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

The total life expectancy at birth for Burundi was 61.66 years in 2021, a difference of +0.09 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 Burundi were 59.71 years and 63.61 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 Burundi for 1960-2021.

Data Source: World Bank.
Life Expectancy of Burundi (Years)
Total
Male
Female
Life Expectancy of Burundi (Years)
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Year Total (Yrs) Male (Yrs) Female (Yrs)
1960 43.02 41.53 44.45
1961 43.25 41.80 44.63
1962 43.44 42.10 44.71
1963 43.72 42.36 45.01
1964 43.97 42.54 45.34
1965 42.01 40.09 43.89
1966 43.53 42.16 44.84
1967 43.34 41.91 44.71
1968 43.38 41.98 44.71
1969 42.87 41.38 44.32
1970 43.04 41.69 44.33
1971 42.97 41.63 44.25
1972 25.61 23.21 28.35
1973 37.28 35.36 39.20
1974 43.01 41.74 44.22
1975 42.98 41.80 44.11
1976 43.14 41.84 44.39
1977 43.51 42.11 44.86
1978 43.76 42.37 45.10
1979 44.59 43.14 45.98
1980 45.41 43.90 46.86
1981 46.39 44.92 47.82
1982 47.29 45.88 48.65
1983 48.05 46.67 49.38
1984 48.49 47.01 49.92
1985 48.54 46.97 50.07
1986 48.16 46.50 49.79
1987 47.52 45.73 49.28
1988 43.04 40.60 45.59
1989 45.62 43.79 47.45
1990 44.86 43.01 46.71
1991 44.23 42.54 45.90
1992 43.90 42.47 45.29
1993 37.10 34.98 39.34
1994 44.08 42.52 45.58
1995 44.06 42.26 45.86
1996 44.37 42.44 46.32
1997 45.39 43.52 47.24
1998 46.55 44.62 48.46
1999 47.53 45.70 49.32
2000 47.51 45.27 49.77
2001 48.43 46.13 50.75
2002 49.89 47.90 51.85
2003 50.86 49.07 52.59
2004 52.01 50.37 53.58
2005 53.02 51.39 54.60
2006 53.87 52.29 55.39
2007 54.73 53.28 56.11
2008 55.71 53.96 57.41
2009 56.39 54.77 57.95
2010 57.08 55.71 58.40
2011 57.77 56.40 59.09
2012 58.49 57.09 59.85
2013 59.24 57.78 60.65
2014 59.87 58.35 61.35
2015 60.22 58.23 62.20
2016 60.79 59.09 62.46
2017 61.55 59.76 63.30
2018 61.69 59.82 63.52
2019 62.35 60.34 64.35
2020 61.57 59.47 63.68
2021 61.66 59.71 63.61