Life Expectancy of Burkina Faso
Created on April 3, 2021.
Updated on May 15, 2023.

The total life expectancy at birth for Burkina Faso was 59.27 years in 2021, a difference of -0.46 years compared to 2020, according to recent data from the World Bank. The most recent figures on male and female life expectancies at birth for Burkina Faso were 57.47 years and 60.99 years respectively in 2021.

The World Bank defines life expectancy at birth as "the average number of years a newborn is expected to live if mortality patterns at the time of its birth remain constant in the future".

The chart and table below shows the total, male, and female life expectancies of Burkina Faso for 1960-2021.

Data Source: World Bank.
Life Expectancy of Burkina Faso (Years)
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Male
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Life Expectancy of Burkina Faso (Years)
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Year Total (Yrs) Male (Yrs) Female (Yrs)
1960 35.87 34.84 37.00
1961 36.24 35.15 37.44
1962 36.67 35.60 37.82
1963 36.97 35.94 38.09
1964 37.25 36.12 38.47
1965 37.69 36.53 38.94
1966 37.92 36.76 39.15
1967 38.29 37.11 39.55
1968 38.53 37.29 39.84
1969 38.86 37.58 40.21
1970 39.24 37.92 40.62
1971 39.56 38.19 40.99
1972 40.05 38.76 41.39
1973 40.55 39.21 41.93
1974 41.35 40.01 42.73
1975 42.31 40.96 43.68
1976 43.25 41.92 44.58
1977 44.15 42.79 45.52
1978 45.07 43.72 46.43
1979 45.90 44.51 47.30
1980 46.54 45.24 47.83
1981 46.87 45.63 48.10
1982 47.60 46.38 48.80
1983 48.09 46.89 49.26
1984 48.64 47.49 49.74
1985 48.95 47.81 50.04
1986 49.01 47.98 50.00
1987 49.06 48.03 50.03
1988 49.13 48.18 50.03
1989 49.17 48.23 50.07
1990 49.44 48.38 50.44
1991 49.45 48.40 50.44
1992 49.44 48.38 50.42
1993 49.21 48.12 50.22
1994 49.31 48.07 50.46
1995 49.45 48.22 50.58
1996 49.61 48.31 50.82
1997 49.40 48.18 50.53
1998 49.99 48.69 51.19
1999 50.33 48.88 51.68
2000 50.85 49.23 52.38
2001 51.07 49.47 52.58
2002 51.27 49.75 52.70
2003 51.79 50.32 53.17
2004 52.42 50.95 53.79
2005 53.09 51.48 54.62
2006 53.74 52.23 55.16
2007 54.38 52.88 55.78
2008 55.34 53.75 56.84
2009 55.96 54.49 57.32
2010 56.48 54.96 57.89
2011 57.13 55.53 58.62
2012 57.62 56.03 59.10
2013 57.82 56.28 59.26
2014 58.36 56.73 59.88
2015 58.85 57.18 60.40
2016 59.33 57.62 60.93
2017 59.54 57.80 61.18
2018 60.05 58.29 61.71
2019 60.04 58.17 61.82
2020 59.73 57.79 61.60
2021 59.27 57.47 60.99