Life expectancy vs. health spending in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Life expectancy vs. health spending was 61.09 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy vs. health spending in Burkina Faso, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, life expectancy vs. health spending in Burkina Faso stood at 61.09 years. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy vs. health spending in Burkina Faso peaked at 61.09 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 33.03 years, in 1950.
Burkina Faso ranks 227th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 34.35 years | 33.03 years | 35.72 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 37.57 years | 36.07 years | 39.02 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 42.31 years | 39.54 years | 45.7 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 48.28 years | 46.47 years | 49.27 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 49.63 years | 49.31 years | 50.46 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 53.04 years | 50.81 years | 55.79 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.47 years | 56.34 years | 60.18 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.57 years | 60.05 years | 61.09 years | 4 |
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More health data for Burkina Faso
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 342,560 (2025)
- Population, male 49.8% (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 325,283 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 335,338 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 330,289 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 6.82 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 9.91 million (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 340,588 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 332,159 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 332,109 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy vs. health spending in Burkina Faso?
- Life expectancy vs. health spending in Burkina Faso was 61.09 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 61.09 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.03 years in 1950.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for life expectancy vs. health spending?
- Burkina Faso ranks 227th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy vs. health spending rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Period life expectancy at birth.