Life Expectancy at Birth in Burundi
Burundi: Life Expectancy at Birth was 63.82 in 2024. β² Rising
Life Expectancy at Birth in Burundi, 1960β2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 63.82 for life expectancy at birth in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth in Burundi peaked at 63.82 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 25.78, in 1972.
Burundi ranks 197th of 216 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 43.24 | 41.84 | 43.6 | 10 |
| 1970s | 41.35 | 25.78 | 45.04 | 10 |
| 1980s | 46.5 | 42.89 | 47.69 | 10 |
| 1990s | 44.55 | 37.22 | 47.63 | 10 |
| 2000s | 52.31 | 47.62 | 56.42 | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.86 | 57.09 | 62.18 | 10 |
| 2020s | 63 | 62.1 | 63.82 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 194 Equatorial Guinea, Republic of 63.91 compare
- 195 Madagascar, Republic of 63.84 compare
- 196 Kenya 63.83 compare
- 198 Mozambique, Republic of 63.8 compare
- 199 Zimbabwe 63.06 compare
- 200 Togo 62.94 compare
More gender data for Burundi
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 224,447 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 228,639 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 220,998 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 224,797 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 217,921 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 221,621 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 215,515 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 218,977 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 213,395 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 216,584 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth in Burundi?
- Life expectancy at birth in Burundi was 63.82 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 63.82 in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.78 in 1972.
- How does Burundi rank for life expectancy at birth?
- Burundi ranks 197th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Life Expectancy at Birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender-disaggregated data on health outcomes.