Poverty vs life expectancy in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Poverty vs 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
Poverty vs life expectancy in Burkina Faso, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, poverty vs life expectancy in Burkina Faso stood at 61.09. 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, poverty vs life expectancy in Burkina Faso peaked at 61.09 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 33.03, 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.
Poverty vs life expectancy in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 33.03 | — |
| 1951 | 33.37 | +1.1% |
| 1952 | 33.6 | +0.7% |
| 1953 | 33.9 | +0.9% |
| 1954 | 34.19 | +0.8% |
| 1955 | 34.47 | +0.8% |
| 1956 | 34.76 | +0.9% |
| 1957 | 35.1 | +1.0% |
| 1958 | 35.4 | +0.9% |
| 1959 | 35.72 | +0.9% |
| 1960 | 36.07 | +1.0% |
| 1961 | 36.36 | +0.8% |
| 1962 | 36.75 | +1.1% |
| 1963 | 37.09 | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 37.4 | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 37.76 | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 38.09 | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 38.43 | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 38.76 | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 39.02 | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 39.54 | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 39.85 | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 40.4 | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 40.95 | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 41.71 | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 42.49 | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 43.33 | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 44.17 | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 44.99 | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 45.7 | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 46.47 | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 46.87 | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 47.63 | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 48.06 | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 48.46 | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 48.75 | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 48.99 | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 49.1 | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 49.22 | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 49.27 | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 49.31 | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 49.33 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 49.38 | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 49.41 | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 49.47 | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 49.55 | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 49.69 | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 49.56 | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 50.16 | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 50.46 | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 50.81 | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 51.19 | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 51.45 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 51.96 | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 52.6 | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 53.27 | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 53.78 | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 54.38 | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 55.2 | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 55.79 | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 56.34 | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 57 | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 57.46 | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 57.9 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 58.33 | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 58.78 | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 59.17 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 59.58 | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 59.97 | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 60.18 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 60.45 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 60.05 | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 60.7 | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 61.09 | +0.6% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 61.09 is below the median for low income countries, which is 63.65, 96% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 61.09 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 64.1, 95% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 13,085 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 4 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.8681 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0693 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.7133 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0714 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty vs life expectancy in Burkina Faso?
- Poverty vs life expectancy in Burkina Faso was 61.09 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty vs life expectancy recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 61.09 in 2023.
- What is the lowest poverty vs life expectancy recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.03 in 1950.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for poverty vs life expectancy?
- Burkina Faso ranks 227th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Poverty vs life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 74 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).