Burundi vs Congo - Kinshasa: Life expectancy

Life expectancy in 2023: 63.7 years in Burundi and 61.9 years in Congo - Kinshasa, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Burundi, by 1.8 years, or 1.03 times that in Congo - Kinshasa.

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What the numbers say

Burundi has been higher since 2008, when it overtook Congo - Kinshasa.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Burundi at 73.6 years and Congo - Kinshasa at 71.9 years in 2100.
The world as a whole: 73.2 years in 2023.

Every year

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Year	Burundi	Congo - Kinshasa	World
2023	63.7	61.9	73.2
2022	62.9	61	72.6
2021	62.1	60	70.9
2020	62.6	60.4	71.9
2019	62.2	60.2	72.6
2018	61.8	59.9	72.4
2017	61.4	59.5	72.1
2016	60.8	59.1	71.9
2015	60.1	58.7	71.6
2014	59.8	58.2	71.4
2013	59.2	57.8	71.1
2012	58.5	57.4	70.8
2011	57.8	56.9	70.4
2010	57.1	56.4	70.1
2009	56.4	55.8	69.7
2008	55.6	55.4	69.3
2007	54.8	55	69
2006	54	54.5	68.6
2005	53.1	54	68.1
2004	52.2	53.5	67.7
2003	51	53	67.4
2002	49.9	52.4	67.1
2001	48.5	52.2	66.8
2000	47.6	51.9	66.4
1999	47.6	50.1	66
1998	46.7	49.7	65.7
1997	45.7	50.5	65.5
1996	44.8	49.4	65.2
1995	44.6	50.4	64.9
1994	44.5	49.9	64.3
1993	37.2	49.6	64.4
1992	44.5	49.3	64.3
1991	44.7	48.9	64.1
1990	45.2	48.5	64
1989	45.8	48.2	63.8
1988	42.9	47.8	63.4
1987	47.1	47.4	63.2
1986	47.4	47	62.7
1985	47.7	46.7	62.2
1984	47.7	46.5	61.9
1983	47.4	46.2	61.5
1982	47	46	61.3
1981	46.4	45.7	60.9
1980	45.7	45.5	60.5
1979	45	45.3	60.2
1978	44.4	44.6	59.5
1977	44	44.9	59.2
1976	43.7	44.7	58.6
1975	43.5	44.5	58.3
1974	43.3	44.3	58.1
1973	37.4	44.1	57.7
1972	25.8	43.9	57.2
1971	43.2	43.6	56
1970	43.2	43.3	56.3
1969	43	43	56
1968	43.4	42.7	55.6
1967	43.3	42.3	55.1
1966	43.5	42.2	54.6
1965	41.8	40.8	54
1964	43.6	40.1	54.3
1963	43.6	40.6	53.7
1962	43.5	40.4	53.2
1961	43.4	40.2	50.4
1960	43.3	40.8	47.8
1959	43.1	40.6	49.6
1958	42.9	40.5	51.6
1957	42.6	40.2	51.1
1956	42.4	39.9	50.7
1955	42.2	39.7	50.2
1954	42	39.4	49.7
1953	41.7	39.1	48.8
1952	41.5	38.9	48.2
1951	41.2	38.5	47.1
1950	40.9	38.2	46.4

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Burundi	Congo - Kinshasa	World
2024	63.862.3–65.2	62.160.7–63.6	73.3
2025	6461.8–65.9	62.260.2–64.3	73.5
2026	64.161.5–66.6	62.459.8–64.9	73.8
2027	64.361.3–67.2	62.659.6–65.6	73.9
2028	64.560.9–67.6	62.759.3–66	74.1
2029	64.661–68.1	62.959.2–66.5	74.2
2030	64.860.8–68.3	6359.1–67.1	74.4
2031	64.960.7–68.8	63.258.7–67.3	74.5
2032	65.160.6–69.1	63.458.8–67.7	74.7
2033	65.260.7–69.5	63.558.7–68	74.8
2034	65.460.4–69.8	63.758.4–68.3	75
2035	65.560.2–70	63.858.2–68.7	75.1
2036	65.660.1–70.4	6458.3–69.2	75.3
2037	65.860.1–70.8	64.158.3–69.4	75.4
2038	65.960.3–71.2	64.358.3–70.1	75.5
2039	66.160.1–71.6	64.458.2–70.4	75.7
2040	66.259.9–71.7	64.658–70.6	75.8
2041	66.459.9–72	64.758.2–71	75.9
2042	66.559.6–72.5	64.958.1–71.3	76.1
2043	66.759.9–72.7	6558–71.5	76.2
2044	66.860–73	65.157.8–71.7	76.3
2045	66.959.7–73.2	65.357.9–71.9	76.5
2046	6759.9–73.6	65.457.9–72.1	76.6
2047	67.260–74	65.657.7–72.4	76.7
2048	67.359.9–74.2	65.757.6–72.8	76.8
2049	67.459.9–74.1	65.857.6–73	76.9
2050	67.659.7–74.3	6657.7–73.4	77
2051	67.759.7–74.8	66.157.5–73.6	77.1
2052	67.859.7–74.9	66.257.5–74	77.2
2053	67.959.3–75.1	66.457.4–74.3	77.3
2054	68.159.9–75.4	66.557.4–74.6	77.4
2055	68.259.6–75.6	66.657.4–74.7	77.6
2056	68.359.9–75.8	66.757.1–74.9	77.7
2057	68.559.5–75.9	66.957.2–75.1	77.8
2058	68.659.7–76.2	6757.3–75.2	77.9
2059	68.759.4–76.3	67.157.2–75.3	78
2060	68.859.4–76.3	67.257.8–75.5	78.1
2061	6959.5–76.6	67.357.6–75.8	78.2
2062	69.159.4–76.8	67.557.5–76.3	78.3
2063	69.259.5–77.2	67.657.7–76.4	78.4
2064	69.359.5–77.3	67.757.8–76.6	78.5
2065	69.459.4–77.5	67.858.1–76.8	78.6
2066	69.559.4–77.8	67.958.2–76.9	78.7
2067	69.759.7–77.8	6858–77.3	78.8
2068	69.859.7–78	68.158.2–77.5	78.9
2069	69.959.5–78.3	68.358.1–77.6	79
2070	7059.6–78.4	68.458.2–77.8	79.1
2071	70.159.4–78.6	68.558.4–77.9	79.2
2072	70.259.3–78.9	68.658.1–78.2	79.3
2073	70.459.3–79.3	68.858.1–78.4	79.4
2074	70.559.6–79.4	68.958.1–78.5	79.4
2075	70.659.6–79.7	6958.1–78.6	79.5
2076	70.759.4–79.8	69.158.2–78.9	79.6
2077	70.859.8–80.1	69.258.1–79.1	79.7
2078	70.960–80.3	69.358.2–79.4	79.8
2079	71.159.9–80.6	69.557.9–79.5	79.9
2080	71.259.9–80.8	69.658.3–79.6	80
2081	71.359.6–80.8	69.758.2–79.9	80.1
2082	71.459.6–81.2	69.858.2–80.3	80.2
2083	71.559.7–81.4	69.958–80.1	80.3
2084	71.759.7–81.5	7058.2–80.5	80.3
2085	71.860.1–81.8	70.158.5–80.6	80.4
2086	71.960–82.2	70.358.4–81.1	80.5
2087	7259.7–82	70.458.2–81.3	80.6
2088	72.159.7–82.5	70.558.4–81.5	80.7
2089	72.359.7–82.7	70.658.3–81.6	80.8
2090	72.459.8–82.9	70.758.8–81.8	80.9
2091	72.560–83	70.858.4–81.9	81
2092	72.659.8–83.4	70.958.4–82	81
2093	72.760.3–83.5	71.158.1–82.2	81.1
2094	72.860.4–83.6	71.258–82.4	81.2
2095	7360.2–83.8	71.358.4–83	81.3
2096	73.160.2–84.2	71.458.4–83	81.4
2097	73.260.3–84.4	71.558.5–83.3	81.5
2098	73.359.9–84.5	71.758.4–83.5	81.6
2099	73.560.3–84.8	71.858.5–83.4	81.7
2100	73.660.3–85	71.958.7–83.5	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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