Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Burkina Faso

Updated on March 17, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 2023, the total life expectancy at birth for Burkina Faso was 61.09 years. A difference of +0.39 compared to 2022. The most recent figures on male and female life expectancies at birth for Burkina Faso were 58.92 years and 63.22 years respectively in 2023.

You can see similar information for other countries.

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 recent years.

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Data Source: World Bank.

Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Burkina Faso (Years)

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Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Burkina Faso (Years)

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Year	Total (Yrs)	Male (Yrs)	Female (Yrs)
1960	36.07	35	37.25
1961	36.36	35.26	37.56
1962	36.75	35.65	37.95
1963	37.09	35.98	38.3
1964	37.4	36.24	38.65
1965	37.76	36.6	39
1966	38.09	36.89	39.37
1967	38.43	37.22	39.72
1968	38.76	37.52	40.07
1969	39.02	37.76	40.35
1970	39.54	38.2	40.94
1971	39.85	38.49	41.28
1972	40.4	39.09	41.75
1973	40.95	39.64	42.3
1974	41.71	40.42	43.03
1975	42.49	41.19	43.8
1976	43.33	42.05	44.61
1977	44.17	42.89	45.45
1978	45	43.71	46.28
1979	45.7	44.42	46.97
1980	46.47	45.17	47.74
1981	46.87	45.62	48.09
1982	47.63	46.42	48.82
1983	48.06	46.89	49.2
1984	48.46	47.33	49.56
1985	48.75	47.65	49.8
1986	48.99	47.93	50
1987	49.1	48.04	50.1
1988	49.22	48.23	50.15
1989	49.27	48.3	50.18
1990	49.32	48.33	50.23
1991	49.33	48.31	50.28
1992	49.38	48.3	50.38
1993	49.41	48.28	50.47
1994	49.47	48.28	50.58
1995	49.55	48.31	50.71
1996	49.69	48.39	50.91
1997	49.56	48.21	50.81
1998	50.16	48.76	51.47
1999	50.46	49.01	51.82
2000	50.81	49.32	52.21
2001	51.19	49.68	52.61
2002	51.45	49.95	52.86
2003	51.96	50.47	53.36
2004	52.6	51.13	53.98
2005	53.27	51.79	54.66
2006	53.78	52.26	55.22
2007	54.38	52.85	55.81
2008	55.2	53.65	56.65
2009	55.79	54.25	57.23
2010	56.34	54.79	57.79
2011	57	55.4	58.49
2012	57.46	55.85	58.95
2013	57.9	56.28	59.42
2014	58.33	56.68	59.87
2015	58.78	57.09	60.36
2016	59.17	57.48	60.77
2017	59.58	57.86	61.2
2018	59.97	58.24	61.6
2019	60.18	58.34	61.95
2020	60.45	58.5	62.31
2021	60.05	58.19	61.83
2022	60.7	58.77	62.56
2023	61.09	58.92	63.22