Life expectancy vs. health spending in Burundi
Burundi: Life expectancy vs. health spending was 63.65 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
63.65 years
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
215th
of 236 countries
All-time high
63.65 years
in 2023
All-time low
25.78 years
in 1972
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Life expectancy vs. health spending in Burundi, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, life expectancy vs. health spending in Burundi stood at 63.65 years. 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 vs. health spending in Burundi peaked at 63.65 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 25.78 years, in 1972.
Burundi ranks 215th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Life expectancy vs. health spending in Burundi, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 40.94 years | — |
| 1951 | 41.23 years | +0.7% |
| 1952 | 41.48 years | +0.6% |
| 1953 | 41.74 years | +0.6% |
| 1954 | 41.97 years | +0.6% |
| 1955 | 42.17 years | +0.5% |
| 1956 | 42.41 years | +0.6% |
| 1957 | 42.64 years | +0.5% |
| 1958 | 42.87 years | +0.5% |
| 1959 | 43.07 years | +0.5% |
| 1960 | 43.26 years | +0.5% |
| 1961 | 43.36 years | +0.2% |
| 1962 | 43.49 years | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 43.56 years | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 43.6 years | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 41.84 years | -4.0% |
| 1966 | 43.53 years | +4.0% |
| 1967 | 43.33 years | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 43.41 years | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 43 years | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 43.23 years | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 43.17 years | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 25.78 years | -40.3% |
| 1973 | 37.41 years | +45.1% |
| 1974 | 43.34 years | +15.8% |
| 1975 | 43.45 years | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 43.69 years | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 43.97 years | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 44.4 years | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 45.04 years | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 45.73 years | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 46.41 years | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 47.01 years | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 47.43 years | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 47.69 years | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 47.66 years | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 47.4 years | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 47.07 years | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 42.89 years | -8.9% |
| 1989 | 45.74 years | +6.7% |
| 1990 | 45.18 years | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 44.66 years | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 44.47 years | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 37.22 years | -16.3% |
| 1994 | 44.52 years | +19.6% |
| 1995 | 44.59 years | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 44.81 years | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 45.72 years | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 46.68 years | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 47.63 years | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 47.62 years | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 48.51 years | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 49.92 years | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 51 years | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 52.22 years | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 53.05 years | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 53.96 years | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 54.83 years | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 55.58 years | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 56.42 years | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 57.09 years | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 57.8 years | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 58.5 years | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 59.18 years | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 59.76 years | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 60.11 years | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 60.79 years | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 61.34 years | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 61.81 years | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 62.18 years | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 62.57 years | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 62.1 years | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 62.88 years | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 63.65 years | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 42.05 years | 40.94 years | 43.07 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 43.24 years | 41.84 years | 43.6 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 41.35 years | 25.78 years | 45.04 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 46.5 years | 42.89 years | 47.69 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 44.55 years | 37.22 years | 47.63 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 52.31 years | 47.62 years | 56.42 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.86 years | 57.09 years | 62.18 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.8 years | 62.1 years | 63.65 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 212 Guinea-Bissau 64.08 years compare
- 213 Equatorial Guinea 63.71 years compare
- 214 Cameroon 63.7 years compare
- 216 Kenya 63.65 years compare
- 217 Madagascar 63.63 years compare
- 218 Mozambique 63.61 years 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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 929.4 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 8,143 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.7715 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.2186 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.8113 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2212 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy vs. health spending in Burundi?
- Life expectancy vs. health spending in Burundi was 63.65 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 63.65 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.78 years in 1972.
- How does Burundi rank for life expectancy vs. health spending?
- Burundi ranks 215th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy vs. health spending 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 UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Period life expectancy at birth.