Burkina Faso - Life expectancy at birth 2020

Life expectancy decreases in Burkina Faso

In 2020 the life expectancy in Burkina Faso decreased to 59.73 years.

That year, the life expectancy for women was 61.6 years and for men 57.79 years.

Burkina Faso’s position improvened with respect to the 194 countries we publish life expectancy, dropping from the 185th in 2019 to 184th in 2020.

If we look at the change in life expectancy in Burkina Faso over the past several years, we find that it is lower than in 2019, when it was 60.04 years, which is the opposite of what happens compared to 2010, when it was 56.48 years.

In this page we show you the progression of the life expectancy in Burkina Faso. You can see the life expectancy in other countries in life expectancy and see all the information about Burkina Faso in Burkinabe economy.

Burkina Faso - Life expectancy at birth

Date	Life expectancy - Women	Life expectancy - Men	Life expectancy
2020	61.60	57.79	59.73
2019	61.82	58.17	60.04
2018	61.71	58.29	60.05
2017	61.18	57.80	59.54
2016	60.93	57.62	59.33
2015	60.40	57.18	58.85
2014	59.88	56.73	58.36
2013	59.26	56.28	57.82
2012	59.10	56.03	57.62
2011	58.62	55.53	57.13
2010	57.89	54.96	56.48
2009	57.32	54.49	55.96
2008	56.84	53.75	55.34
2007	55.78	52.88	54.38
2006	55.16	52.23	53.74
2005	54.62	51.48	53.09
2004	53.79	50.95	52.42
2003	53.17	50.32	51.79
2002	52.70	49.75	51.27
2001	52.58	49.47	51.07
2000	52.38	49.23	50.85
1999	51.68	48.88	50.33
1998	51.19	48.69	49.99
1997	50.53	48.18	49.40
1996	50.82	48.31	49.61
1995	50.58	48.22	49.45
1994	50.46	48.07	49.31
1993	50.22	48.12	49.21
1992	50.42	48.38	49.44
1991	50.44	48.40	49.45
1990	50.44	48.38	49.44
1989	50.07	48.23	49.17
1988	50.03	48.18	49.13
1987	50.03	48.03	49.06
1986	50.00	47.98	49.01
1985	50.04	47.81	48.95
1984	49.74	47.49	48.64
1983	49.26	46.89	48.09
1982	48.80	46.38	47.60
1981	48.10	45.63	46.87
1980	47.83	45.24	46.54
1979	47.30	44.51	45.90
1978	46.43	43.72	45.07
1977	45.52	42.79	44.15
1976	44.58	41.92	43.25
1975	43.68	40.96	42.31
1974	42.73	40.01	41.35
1973	41.93	39.21	40.55
1972	41.39	38.76	40.05
1971	40.99	38.19	39.56
1970	40.62	37.93	39.24
1969	40.21	37.58	38.86
1968	39.84	37.29	38.53
1967	39.55	37.11	38.29
1966	39.15	36.76	37.92
1965	38.94	36.53	37.69
1964	38.47	36.12	37.25
1963	38.09	35.94	36.97
1962	37.82	35.60	36.67
1961	37.44	35.15	36.24
1960	37.00	34.84	35.87

Burkina Faso - Life expectancy at birth