Burkina Faso vs Burundi: Life expectancy

Life expectancy in 2023: 61.1 years in Burkina Faso and 63.7 years in Burundi, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Burundi, by 2.6 years, or 1.04 times that in Burkina Faso.

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What the numbers say

Burundi has been higher since 2006, when it overtook Burkina Faso.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Burkina Faso at 71.6 years and Burundi at 73.6 years in 2100.
The world as a whole: 73.2 years in 2023.

Every year

years · UN

Year	Burkina Faso	Burundi	World
2023	61.1	63.7	73.2
2022	60.7	62.9	72.6
2021	60.1	62.1	70.9
2020	60.5	62.6	71.9
2019	60.2	62.2	72.6
2018	60	61.8	72.4
2017	59.6	61.4	72.1
2016	59.2	60.8	71.9
2015	58.8	60.1	71.6
2014	58.3	59.8	71.4
2013	57.9	59.2	71.1
2012	57.5	58.5	70.8
2011	57	57.8	70.4
2010	56.3	57.1	70.1
2009	55.8	56.4	69.7
2008	55.2	55.6	69.3
2007	54.4	54.8	69
2006	53.8	54	68.6
2005	53.3	53.1	68.1
2004	52.6	52.2	67.7
2003	52	51	67.4
2002	51.5	49.9	67.1
2001	51.2	48.5	66.8
2000	50.8	47.6	66.4
1999	50.5	47.6	66
1998	50.2	46.7	65.7
1997	49.6	45.7	65.5
1996	49.7	44.8	65.2
1995	49.6	44.6	64.9
1994	49.5	44.5	64.3
1993	49.4	37.2	64.4
1992	49.4	44.5	64.3
1991	49.3	44.7	64.1
1990	49.3	45.2	64
1989	49.3	45.8	63.8
1988	49.2	42.9	63.4
1987	49.1	47.1	63.2
1986	49	47.4	62.7
1985	48.8	47.7	62.2
1984	48.5	47.7	61.9
1983	48.1	47.4	61.5
1982	47.6	47	61.3
1981	46.9	46.4	60.9
1980	46.5	45.7	60.5
1979	45.7	45	60.2
1978	45	44.4	59.5
1977	44.2	44	59.2
1976	43.3	43.7	58.6
1975	42.5	43.5	58.3
1974	41.7	43.3	58.1
1973	41	37.4	57.7
1972	40.4	25.8	57.2
1971	39.9	43.2	56
1970	39.5	43.2	56.3
1969	39	43	56
1968	38.8	43.4	55.6
1967	38.4	43.3	55.1
1966	38.1	43.5	54.6
1965	37.8	41.8	54
1964	37.4	43.6	54.3
1963	37.1	43.6	53.7
1962	36.8	43.5	53.2
1961	36.4	43.4	50.4
1960	36.1	43.3	47.8
1959	35.7	43.1	49.6
1958	35.4	42.9	51.6
1957	35.1	42.6	51.1
1956	34.8	42.4	50.7
1955	34.5	42.2	50.2
1954	34.2	42	49.7
1953	33.9	41.7	48.8
1952	33.6	41.5	48.2
1951	33.4	41.2	47.1
1950	33	40.9	46.4

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Burkina Faso	Burundi	World
2024	61.359.8–62.8	63.862.3–65.2	73.3
2025	61.559.3–63.6	6461.8–65.9	73.5
2026	61.759–64.1	64.161.5–66.6	73.8
2027	61.858.8–64.8	64.361.3–67.2	73.9
2028	6258.6–65.3	64.560.9–67.6	74.1
2029	62.258.6–65.7	64.661–68.1	74.2
2030	62.458.6–66.2	64.860.8–68.3	74.4
2031	62.658.2–66.7	64.960.7–68.8	74.5
2032	62.758.3–67	65.160.6–69.1	74.7
2033	62.958.2–67.6	65.260.7–69.5	74.8
2034	63.158.3–68	65.460.4–69.8	75
2035	63.258–68.3	65.560.2–70	75.1
2036	63.458.1–68.7	65.660.1–70.4	75.3
2037	63.558.1–69	65.860.1–70.8	75.4
2038	63.758.2–69.3	65.960.3–71.2	75.5
2039	63.857.9–69.6	66.160.1–71.6	75.7
2040	6457.9–70	66.259.9–71.7	75.8
2041	64.157.7–70.3	66.459.9–72	75.9
2042	64.357.8–70.6	66.559.6–72.5	76.1
2043	64.457.6–70.9	66.759.9–72.7	76.2
2044	64.657.5–71.1	66.860–73	76.3
2045	64.757.7–71.3	66.959.7–73.2	76.5
2046	64.957.7–71.7	6759.9–73.6	76.6
2047	6557.7–72	67.260–74	76.7
2048	65.257.7–72.3	67.359.9–74.2	76.8
2049	65.357.3–72.3	67.459.9–74.1	76.9
2050	65.557.4–72.7	67.659.7–74.3	77
2051	65.657.5–73.2	67.759.7–74.8	77.1
2052	65.757.3–73.5	67.859.7–74.9	77.2
2053	65.957.5–73.5	67.959.3–75.1	77.3
2054	6657.7–73.8	68.159.9–75.4	77.4
2055	66.157.4–74	68.259.6–75.6	77.6
2056	66.357.7–74.3	68.359.9–75.8	77.7
2057	66.457.8–74.9	68.559.5–75.9	77.8
2058	66.557.6–75	68.659.7–76.2	77.9
2059	66.657.6–75.2	68.759.4–76.3	78
2060	66.857.5–75.3	68.859.4–76.3	78.1
2061	66.957.7–75.7	6959.5–76.6	78.2
2062	6757.7–75.9	69.159.4–76.8	78.3
2063	67.257.3–76	69.259.5–77.2	78.4
2064	67.357.6–76.3	69.359.5–77.3	78.5
2065	67.457.6–76.6	69.459.4–77.5	78.6
2066	67.557.5–76.8	69.559.4–77.8	78.7
2067	67.757.6–77	69.759.7–77.8	78.8
2068	67.857.5–77.2	69.859.7–78	78.9
2069	67.957.9–77.4	69.959.5–78.3	79
2070	6858.1–77.7	7059.6–78.4	79.1
2071	68.257.8–77.6	70.159.4–78.6	79.2
2072	68.357.8–78.1	70.259.3–78.9	79.3
2073	68.457.8–78.3	70.459.3–79.3	79.4
2074	68.557.9–78.3	70.559.6–79.4	79.4
2075	68.758.3–78.8	70.659.6–79.7	79.5
2076	68.858.3–78.9	70.759.4–79.8	79.6
2077	68.958.3–79	70.859.8–80.1	79.7
2078	6958.5–79.2	70.960–80.3	79.8
2079	69.158.4–79.3	71.159.9–80.6	79.9
2080	69.358.4–79.7	71.259.9–80.8	80
2081	69.458.5–79.9	71.359.6–80.8	80.1
2082	69.558.4–79.9	71.459.6–81.2	80.2
2083	69.658.9–80.3	71.559.7–81.4	80.3
2084	69.759–80.5	71.759.7–81.5	80.3
2085	69.858.8–80.6	71.860.1–81.8	80.4
2086	69.958.6–81.1	71.960–82.2	80.5
2087	70.158.3–81	7259.7–82	80.6
2088	70.258.4–81.2	72.159.7–82.5	80.7
2089	70.358.5–81.3	72.359.7–82.7	80.8
2090	70.458.8–81.5	72.459.8–82.9	80.9
2091	70.558.6–81.6	72.560–83	81
2092	70.758.7–81.7	72.659.8–83.4	81
2093	70.858.7–81.8	72.760.3–83.5	81.1
2094	70.958.5–82.2	72.860.4–83.6	81.2
2095	7158.7–82.4	7360.2–83.8	81.3
2096	71.158.7–82.6	73.160.2–84.2	81.4
2097	71.358.8–82.8	73.260.3–84.4	81.5
2098	71.459–82.9	73.359.9–84.5	81.6
2099	71.558.6–83.2	73.560.3–84.8	81.7
2100	71.658.8–83.6	73.660.3–85	81.7

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How long a newborn would live on average if the year’s death rates held all its life.
Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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