Mortality rates age 25 by sex in Burundi
Burundi: Mortality rates age 25 by sex was 0.4731 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.4731
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
12th
of 236 countries
All-time high
3.63
in 1972
All-time low
0.4556
in 2020
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Mortality rates age 25 by sex in Burundi, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mortality rates age 25 by sex in Burundi is 0.4731, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rates age 25 by sex in Burundi peaked at 3.63 in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0.4556, in 2020.
Burundi ranks 12th 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.
Mortality rates age 25 by sex in Burundi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.918 | — |
| 1951 | 0.9132 | -0.5% |
| 1952 | 0.9079 | -0.6% |
| 1953 | 0.9 | -0.9% |
| 1954 | 0.8954 | -0.5% |
| 1955 | 0.8936 | -0.2% |
| 1956 | 0.8891 | -0.5% |
| 1957 | 0.8841 | -0.6% |
| 1958 | 0.8801 | -0.5% |
| 1959 | 0.8757 | -0.5% |
| 1960 | 0.8705 | -0.6% |
| 1961 | 0.8623 | -0.9% |
| 1962 | 0.8582 | -0.5% |
| 1963 | 0.8581 | -0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.8565 | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 1.12 | +30.5% |
| 1966 | 0.8576 | -23.3% |
| 1967 | 0.8731 | +1.8% |
| 1968 | 0.8575 | -1.8% |
| 1969 | 0.9026 | +5.3% |
| 1970 | 0.8721 | -3.4% |
| 1971 | 0.8719 | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 3.63 | +316.6% |
| 1973 | 1.54 | -57.6% |
| 1974 | 0.8579 | -44.3% |
| 1975 | 0.8593 | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.8558 | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.85 | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 0.8428 | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 0.83 | -1.5% |
| 1980 | 0.8147 | -1.8% |
| 1981 | 0.8029 | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 0.7958 | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 0.799 | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.81 | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 0.8334 | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 0.8683 | +4.2% |
| 1987 | 0.9086 | +4.6% |
| 1988 | 1.38 | +52.3% |
| 1989 | 1.01 | -27.3% |
| 1990 | 1.05 | +3.9% |
| 1991 | 1.1 | +5.6% |
| 1992 | 1.1 | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 1.98 | +80.3% |
| 1994 | 1.11 | -43.8% |
| 1995 | 1.13 | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 1.15 | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 1.1 | -3.8% |
| 1998 | 1.06 | -4.0% |
| 1999 | 0.9801 | -7.5% |
| 2000 | 1.12 | +14.7% |
| 2001 | 1.1 | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 0.9391 | -14.9% |
| 2003 | 0.8532 | -9.2% |
| 2004 | 0.7704 | -9.7% |
| 2005 | 0.7395 | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 0.7036 | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 0.6744 | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 0.6611 | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.6329 | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 0.6156 | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 0.598 | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 0.5789 | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 0.5636 | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.553 | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.5738 | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 0.5371 | -6.4% |
| 2017 | 0.5225 | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.513 | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.5062 | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.4556 | -10.0% |
| 2021 | 0.486 | +6.7% |
| 2022 | 0.4805 | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.4731 | -1.5% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 0.4731 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.3459, 1.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 0.4731 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3229, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mortality rates age 25 by sex 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 | +316.6% | 0.8719 | 3.63 |
| 1993 | +80.3% | 1.1 | 1.98 |
| 1973 | -57.6% | 3.63 | 1.54 |
| 1988 | +52.3% | 0.9086 | 1.38 |
| 1974 | -44.3% | 1.54 | 0.8579 |
| 1994 | -43.8% | 1.98 | 1.11 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.8957 | 0.8757 | 0.918 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.8914 | 0.8565 | 1.12 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.2 | 0.83 | 3.63 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9023 | 0.7958 | 1.38 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.18 | 0.9801 | 1.98 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8203 | 0.6329 | 1.12 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5562 | 0.5062 | 0.6156 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4738 | 0.4556 | 0.486 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 9 Burkina Faso 0.5058 compare
- 10 Benin 0.4836 compare
- 11 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.4806 compare
- 13 Sudan 0.4658 compare
- 14 Nauru 0.459 compare
- 15 South Africa 0.4577 compare
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- 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 mortality rates age 25 by sex in Burundi?
- Mortality rates age 25 by sex in Burundi was 0.4731 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest mortality rates age 25 by sex recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 3.63 in 1972.
- What is the lowest mortality rates age 25 by sex recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4556 in 2020.
- How does Burundi rank for mortality rates age 25 by sex?
- Burundi ranks 12th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mortality rates age 25 by sex rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.1%. 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 Mortality rates age 25 by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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