Life expectancy at birth, male in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Life expectancy at birth, male was 59.11 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, male in Burkina Faso, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy at birth, male in Burkina Faso stood at 59.11 years. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, male in Burkina Faso peaked at 59.11 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 35 years, in 1960.
That places Burkina Faso 212th out of 218 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy at birth, male in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 35 years | — |
| 1961 | 35.26 years | +0.7% |
| 1962 | 35.65 years | +1.1% |
| 1963 | 35.98 years | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 36.24 years | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 36.6 years | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 36.89 years | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 37.22 years | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 37.52 years | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 37.76 years | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 38.2 years | +1.2% |
| 1971 | 38.49 years | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 39.09 years | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 39.64 years | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 40.42 years | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 41.19 years | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 42.05 years | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 42.89 years | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 43.71 years | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 44.42 years | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 45.17 years | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 45.62 years | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 46.41 years | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 46.89 years | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 47.33 years | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 47.65 years | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 47.93 years | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 48.04 years | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 48.23 years | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 48.3 years | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 48.33 years | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 48.3 years | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 48.3 years | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 48.28 years | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 48.28 years | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 48.31 years | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 48.39 years | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 48.21 years | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 48.76 years | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 49.01 years | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 49.32 years | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 49.68 years | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 49.95 years | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 50.47 years | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 51.13 years | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 51.79 years | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 52.26 years | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 52.85 years | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 53.65 years | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 54.25 years | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 54.79 years | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 55.4 years | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 55.85 years | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 56.28 years | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 56.68 years | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 57.09 years | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 57.48 years | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 57.86 years | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 58.24 years | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 58.34 years | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 58.5 years | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 58.19 years | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 58.77 years | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 58.92 years | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 59.11 years | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 36.41 years | 35 years | 37.76 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 41.01 years | 38.2 years | 44.42 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 47.16 years | 45.17 years | 48.3 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 48.42 years | 48.21 years | 49.01 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.53 years | 49.32 years | 54.25 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.8 years | 54.79 years | 58.34 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.7 years | 58.19 years | 59.11 years | 5 |
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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 40-44, male, annual growth rate 3.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0234 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 4.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.0193 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, male in Burkina Faso?
- Life expectancy at birth, male in Burkina Faso was 59.11 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 59.11 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 35 years in 1960.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for life expectancy at birth, male?
- Burkina Faso ranks 212th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, male rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso 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, male (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.