Life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality in Burundi
Burundi: Life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality was 0.1868 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.1868
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
18th
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.5117
in 1972
All-time low
0.1868
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality in Burundi, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 0.1868 for life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality in Burundi peaked at 0.5117 in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0.1868, in 2023.
Burundi ranks 18th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality in Burundi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.4244 | — |
| 1951 | 0.421 | -0.8% |
| 1952 | 0.4183 | -0.6% |
| 1953 | 0.4159 | -0.6% |
| 1954 | 0.4134 | -0.6% |
| 1955 | 0.4109 | -0.6% |
| 1956 | 0.4083 | -0.6% |
| 1957 | 0.4058 | -0.6% |
| 1958 | 0.4034 | -0.6% |
| 1959 | 0.4013 | -0.5% |
| 1960 | 0.3993 | -0.5% |
| 1961 | 0.3991 | -0.1% |
| 1962 | 0.3979 | -0.3% |
| 1963 | 0.3969 | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 0.3966 | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 0.4058 | +2.3% |
| 1966 | 0.3974 | -2.0% |
| 1967 | 0.3991 | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 0.3992 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.4019 | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 0.4006 | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 0.4012 | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 0.5117 | +27.5% |
| 1973 | 0.4418 | -13.7% |
| 1974 | 0.3999 | -9.5% |
| 1975 | 0.3982 | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 0.3954 | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 0.3924 | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 0.3877 | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 0.3807 | -1.8% |
| 1980 | 0.3734 | -1.9% |
| 1981 | 0.3656 | -2.1% |
| 1982 | 0.3585 | -2.0% |
| 1983 | 0.3524 | -1.7% |
| 1984 | 0.3477 | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 0.3453 | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.3444 | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.3442 | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.3702 | +7.6% |
| 1989 | 0.3507 | -5.3% |
| 1990 | 0.3539 | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 0.3567 | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.3584 | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.4092 | +14.2% |
| 1994 | 0.3577 | -12.6% |
| 1995 | 0.3564 | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.354 | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.3469 | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 0.3394 | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 0.333 | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.3291 | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.3212 | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 0.3127 | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 0.305 | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 0.2956 | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 0.2879 | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 0.2795 | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 0.2714 | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 0.2637 | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 0.2561 | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 0.2499 | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 0.2431 | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 0.2365 | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 0.2301 | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.2244 | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 0.2193 | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.2139 | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 0.2087 | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.2045 | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2007 | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.1954 | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 0.1953 | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.191 | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 0.1868 | -2.2% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 0.1868 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.184, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 0.1868 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1766, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | +27.5% | 0.4012 | 0.5117 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.4123 | 0.4013 | 0.4244 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.3993 | 0.3966 | 0.4058 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4109 | 0.3807 | 0.5117 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3552 | 0.3442 | 0.3734 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3565 | 0.333 | 0.4092 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2922 | 0.2561 | 0.3291 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2231 | 0.2007 | 0.2499 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1921 | 0.1868 | 0.1954 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 15 Cote d'Ivoire 0.196 compare
- 16 Madagascar 0.1948 compare
- 17 Liberia 0.1903 compare
- 19 Nauru 0.1858 compare
- 20 Zimbabwe 0.1852 compare
- 21 Guinea-Bissau 0.184 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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 8,143 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0772 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality in Burundi?
- Life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality in Burundi was 0.1868 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5117 in 1972.
- What is the lowest life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1868 in 2023.
- How does Burundi rank for life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality?
- Burundi ranks 18th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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