Life expectancy at birth, male in Burundi

Burundi: Life expectancy at birth, male was 61.75 years in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
61.75 years
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
197th
of 217 countries
All-time high
61.75 years
in 2024
All-time low
23.63 years
in 1972
Years of data
65
1960–2024

Life expectancy at birth, male in Burundi, 1960–2024

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Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.

Analysis

Burundi recorded 61.75 years for life expectancy at birth, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, male in Burundi peaked at 61.75 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 23.63 years, in 1972.

Burundi ranks 197th 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, male in Burundi, year by year

Annual values for Life expectancy at birth, male (years) in Burundi, 1960 to 2024.
Year years Change
1960 41.74 years
1961 42 years +0.6%
1962 42.15 years +0.4%
1963 42.19 years +0.1%
1964 42.24 years +0.1%
1965 39.92 years -5.5%
1966 42.18 years +5.7%
1967 41.96 years -0.5%
1968 42.1 years +0.3%
1969 41.57 years -1.3%
1970 41.84 years +0.7%
1971 41.81 years -0.1%
1972 23.63 years -43.5%
1973 35.6 years +50.6%
1974 42.04 years +18.1%
1975 42.11 years +0.2%
1976 42.34 years +0.5%
1977 42.66 years +0.8%
1978 43.09 years +1.0%
1979 43.66 years +1.3%
1980 44.34 years +1.6%
1981 44.98 years +1.5%
1982 45.56 years +1.3%
1983 45.93 years +0.8%
1984 46.13 years +0.4%
1985 46.05 years -0.2%
1986 45.72 years -0.7%
1987 45.27 years -1.0%
1988 40.52 years -10.5%
1989 43.94 years +8.4%
1990 43.4 years -1.2%
1991 42.84 years -1.3%
1992 42.75 years -0.2%
1993 35.14 years -17.8%
1994 42.76 years +21.7%
1995 42.75 years -0.0%
1996 42.86 years +0.3%
1997 43.76 years +2.1%
1998 44.66 years +2.1%
1999 45.73 years +2.4%
2000 45.34 years -0.9%
2001 46.17 years +1.8%
2002 47.94 years +3.8%
2003 49.21 years +2.7%
2004 50.57 years +2.8%
2005 51.46 years +1.8%
2006 52.4 years +1.8%
2007 53.3 years +1.7%
2008 54 years +1.3%
2009 54.87 years +1.6%
2010 55.6 years +1.3%
2011 56.31 years +1.3%
2012 57.01 years +1.2%
2013 57.63 years +1.1%
2014 58.16 years +0.9%
2015 58.32 years +0.3%
2016 59.04 years +1.2%
2017 59.53 years +0.8%
2018 59.97 years +0.7%
2019 60.31 years +0.6%
2020 60.55 years +0.4%
2021 60.09 years -0.8%
2022 60.84 years +1.3%
2023 61.6 years +1.2%
2024 61.75 years +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 41.8 years 39.92 years 42.24 years 10
1970s 39.88 years 23.63 years 43.66 years 10
1980s 44.84 years 40.52 years 46.13 years 10
1990s 42.67 years 35.14 years 45.73 years 10
2000s 50.52 years 45.34 years 54.87 years 10
2010s 58.19 years 55.6 years 60.31 years 10
2020s 60.97 years 60.09 years 61.75 years 5

Countries ranked near Burundi

  1. 194 Haiti 61.9 years compare
  2. 195 Guinea-Bissau 61.82 years compare
  3. 196 Cameroon 61.78 years compare
  4. 198 Kenya 61.64 years compare
  5. 199 Eswatini 61.32 years compare
  6. 200 Liberia 61.02 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy at birth, male in Burundi?
Life expectancy at birth, male in Burundi was 61.75 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 Burundi?
The highest recorded value was 61.75 years in 2024.
What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Burundi?
The lowest recorded value was 23.63 years in 1972.
How does Burundi rank for life expectancy at birth, male?
Burundi ranks 197th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
Is life expectancy at birth, male rising or falling in Burundi?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, male (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
265 places, 17,191 data points, 1960–2024
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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.