Share in poverty vs. life expectancy in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Share in poverty vs. life expectancy was 61.09 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share in poverty vs. life expectancy in Burkina Faso, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, share in poverty vs. life expectancy in Burkina Faso stood at 61.09 years. 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, share in poverty vs. life expectancy in Burkina Faso peaked at 61.09 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 33.03 years, in 1950.
Burkina Faso ranks 227th 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.
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 |
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More health data for Burkina Faso
- 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)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 793 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 793 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 203,470 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 201,169 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 211,889 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 208,852 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 219,674 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 216,013 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share in poverty vs. life expectancy in Burkina Faso?
- Share in poverty vs. life expectancy in Burkina Faso was 61.09 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share in poverty vs. life expectancy recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 61.09 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest share in poverty vs. life expectancy recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.03 years in 1950.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for share in poverty vs. life expectancy?
- Burkina Faso ranks 227th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share in poverty vs. 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 UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share in poverty vs. life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Period life expectancy at birth.