Life expectancy at age 60, female in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Life expectancy at age 60, female was 16.42 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at age 60, female in Burkina Faso, 1960–2024
Source: 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy at age 60, female in Burkina Faso stood at 16.42 years.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 60, female in Burkina Faso peaked at 16.46 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 12.64 years, in 1960.
That places Burkina Faso 209th out of 215 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.
Life expectancy at age 60, female in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 12.64 years | — |
| 1961 | 12.7 years | +0.4% |
| 1962 | 12.78 years | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 12.85 years | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 12.93 years | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 13.02 years | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 13.11 years | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 13.2 years | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 13.29 years | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 13.37 years | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 13.51 years | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 13.59 years | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 13.65 years | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 13.75 years | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 13.86 years | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 13.98 years | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 14.09 years | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 14.21 years | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 14.33 years | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 14.42 years | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 14.54 years | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 14.58 years | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 14.68 years | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 14.72 years | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 14.74 years | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 14.73 years | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 14.71 years | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 14.68 years | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 14.64 years | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 14.61 years | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 14.6 years | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 14.6 years | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 14.61 years | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 14.61 years | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 14.62 years | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 14.63 years | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 14.64 years | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 14.62 years | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 14.72 years | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 14.76 years | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 14.81 years | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 14.86 years | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 14.88 years | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 14.94 years | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 15.03 years | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 15.12 years | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 15.2 years | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 15.3 years | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 15.43 years | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 15.52 years | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 15.6 years | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 15.72 years | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 15.77 years | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 15.84 years | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 15.9 years | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 16 years | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 16.05 years | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 16.12 years | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 16.19 years | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 16.25 years | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 16.16 years | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 15.82 years | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 16.14 years | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 16.46 years | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 16.42 years | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.99 years | 12.64 years | 13.37 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 13.94 years | 13.51 years | 14.42 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.66 years | 14.54 years | 14.74 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.64 years | 14.6 years | 14.76 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.11 years | 14.81 years | 15.52 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.94 years | 15.6 years | 16.25 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.2 years | 15.82 years | 16.46 years | 5 |
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More gender data for Burkina Faso
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 10,122 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.3191 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 348,221 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 359,281 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 339,937 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 349,490 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 332,922 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 342,873 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 326,825 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 336,630 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at age 60, female in Burkina Faso?
- Life expectancy at age 60, female in Burkina Faso was 16.42 years in 2024, according to 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023.
- What is the highest life expectancy at age 60, female recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 16.46 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 60, female recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.64 years in 1960.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for life expectancy at age 60, female?
- Burkina Faso ranks 209th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at age 60, female rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023, published as part of Life expectancy at age 60, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at age 60, female is the average number of years that a female at age 60 would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of age 60 were to stay the same throughout her life.