Health in Burundi

1,120 indicators covering health for Burundi.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard 8.6% 2024 up 31.2% 184th
Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard 3.1% 2024 up 63.9% 181st
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) 16.9% 2024 up 29.8% 193rd
Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) 17.9% 2024 up 2.1% 7th
Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) 4.7% 2024 up 73.1% 190th
Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard 6.5% 2024 down 2.8% 43rd
Number of under-five deaths 21,573 2024 down 32.2% 42nd
Number of infant deaths 14,071 2024 down 30.0% 44th
Number of neonatal deaths 8,890 2024 down 20.8% 43rd
Neonatal mortality rate 19.07 2024 down 21.3% 48th
Infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1) 30.5 2024 down 30.6% 45th
Under-five mortality rate 47.06 2024 down 33.3% 34th
Domestic general government health expenditure 4.7% 2023 up 6.7% 172nd
External health expenditure 57.4% 2023 down 3.2% 5th
External health expenditure per capita 16.16 current US$ 2023 up 34.4% 43rd
External health expenditure per capita, PPP 57.46 current international $ 2023 up 63.3% 31st
Death rate in armed conflicts by type 0.4309 2025 down 40.5% 15th
Deaths in armed conflicts by type 62 2025 down 22.5% 22nd
Deaths in armed conflicts by type and country 62 2025 down 22.5% 22nd
Death rate in armed conflicts by type and country 0.4309 2025 down 40.5% 15th
Deaths from one sided violence 62 2025 down 22.5% 22nd
Haq by level of healthcare spending endpoints 48 2023 up 6.7% 161st
Healthcare access quality un 48 2023 up 6.7% 161st
Universal health coverage index 48 2023 up 6.7% 161st
Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age 39.0% 2023 up 41.8% 31st
Prevalence of anemia among non-pregnant women 38.4% 2023 up 47.1% 33rd
Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women 44.7% 2023 up 18.3% 27th
Stillbirth rate 18 per 1,000 total births 2023 down 30.2% 36th
Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS 53,000 2024 down 55.8% 34th
Life expectancy men women 65.7 2023 up 8.3% 209th
Life expectancy vs healthcare expenditure 63.65 2023 up 7.6% 208th
Poverty vs life expectancy 63.65 2023 up 7.6% 208th
Life expectancy vs health expenditure 63.65 2023 up 7.6% 208th
Birth rate vs death rate 33.67 2023 down 23.3% 17th
Child mortality around the world 4.88 2023 down 35.8% 31st
Food supply vs life expectancy 63.65 2023 up 7.6% 208th
Life expectancy of women vs life expectancy of men 65.7 2023 up 8.3% 209th
Life expectancy at birth including the un projections 63.65 2023 up 7.6% 208th
Female and male life expectancy at birth in years 61.6 2023 up 6.9% 207th
Child mortality rate including un projections through 2100 4.88 2023 down 35.8% 31st
Annual number of deaths by world region 91,958 2023 down 4.3% 87th
Births and deaths projected to 2100 91,958 2023 down 4.3% 87th
Extreme poverty headcount ratio vs life expectancy at birth 63.65 2023 up 7.6% 208th
The worlds number of vaccinated one year olds 444,971 2023 up 2.1% 58th
Difference in male and female life expectancy 3.54 2023 up 37.1% 186th
Female to male life expectancy ratio 1.07 2023 up 1.3% 128th
Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth 4.1 2023 up 33.9% 167th
Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 2.28 2023 up 25.9% 210th
Womens life expectancy at birth 65.7 2023 up 8.3% 209th
Number of deaths per year 91,958 2023 down 4.3% 87th
Crude death rate 6.72 2023 down 27.0% 141st
Measles number unvaccinated 61,354 2023 up 624.8% 52nd
Polio number unvaccinated 48,207 2023 up 184.8% 57th
Infant mortality rates 3.54 2023 down 30.4% 33rd
Number of child deaths unwpp 22,295 2023 down 34.5% 42nd
Number of infant deaths unwpp 16,295 2023 down 29.9% 42nd
Number of deaths 91,958 2023 down 4.3% 87th
Deaths by age group 5 2023 down 85.3% 165th
Number of infant deaths gho 14,362 2023 down 31.2% 43rd
Neonatal mortality rate gho 1.96 2023 down 22.4% 50th