Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality was 0.2019 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.2019
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
13th
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.5059
in 1950
All-time low
0.2019
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality in Burkina Faso, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, life expectancy versus lifespan inequality in Burkina Faso stood at 0.2019. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy versus lifespan inequality in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.5059 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.2019, in 2023.
That places Burkina Faso 13th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.5059 | — |
| 1951 | 0.5024 | -0.7% |
| 1952 | 0.4996 | -0.5% |
| 1953 | 0.4962 | -0.7% |
| 1954 | 0.4931 | -0.6% |
| 1955 | 0.49 | -0.6% |
| 1956 | 0.4867 | -0.7% |
| 1957 | 0.4833 | -0.7% |
| 1958 | 0.4794 | -0.8% |
| 1959 | 0.4758 | -0.7% |
| 1960 | 0.4723 | -0.7% |
| 1961 | 0.4691 | -0.7% |
| 1962 | 0.4652 | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 0.4619 | -0.7% |
| 1964 | 0.4585 | -0.7% |
| 1965 | 0.4553 | -0.7% |
| 1966 | 0.4519 | -0.7% |
| 1967 | 0.4488 | -0.7% |
| 1968 | 0.4456 | -0.7% |
| 1969 | 0.4429 | -0.6% |
| 1970 | 0.4376 | -1.2% |
| 1971 | 0.4342 | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 0.4294 | -1.1% |
| 1973 | 0.4237 | -1.3% |
| 1974 | 0.4161 | -1.8% |
| 1975 | 0.4081 | -1.9% |
| 1976 | 0.3996 | -2.1% |
| 1977 | 0.3906 | -2.2% |
| 1978 | 0.3819 | -2.2% |
| 1979 | 0.3744 | -2.0% |
| 1980 | 0.3665 | -2.1% |
| 1981 | 0.3625 | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 0.355 | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 0.3507 | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 0.3465 | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 0.3432 | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 0.3403 | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.3384 | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.3372 | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.3363 | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.3354 | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.3347 | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.3335 | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.3325 | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.3312 | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.3296 | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.3274 | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.3278 | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.3214 | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 0.3177 | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.3137 | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.3095 | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.3065 | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.3011 | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.2948 | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 0.2879 | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.282 | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 0.276 | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.2677 | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2618 | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 0.256 | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 0.2492 | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 0.2444 | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2396 | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.235 | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.2303 | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2261 | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.2219 | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.2179 | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.2146 | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.2098 | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 0.2095 | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.2055 | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.2019 | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.4912 | 0.4758 | 0.5059 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.4571 | 0.4429 | 0.4723 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4096 | 0.3744 | 0.4376 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3476 | 0.3363 | 0.3665 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3291 | 0.3177 | 0.3354 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2901 | 0.2618 | 0.3137 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2335 | 0.2146 | 0.256 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2067 | 0.2019 | 0.2098 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 10 Mali 0.2162 compare
- 11 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.2063 compare
- 12 Sierra Leone 0.2045 compare
- 14 Togo 0.1966 compare
- 15 Côte d'Ivoire 0.196 compare
- 16 Madagascar 0.1948 compare
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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,142 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 13,085 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 60-64, female, annual growth rate 3.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.0093 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate 3.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per capita 0.0074 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy versus lifespan inequality in Burkina Faso?
- Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality in Burkina Faso was 0.2019 in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy versus lifespan inequality recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5059 in 1950.
- What is the lowest life expectancy versus lifespan inequality recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2019 in 2023.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for life expectancy versus lifespan inequality?
- Burkina Faso ranks 13th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy versus lifespan inequality rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Level of inequality in lifespans, measured between 0 and 1.