Womens life expectancy at birth in Burundi
Burundi: Womens life expectancy at birth was 65.7 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
65.7
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
216th
of 236 countries
All-time high
65.7
in 2023
All-time low
28.18
in 1972
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Womens life expectancy at birth in Burundi, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 65.7 for womens life expectancy at birth in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, womens life expectancy at birth in Burundi peaked at 65.7 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 28.18, in 1972.
Burundi ranks 216th 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.
Womens life expectancy at birth in Burundi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 42.24 | — |
| 1951 | 42.61 | +0.9% |
| 1952 | 42.88 | +0.6% |
| 1953 | 43.13 | +0.6% |
| 1954 | 43.37 | +0.6% |
| 1955 | 43.61 | +0.6% |
| 1956 | 43.87 | +0.6% |
| 1957 | 44.1 | +0.5% |
| 1958 | 44.34 | +0.5% |
| 1959 | 44.54 | +0.4% |
| 1960 | 44.71 | +0.4% |
| 1961 | 44.66 | -0.1% |
| 1962 | 44.77 | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 44.86 | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 44.9 | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 43.74 | -2.6% |
| 1966 | 44.81 | +2.4% |
| 1967 | 44.64 | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 44.64 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 44.37 | -0.6% |
| 1970 | 44.55 | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 44.47 | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 28.18 | -36.6% |
| 1973 | 39.22 | +39.2% |
| 1974 | 44.56 | +13.6% |
| 1975 | 44.71 | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 44.98 | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 45.21 | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 45.66 | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 46.36 | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 47.06 | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 47.79 | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 48.41 | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 48.89 | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 49.2 | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 49.23 | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 49.05 | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 48.84 | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 45.35 | -7.1% |
| 1989 | 47.54 | +4.8% |
| 1990 | 46.96 | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 46.48 | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 46.18 | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 39.42 | -14.6% |
| 1994 | 46.23 | +17.3% |
| 1995 | 46.43 | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 46.76 | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 47.67 | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 48.68 | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 49.49 | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 49.91 | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 50.87 | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 51.88 | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 52.73 | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 53.8 | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 54.59 | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 55.47 | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 56.31 | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 57.1 | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 57.92 | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 58.53 | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 59.25 | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 59.95 | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 60.69 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 61.33 | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 61.87 | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 62.5 | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 63.12 | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 63.62 | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 64.03 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 64.58 | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 64.11 | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 64.92 | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 65.7 | +1.2% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 65.7 is below the median for low income countries, which is 66.36, 99% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 65.7 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 66.75, 98% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Womens life expectancy at birth 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 | +39.2% | 28.18 | 39.22 |
| 1972 | -36.6% | 44.47 | 28.18 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 43.47 | 42.24 | 44.54 | 10 |
| 1960s | 44.61 | 43.74 | 44.9 | 10 |
| 1970s | 42.79 | 28.18 | 46.36 | 10 |
| 1980s | 48.14 | 45.35 | 49.23 | 10 |
| 1990s | 46.43 | 39.42 | 49.49 | 10 |
| 2000s | 54.06 | 49.91 | 57.92 | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.49 | 58.53 | 64.03 | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.83 | 64.11 | 65.7 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 213 Guinea-Bissau 66.36 compare
- 214 Cameroon 65.94 compare
- 215 Kenya 65.92 compare
- 217 Equatorial Guinea 65.66 compare
- 218 Madagascar 65.38 compare
- 219 Zimbabwe 65.01 compare
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 8,143 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0772 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is womens life expectancy at birth in Burundi?
- Womens life expectancy at birth in Burundi was 65.7 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest womens life expectancy at birth recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 65.7 in 2023.
- What is the lowest womens life expectancy at birth recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.18 in 1972.
- How does Burundi rank for womens life expectancy at birth?
- Burundi ranks 216th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is womens life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Womens life expectancy at birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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