Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females was 4.91 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
4.91 years
Change on year
up 2.6%
World rank
234th
of 236 countries
All-time high
4.92 years
in 2020
All-time low
3.48 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females in Burkina Faso, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females in Burkina Faso stood at 4.91 years.
The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females in Burkina Faso peaked at 4.92 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.48 years, in 1950.
Burkina Faso ranks 234th 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.
Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 3.48 years | — |
| 1951 | 3.51 years | +0.7% |
| 1952 | 3.52 years | +0.3% |
| 1953 | 3.54 years | +0.6% |
| 1954 | 3.56 years | +0.5% |
| 1955 | 3.57 years | +0.4% |
| 1956 | 3.59 years | +0.4% |
| 1957 | 3.6 years | +0.5% |
| 1958 | 3.63 years | +0.7% |
| 1959 | 3.65 years | +0.6% |
| 1960 | 3.67 years | +0.6% |
| 1961 | 3.69 years | +0.5% |
| 1962 | 3.72 years | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 3.75 years | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 3.77 years | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 3.8 years | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 3.84 years | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 3.87 years | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 3.9 years | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 3.92 years | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 3.97 years | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 4 years | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 4.01 years | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 4.04 years | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 4.08 years | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 4.12 years | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 4.15 years | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 4.19 years | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 4.26 years | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 4.29 years | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 4.33 years | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 4.34 years | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 4.38 years | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 4.39 years | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 4.39 years | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 4.39 years | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 4.38 years | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 4.37 years | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 4.36 years | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 4.36 years | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 4.35 years | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 4.35 years | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 4.35 years | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 4.35 years | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 4.36 years | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 4.36 years | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 4.36 years | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 4.36 years | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 4.39 years | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 4.4 years | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 4.41 years | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 4.43 years | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 4.44 years | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 4.45 years | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 4.48 years | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 4.51 years | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 4.53 years | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 4.56 years | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 4.61 years | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 4.64 years | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 4.66 years | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 4.7 years | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 4.71 years | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 4.73 years | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 4.75 years | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 4.78 years | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 4.79 years | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 4.81 years | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 4.83 years | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 4.86 years | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 4.92 years | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 4.67 years | -5.2% |
| 2022 | 4.79 years | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 4.91 years | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.56 years | 3.48 years | 3.65 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.79 years | 3.67 years | 3.92 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.11 years | 3.97 years | 4.29 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.37 years | 4.33 years | 4.39 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.36 years | 4.35 years | 4.4 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.51 years | 4.41 years | 4.64 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.76 years | 4.66 years | 4.86 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.82 years | 4.67 years | 4.92 years | 4 |
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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)
- 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)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.0681 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate -0.7404 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per capita 0.0702 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate 2.08 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females in Burkina Faso?
- Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females in Burkina Faso was 4.91 years in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 4.92 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.48 years in 1950.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females?
- Burkina Faso ranks 234th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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