Life expectancy at birth, total in Burundi
Burundi: Life expectancy at birth, total was 63.82 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, total in Burundi, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth, total in Burundi is 63.82 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in Burundi peaked at 63.82 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 25.78 years, in 1972.
Burundi ranks 196th 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 43.24 years | 41.84 years | 43.6 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 41.35 years | 25.78 years | 45.04 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 46.5 years | 42.89 years | 47.69 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 44.55 years | 37.22 years | 47.63 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 52.31 years | 47.62 years | 56.42 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.86 years | 57.09 years | 62.18 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 63 years | 62.1 years | 63.82 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 193 Equatorial Guinea 63.91 years compare
- 194 Madagascar 63.84 years compare
- 195 Kenya 63.83 years compare
- 197 Mozambique 63.8 years compare
- 198 Zimbabwe 63.06 years compare
- 199 Togo 62.94 years compare
More health data for Burundi
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 208,108 (2025)
- Population, male 49.7% (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 207,525 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 210,256 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 205,420 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 3.89 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 6.33 million (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 207,981 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 205,720 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 208,430 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, total in Burundi?
- Life expectancy at birth, total in Burundi was 63.82 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 63.82 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.78 years in 1972.
- How does Burundi rank for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Burundi ranks 196th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, total 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 World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Life expectancy at birth, total (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.