years | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 55.47 years | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 56.31 years | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 57.1 years | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 57.92 years | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 58.53 years | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 59.25 years | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 59.95 years | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 60.69 years | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 61.33 years | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 61.87 years | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 62.5 years | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 63.12 years | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 63.62 years | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 64.03 years | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 64.58 years | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 64.11 years | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 64.92 years | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 65.7 years | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 65.88 years | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 44.61 years | 43.74 years | 44.9 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 42.79 years | 28.18 years | 46.36 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 48.14 years | 45.35 years | 49.23 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 46.43 years | 39.42 years | 49.49 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 54.06 years | 49.91 years | 57.92 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.49 years | 58.53 years | 64.03 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.04 years | 64.11 years | 65.88 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 195 Cameroon 66.22 years compare
- 196 Kenya 66.12 years compare
- 197 Equatorial Guinea 65.89 years compare
- 199 Madagascar 65.6 years compare
- 200 Zimbabwe 65.31 years compare
- 201 Côte d'Ivoire 64.31 years compare
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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 929.4 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 8,143 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 3.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.0255 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 2.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0022 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5032 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, female in Burundi?
- Life expectancy at birth, female in Burundi was 65.88 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 65.88 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.18 years in 1972.
- How does Burundi rank for life expectancy at birth, female?
- Burundi ranks 198th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, female rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Life expectancy at birth, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.