Life expectancy hmd unwpp in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Life expectancy hmd unwpp was 61.09 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
61.09
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
220th
of 229 countries
All-time high
61.09
in 2023
All-time low
33.03
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Life expectancy hmd unwpp in Burkina Faso, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 61.09 for life expectancy hmd unwpp in 2023. 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 hmd unwpp in Burkina Faso peaked at 61.09 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 33.03, in 1950.
That places Burkina Faso 220th out of 229 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Life expectancy hmd unwpp in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 33.03 | — |
| 1951 | 33.37 | +1.1% |
| 1952 | 33.6 | +0.7% |
| 1953 | 33.9 | +0.9% |
| 1954 | 34.18 | +0.8% |
| 1955 | 34.47 | +0.8% |
| 1956 | 34.76 | +0.8% |
| 1957 | 35.1 | +1.0% |
| 1958 | 35.4 | +0.9% |
| 1959 | 35.72 | +0.9% |
| 1960 | 36.07 | +1.0% |
| 1961 | 36.36 | +0.8% |
| 1962 | 36.75 | +1.1% |
| 1963 | 37.09 | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 37.4 | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 37.76 | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 38.09 | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 38.43 | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 38.76 | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 39.02 | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 39.54 | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 39.85 | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 40.4 | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 40.95 | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 41.71 | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 42.49 | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 43.33 | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 44.17 | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 44.99 | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 45.7 | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 46.47 | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 46.87 | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 47.63 | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 48.06 | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 48.46 | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 48.75 | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 48.99 | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 49.1 | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 49.22 | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 49.27 | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 49.31 | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 49.33 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 49.38 | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 49.41 | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 49.47 | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 49.55 | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 49.69 | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 49.56 | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 50.16 | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 50.46 | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 50.81 | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 51.19 | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 51.45 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 51.96 | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 52.6 | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 53.27 | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 53.78 | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 54.38 | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 55.2 | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 55.79 | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 56.34 | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 57 | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 57.46 | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 57.9 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 58.33 | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 58.78 | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 59.17 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 59.58 | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 59.97 | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 60.18 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 60.45 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 60.05 | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 60.7 | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 61.09 | +0.6% |
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 ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.7191 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.2028 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.6557 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2089 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy hmd unwpp in Burkina Faso?
- Life expectancy hmd unwpp in Burkina Faso was 61.09 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy hmd unwpp recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 61.09 in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy hmd unwpp recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.03 in 1950.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for life expectancy hmd unwpp?
- Burkina Faso ranks 220th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy hmd unwpp 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 hmd unwpp. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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