Life expectancy at different ages in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Life expectancy at different ages was 61.09 in 2023. β² Rising
Life expectancy at different ages in Burkina Faso, 1950β2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, life expectancy at different ages in Burkina Faso stood at 61.09. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at different ages in Burkina Faso peaked at 61.09 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 33.03, in 1950.
Burkina Faso ranks 220th of 229 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 34.35 | 33.03 | 35.72 | 10 |
| 1960s | 37.57 | 36.07 | 39.02 | 10 |
| 1970s | 42.31 | 39.54 | 45.7 | 10 |
| 1980s | 48.28 | 46.47 | 49.27 | 10 |
| 1990s | 49.63 | 49.31 | 50.46 | 10 |
| 2000s | 53.04 | 50.81 | 55.79 | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.47 | 56.34 | 60.18 | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.57 | 60.05 | 61.09 | 4 |
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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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,142 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 13,085 (2100)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 2.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.4982 units per person (2025)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 793 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 793 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 203,470 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at different ages in Burkina Faso?
- Life expectancy at different ages in Burkina Faso was 61.09 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy at different ages recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 61.09 in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at different ages recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.03 in 1950.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for life expectancy at different ages?
- Burkina Faso ranks 220th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy at different ages rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy at different ages. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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