Life expectancy at birth, male in Burundi

Burundi: Life expectancy at birth, male was 61.75 years in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
61.75 years
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
195th
of 215 countries
All-time high
61.75 years
in 2024
All-time low
23.63 years
in 1972
Years of data
65
1960–2024

Life expectancy at birth, male in Burundi, 1960–2024

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Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.

Analysis

Burundi recorded 61.75 years for life expectancy at birth, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, male in Burundi peaked at 61.75 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 23.63 years, in 1972.

Burundi ranks 195th of 215 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 41.8 years 39.92 years 42.24 years 10
1970s 39.88 years 23.63 years 43.66 years 10
1980s 44.84 years 40.52 years 46.13 years 10
1990s 42.67 years 35.14 years 45.73 years 10
2000s 50.52 years 45.34 years 54.87 years 10
2010s 58.19 years 55.6 years 60.31 years 10
2020s 60.97 years 60.09 years 61.75 years 5

Countries ranked near Burundi

  1. 192 Haiti 61.9 years compare
  2. 193 Guinea-Bissau 61.82 years compare
  3. 194 Cameroon 61.78 years compare
  4. 196 Kenya 61.64 years compare
  5. 197 Eswatini 61.32 years compare
  6. 198 Liberia 61.02 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy at birth, male in Burundi?
Life expectancy at birth, male in Burundi was 61.75 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
What is the highest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Burundi?
The highest recorded value was 61.75 years in 2024.
What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Burundi?
The lowest recorded value was 23.63 years in 1972.
How does Burundi rank for life expectancy at birth, male?
Burundi ranks 195th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
Is life expectancy at birth, male rising or falling in Burundi?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Burundi data come from?
The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Life expectancy at birth, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, male (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,126 data points, 1960–2024
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Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.