Life expectancy in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Life expectancy was 61.09 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
61.09
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
227th
of 236 countries
All-time high
61.09
in 2023
All-time low
33.03
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Life expectancy in Burkina Faso, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 61.09 for life expectancy in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy in Burkina Faso peaked at 61.09 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 33.03, 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 34.35 | 33.03 | 35.72 | 10 |
| 1960s | 37.57 | 36.07 | 39.02 | 10 |
| 1970s | 42.31 | 39.54 | 45.7 | 10 |
| 1980s | 48.28 | 46.47 | 49.27 | 10 |
| 1990s | 49.63 | 49.31 | 50.46 | 10 |
| 2000s | 53.04 | 50.81 | 55.79 | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.47 | 56.34 | 60.18 | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.57 | 60.05 | 61.09 | 4 |
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More health data for Burkina Faso
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 13,085 (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,142 (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 793 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 793 (2026)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 332,109 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 300,657 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 317,930 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 308,617 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 325,788 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 316,098 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy in Burkina Faso?
- Life expectancy in Burkina Faso was 61.09 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 61.09 in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.03 in 1950.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for life expectancy?
- Burkina Faso ranks 227th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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