Life expectancy at birth, total (years) (Life World Population) in Burundi
Burundi: Life expectancy at birth, total (years) (Life World Population) was 63.82 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, total in Burundi, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth, total in Burundi is 63.82 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 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in Burundi peaked at 63.82 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 25.78 years, in 1972.
Burundi ranks 199th of 218 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, total (years) (Life World Population) in Burundi, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 43.26 years | — |
| 1961 | 43.36 years | +0.2% |
| 1962 | 43.49 years | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 43.56 years | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 43.6 years | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 41.84 years | -4.0% |
| 1966 | 43.53 years | +4.0% |
| 1967 | 43.33 years | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 43.41 years | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 43 years | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 43.23 years | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 43.17 years | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 25.78 years | -40.3% |
| 1973 | 37.41 years | +45.1% |
| 1974 | 43.34 years | +15.8% |
| 1975 | 43.45 years | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 43.69 years | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 43.97 years | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 44.4 years | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 45.04 years | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 45.73 years | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 46.41 years | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 47.01 years | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 47.43 years | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 47.69 years | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 47.66 years | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 47.4 years | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 47.07 years | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 42.89 years | -8.9% |
| 1989 | 45.74 years | +6.7% |
| 1990 | 45.18 years | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 44.66 years | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 44.47 years | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 37.22 years | -16.3% |
| 1994 | 44.52 years | +19.6% |
| 1995 | 44.59 years | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 44.81 years | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 45.72 years | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 46.68 years | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 47.63 years | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 47.62 years | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 48.51 years | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 49.92 years | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 51 years | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 52.22 years | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 53.05 years | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 53.96 years | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 54.83 years | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 55.58 years | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 56.42 years | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 57.09 years | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 57.8 years | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 58.5 years | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 59.18 years | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 59.76 years | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 60.11 years | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 60.79 years | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 61.34 years | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 61.81 years | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 62.18 years | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 62.57 years | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 62.1 years | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 62.88 years | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 63.65 years | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 63.82 years | +0.3% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 63.82 years is below the median for low income countries, which is 63.84 years, 100% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 63.82 years is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 64.26 years, 99% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Life expectancy at birth, total (years) (Life World Population) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | +45.1% | 25.78 years | 37.41 years |
| 1972 | -40.3% | 43.17 years | 25.78 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 43.24 years | 41.84 years | 43.6 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 41.35 years | 25.78 years | 45.04 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 46.5 years | 42.89 years | 47.69 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 44.55 years | 37.22 years | 47.63 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 52.31 years | 47.62 years | 56.42 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.86 years | 57.09 years | 62.18 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 63 years | 62.1 years | 63.82 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 196 Equatorial Guinea 63.91 years compare
- 197 Madagascar 63.84 years compare
- 198 Kenya 63.83 years compare
- 200 Mozambique 63.8 years compare
- 201 Zimbabwe 63.06 years compare
- 202 Togo 62.94 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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 929.4 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 8,143 deaths (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, total in Burundi?
- Life expectancy at birth, total in Burundi was 63.82 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 63.82 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.78 years in 1972.
- How does Burundi rank for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Burundi ranks 199th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, total rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. 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), published as part of Life expectancy at birth, total (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.