Life Expectancy at Birth in Burundi
Burundi: Life Expectancy at Birth was 63.82 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life Expectancy at Birth in Burundi, 1960–2024
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.
Life Expectancy at Birth in Burundi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 43.26 | — |
| 1961 | 43.36 | +0.2% |
| 1962 | 43.49 | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 43.56 | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 43.6 | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 41.84 | -4.0% |
| 1966 | 43.53 | +4.0% |
| 1967 | 43.33 | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 43.41 | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 43 | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 43.23 | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 43.17 | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 25.78 | -40.3% |
| 1973 | 37.41 | +45.1% |
| 1974 | 43.34 | +15.8% |
| 1975 | 43.45 | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 43.69 | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 43.97 | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 44.4 | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 45.04 | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 45.73 | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 46.41 | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 47.01 | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 47.43 | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 47.69 | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 47.66 | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 47.4 | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 47.07 | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 42.89 | -8.9% |
| 1989 | 45.74 | +6.7% |
| 1990 | 45.18 | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 44.66 | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 44.47 | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 37.22 | -16.3% |
| 1994 | 44.52 | +19.6% |
| 1995 | 44.59 | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 44.81 | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 45.72 | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 46.68 | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 47.63 | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 47.62 | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 48.51 | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 49.92 | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 51 | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 52.22 | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 53.05 | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 53.96 | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 54.83 | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 55.58 | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 56.42 | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 57.09 | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 57.8 | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 58.5 | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 59.18 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 59.76 | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 60.11 | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 60.79 | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 61.34 | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 61.81 | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 62.18 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 62.57 | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 62.1 | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 62.88 | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 63.65 | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 63.82 | +0.3% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 63.82 is below the median for low income countries, which is 63.84, 100% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 63.82 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 64.26, 99% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where 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 | +45.1% | 25.78 | 37.41 |
| 1972 | -40.3% | 43.17 | 25.78 |
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 63.91 compare
- 195 Madagascar 63.84 compare
- 196 Kenya 63.83 compare
- 198 Mozambique 63.8 compare
- 199 Zimbabwe 63.06 compare
- 200 Togo 62.94 compare
More gender data for Burundi
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 6,524 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.6397 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 9,658 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 9,658 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 3.48 % change on previous year (2030)
- 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)
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.