Female life expectancy — all countries

Female life expectancy — Burkina Faso

Female life expectancy in Burkina Faso in 2024 — 63.43 years. Ranked 206 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 70.3%.

2024 63.43 years +0.33% vs 2023
World rank 206of 217
Period maximum 63.43 years2024
Period minimum 37.25 years1960

Trend over time

1960–2024 · years

Female life expectancy — Burkina Faso, 1960–2024304050607019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 37.25 years1962: 37.95 years1964: 38.65 years1966: 39.37 years1968: 40.07 years1970: 40.94 years1972: 41.75 years1974: 43.03 years1976: 44.61 years1978: 46.28 years1980: 47.74 years1982: 48.82 years1984: 49.56 years1986: 50 years1988: 50.15 years1990: 50.23 years1992: 50.38 years1994: 50.58 years1996: 50.91 years1998: 51.47 years2000: 52.21 years2002: 52.86 years2004: 53.98 years2006: 55.22 years2008: 56.65 years2010: 57.79 years2012: 58.95 years2014: 59.87 years2016: 60.77 years2018: 61.6 years2020: 62.31 years2022: 62.56 years2024: 63.43 years
Change over the period: +26.18 (+70.28%) Average annual rate: 0.84 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso 63.43 years
World 75.97 years
Sub-Saharan Africa 64.96 years
Western Africa computed 59.77 years
Low-income countries computed 67.66 years
Female life expectancy — Burkina Faso, by year Burkina Faso All countries CSV XLSX
Year years Change Change, %
2024 63.43 +0.21 +0.33%
2023 63.22 +0.66 +1.06%
2022 62.56 +0.73 +1.18%
2021 61.83 −0.48 −0.78%
2020 62.31 +0.37 +0.59%
2019 61.95 +0.34 +0.56%
2018 61.6 +0.41 +0.67%
2017 61.2 +0.43 +0.7%
2016 60.77 +0.4 +0.67%
2015 60.36 +0.49 +0.82%
2014 59.87 +0.46 +0.77%
2013 59.42 +0.46 +0.78%
2012 58.95 +0.46 +0.79%
2011 58.49 +0.7 +1.22%
2010 57.79 +0.56 +0.98%
2009 57.23 +0.58 +1.03%
2008 56.65 +0.84 +1.5%
2007 55.81 +0.59 +1.07%
2006 55.22 +0.56 +1.03%
2005 54.66 +0.68 +1.26%
2004 53.98 +0.62 +1.15%
2003 53.36 +0.5 +0.95%
2002 52.86 +0.25 +0.47%
2001 52.61 +0.4 +0.77%
2000 52.21 +0.39 +0.74%
1999 51.82 +0.35 +0.67%
1998 51.47 +0.66 +1.3%
1997 50.81 −0.09 −0.19%
1996 50.91 +0.2 +0.38%
1995 50.71 +0.14 +0.27%
1994 50.58 +0.11 +0.22%
1993 50.47 +0.09 +0.17%
1992 50.38 +0.1 +0.19%
1991 50.28 +0.05 +0.1%
1990 50.23 +0.05 +0.1%
1989 50.18 +0.03 +0.07%
1988 50.15 +0.05 +0.09%
1987 50.1 +0.1 +0.21%
1986 50 +0.2 +0.4%
1985 49.8 +0.24 +0.49%
1984 49.56 +0.36 +0.73%
1983 49.2 +0.38 +0.77%
1982 48.82 +0.74 +1.53%
1981 48.09 +0.34 +0.72%
1980 47.74 +0.77 +1.64%
1979 46.97 +0.69 +1.5%
1978 46.28 +0.83 +1.83%
1977 45.45 +0.84 +1.88%
1976 44.61 +0.81 +1.85%
1975 43.8 +0.77 +1.79%
1974 43.03 +0.73 +1.74%
1973 42.3 +0.55 +1.31%
1972 41.75 +0.47 +1.14%
1971 41.28 +0.34 +0.82%
1970 40.94 +0.59 +1.46%
1969 40.36 +0.29 +0.71%
1968 40.07 +0.35 +0.89%
1967 39.72 +0.34 +0.88%
1966 39.37 +0.37 +0.95%
1965 39 +0.35 +0.91%
1964 38.65 +0.35 +0.91%
1963 38.3 +0.35 +0.91%
1962 37.95 +0.39 +1.04%
1961 37.56 +0.31 +0.84%
1960 37.25

About the indicator

Life expectancy at birth for women. The female advantage holds almost everywhere and is explained by both biology and behavior: men die more often from external causes, smoke and drink more, and turn to doctors less. Where maternal mortality is high the advantage narrows — the only factor that works in the opposite direction.

Important: The aggregate is weighted by the female population rather than by the whole population. The difference from male life expectancy is the gap that is usually asked about.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.