What is life expectancy vs. gdp per capita in Burkina Faso?

Life expectancy vs. gdp per capita in Burkina Faso was 61.09 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest life expectancy vs. gdp per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?

The highest recorded value was 61.09 years in 2023.

What is the lowest life expectancy vs. gdp per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?

The lowest recorded value was 33.03 years in 1950.

How does Burkina Faso rank for life expectancy vs. gdp per capita?

Burkina Faso ranks 227th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is life expectancy vs. gdp per capita 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 Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita in Burkina Faso

Name: Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita in Burkina Faso
Creator: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Burkina Faso: Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita was 61.09 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

61.09 years

Change on year

up 0.6%

World rank

227th

of 236 countries

All-time high

61.09 years

in 2023

All-time low

33.03 years

in 1950

Years of data

1950–2023

Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita in Burkina Faso, 1950–2023

Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

Burkina Faso recorded 61.09 years for life expectancy vs. gdp per capita 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 vs. gdp per capita in Burkina Faso peaked at 61.09 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 33.03 years, in 1950.

That places Burkina Faso 227th 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.

Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita in Burkina Faso, year by year

Annual values for Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita in Burkina Faso, 1950 to 2023.
Year	years	Change
1950	33.03 years	—
1951	33.37 years	+1.1%
1952	33.6 years	+0.7%
1953	33.9 years	+0.9%
1954	34.18 years	+0.8%
1955	34.47 years	+0.8%
1956	34.76 years	+0.8%
1957	35.1 years	+1.0%
1958	35.4 years	+0.9%
1959	35.72 years	+0.9%
1960	36.07 years	+1.0%
1961	36.36 years	+0.8%
1962	36.75 years	+1.1%
1963	37.09 years	+0.9%
1964	37.4 years	+0.8%
1965	37.76 years	+1.0%
1966	38.09 years	+0.9%
1967	38.43 years	+0.9%
1968	38.76 years	+0.9%
1969	39.02 years	+0.7%
1970	39.54 years	+1.3%
1971	39.85 years	+0.8%
1972	40.4 years	+1.4%
1973	40.95 years	+1.4%
1974	41.71 years	+1.9%
1975	42.49 years	+1.9%
1976	43.33 years	+2.0%
1977	44.17 years	+1.9%
1978	44.99 years	+1.9%
1979	45.7 years	+1.6%
1980	46.47 years	+1.7%
1981	46.87 years	+0.9%
1982	47.63 years	+1.6%
1983	48.06 years	+0.9%
1984	48.46 years	+0.8%
1985	48.75 years	+0.6%
1986	48.99 years	+0.5%
1987	49.1 years	+0.2%
1988	49.22 years	+0.2%
1989	49.27 years	+0.1%
1990	49.31 years	+0.1%
1991	49.33 years	+0.0%
1992	49.38 years	+0.1%
1993	49.41 years	+0.1%
1994	49.47 years	+0.1%
1995	49.55 years	+0.2%
1996	49.69 years	+0.3%
1997	49.56 years	-0.3%
1998	50.16 years	+1.2%
1999	50.46 years	+0.6%
2000	50.81 years	+0.7%
2001	51.19 years	+0.7%
2002	51.45 years	+0.5%
2003	51.96 years	+1.0%
2004	52.6 years	+1.2%
2005	53.27 years	+1.3%
2006	53.78 years	+1.0%
2007	54.38 years	+1.1%
2008	55.2 years	+1.5%
2009	55.79 years	+1.1%
2010	56.34 years	+1.0%
2011	57 years	+1.2%
2012	57.46 years	+0.8%
2013	57.9 years	+0.8%
2014	58.33 years	+0.7%
2015	58.78 years	+0.8%
2016	59.17 years	+0.7%
2017	59.58 years	+0.7%
2018	59.97 years	+0.7%
2019	60.18 years	+0.4%
2020	60.45 years	+0.4%
2021	60.05 years	-0.7%
2022	60.7 years	+1.1%
2023	61.09 years	+0.6%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	34.35 years	33.03 years	35.72 years	10
1960s	37.57 years	36.07 years	39.02 years	10
1970s	42.31 years	39.54 years	45.7 years	10
1980s	48.28 years	46.47 years	49.27 years	10
1990s	49.63 years	49.31 years	50.46 years	10
2000s	53.04 years	50.81 years	55.79 years	10
2010s	58.47 years	56.34 years	60.18 years	10
2020s	60.57 years	60.05 years	61.09 years	4

Countries ranked near Burkina Faso

224 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 61.9 years compare
225 Sierra Leone 61.79 years compare
226 Niger 61.18 years compare
228 Benin 60.77 years compare
229 Guinea 60.74 years compare
230 Mali 60.44 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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 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)

All data for Burkina Faso →

Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy vs. gdp per capita in Burkina Faso?: Life expectancy vs. gdp per capita in Burkina Faso was 61.09 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy vs. gdp per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?: The highest recorded value was 61.09 years in 2023.
What is the lowest life expectancy vs. gdp per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?: The lowest recorded value was 33.03 years in 1950.
How does Burkina Faso rank for life expectancy vs. gdp per capita?: Burkina Faso ranks 227th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy vs. gdp per capita 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 Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita
Unit: years
Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 19,452 data points, 1543–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.