Survival to age 65, male in Burundi
Burundi: Survival to age 65, male was 58.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Survival to age 65, male in Burundi, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of cohort.
Analysis
In 2024, survival to age 65, male in Burundi stood at 58.5%. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival to age 65, male in Burundi peaked at 58.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.2%, in 1972.
That places Burundi 193rd out of 218 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Survival to age 65, male in Burundi, year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 32.4% | — |
| 1961 | 32.7% | +1.1% |
| 1962 | 32.9% | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 33.0% | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 33.0% | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 28.9% | -12.4% |
| 1966 | 33.0% | +13.9% |
| 1967 | 32.6% | -1.0% |
| 1968 | 32.9% | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 32.1% | -2.6% |
| 1970 | 32.5% | +1.5% |
| 1971 | 32.5% | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 7.2% | -77.8% |
| 1973 | 22.6% | +213.1% |
| 1974 | 32.9% | +45.6% |
| 1975 | 32.9% | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 33.1% | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 33.5% | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 34.0% | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 34.7% | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 35.5% | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 36.3% | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 36.9% | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 37.2% | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 37.1% | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 36.5% | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 35.6% | -2.7% |
| 1987 | 34.4% | -3.2% |
| 1988 | 26.3% | -23.5% |
| 1989 | 31.6% | +20.2% |
| 1990 | 30.6% | -3.5% |
| 1991 | 29.5% | -3.5% |
| 1992 | 29.3% | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 18.2% | -38.0% |
| 1994 | 29.3% | +61.2% |
| 1995 | 29.3% | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 29.4% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 30.9% | +5.0% |
| 1998 | 32.4% | +4.9% |
| 1999 | 34.2% | +5.6% |
| 2000 | 33.3% | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 34.6% | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 37.6% | +8.8% |
| 2003 | 39.7% | +5.5% |
| 2004 | 41.9% | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 43.2% | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 44.6% | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 45.9% | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 46.9% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 48.2% | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 49.2% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 50.3% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 51.3% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 52.2% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 53.0% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 53.1% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 54.3% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 55.0% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 55.7% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 56.2% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 56.3% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 54.8% | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 56.5% | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 58.2% | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 58.5% | +0.4% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 58.5% is below the median for low income countries, which is 60.0%, 97% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 58.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 59.0%, 99% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Survival to age 65, male 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | +213.1% | 7.2% | 22.6% |
| 1972 | -77.8% | 32.5% | 7.2% |
| 1994 | +61.2% | 18.2% | 29.3% |
| 1974 | +45.6% | 22.6% | 32.9% |
| 1993 | -38.0% | 29.3% | 18.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 32.4% | 28.9% | 33.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 29.6% | 7.2% | 34.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 34.8% | 26.3% | 37.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 29.3% | 18.2% | 34.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 41.6% | 33.3% | 48.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.0% | 49.2% | 56.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.9% | 54.8% | 58.5% | 5 |
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More health data for Burundi
- 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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 929.4 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 8,143 deaths (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is survival to age 65, male in Burundi?
- Survival to age 65, male in Burundi was 58.5% in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest survival to age 65, male recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 58.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest survival to age 65, male recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.2% in 1972.
- How does Burundi rank for survival to age 65, male?
- Burundi ranks 193rd out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is survival to age 65, male rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Survival to age 65, male (% of cohort). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Survival to age 65 refers to the percentage of a cohort of newborn infants that would survive to age 65, if subject to age specific mortality rates of the specified year.