Life expectancy hmd unwpp in Burundi
Burundi: Life expectancy hmd unwpp was 63.65 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
63.65
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
215th
of 236 countries
All-time high
63.65
in 2023
All-time low
25.78
in 1972
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Life expectancy hmd unwpp in Burundi, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 63.65 for life expectancy hmd unwpp in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy hmd unwpp in Burundi peaked at 63.65 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 25.78, in 1972.
That places Burundi 215th out of 236 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 42.05 | 40.94 | 43.07 | 10 |
| 1960s | 43.24 | 41.84 | 43.6 | 10 |
| 1970s | 41.35 | 25.78 | 45.04 | 10 |
| 1980s | 46.5 | 42.89 | 47.69 | 10 |
| 1990s | 44.55 | 37.22 | 47.63 | 10 |
| 2000s | 52.31 | 47.62 | 56.42 | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.86 | 57.09 | 62.18 | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.8 | 62.1 | 63.65 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 212 Guinea-Bissau 64.08 compare
- 213 Equatorial Guinea 63.71 compare
- 214 Cameroon 63.7 compare
- 216 Kenya 63.65 compare
- 217 Madagascar 63.63 compare
- 218 Mozambique 63.61 compare
More health data for Burundi
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 8,143 (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 929.4 (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 1 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 1 (2026)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 169,318 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 169,598 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 53.7% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 3.81 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 53.2% (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 178,334 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy hmd unwpp in Burundi?
- Life expectancy hmd unwpp in Burundi was 63.65 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy hmd unwpp recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 63.65 in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy hmd unwpp recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.78 in 1972.
- How does Burundi rank for life expectancy hmd unwpp?
- Burundi ranks 215th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy hmd unwpp rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burundi 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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