Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in males in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in males was 58.92 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
58.92 years
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
230th
of 236 countries
All-time high
58.92 years
in 2023
All-time low
32.05 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in males 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 males in Burkina Faso stood at 58.92 years. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, remaining life expectancy at different ages, in males in Burkina Faso peaked at 58.92 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 32.05 years, in 1950.
That places Burkina Faso 230th 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.
Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in males in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 32.05 years | — |
| 1951 | 32.41 years | +1.1% |
| 1952 | 32.62 years | +0.7% |
| 1953 | 32.89 years | +0.8% |
| 1954 | 33.18 years | +0.9% |
| 1955 | 33.46 years | +0.8% |
| 1956 | 33.74 years | +0.9% |
| 1957 | 34.1 years | +1.1% |
| 1958 | 34.34 years | +0.7% |
| 1959 | 34.63 years | +0.9% |
| 1960 | 35 years | +1.1% |
| 1961 | 35.26 years | +0.7% |
| 1962 | 35.65 years | +1.1% |
| 1963 | 35.98 years | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 36.24 years | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 36.6 years | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 36.89 years | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 37.22 years | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 37.52 years | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 37.76 years | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 38.2 years | +1.2% |
| 1971 | 38.49 years | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 39.09 years | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 39.64 years | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 40.42 years | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 41.19 years | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 42.05 years | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 42.89 years | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 43.71 years | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 44.42 years | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 45.17 years | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 45.62 years | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 46.41 years | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 46.89 years | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 47.33 years | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 47.65 years | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 47.93 years | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 48.04 years | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 48.23 years | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 48.3 years | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 48.33 years | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 48.3 years | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 48.3 years | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 48.28 years | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 48.28 years | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 48.31 years | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 48.39 years | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 48.21 years | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 48.76 years | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 49.01 years | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 49.32 years | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 49.68 years | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 49.95 years | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 50.46 years | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 51.13 years | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 51.79 years | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 52.26 years | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 52.85 years | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 53.65 years | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 54.25 years | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 54.79 years | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 55.4 years | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 55.85 years | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 56.28 years | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 56.68 years | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 57.09 years | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 57.48 years | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 57.86 years | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 58.24 years | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 58.33 years | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 58.5 years | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 58.19 years | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 58.77 years | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 58.92 years | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 33.34 years | 32.05 years | 34.63 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 36.41 years | 35 years | 37.76 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 41.01 years | 38.2 years | 44.42 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 47.16 years | 45.17 years | 48.3 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 48.42 years | 48.21 years | 49.01 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.53 years | 49.32 years | 54.25 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.8 years | 54.79 years | 58.33 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.6 years | 58.19 years | 58.92 years | 4 |
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- 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)
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- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.2028 units per person (2025)
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- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is remaining life expectancy at different ages, in males in Burkina Faso?
- Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in males in Burkina Faso was 58.92 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 males recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 58.92 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest remaining life expectancy at different ages, in males recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.05 years in 1950.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for remaining life expectancy at different ages, in males?
- Burkina Faso ranks 230th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is remaining life expectancy at different ages, in males rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. 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 males. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Period life expectancy at birth among males, in a given year.