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Burkina Faso · Annual SERIES

Life expectancy in Burkina Faso

Years a newborn would be expected to live if the age-specific mortality rates in the observation year continued throughout life.

61.29years at birth
2024Observation year

+0.33% from 2023

Burkina Faso
Life expectancy in Burkina Faso, 2000–2025years at birth. Underlying figures are available in the data table.4953565963200020052010201520202025

years at birth · World Bank · Missing observations remain gaps.

Underlying data

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Life expectancy · Burkina Faso · years at birth
YearValueStatus & source note
2025Not availablemissing
202461.292present
202361.092present
202260.7present
202160.046present
202060.454present
201960.184present
201859.972present
201759.578present
201659.173present
201558.778present
201458.331present
201357.903present
201257.457present
201157.001present
201056.343present
200955.791present
200855.199present
200754.377present
200653.784present
200553.271present
200452.6present
200351.959present
200251.447present
200151.188present
200050.808present

Definition & method

WDI publishes period life expectancy from UN population data and national demographic sources, derived from life tables and age-specific mortality rates.

Years a newborn would be expected to live if the age-specific mortality rates in the observation year continued throughout life.

What to keep in mind

  • This summarizes mortality conditions in a year; it does not predict how long a particular baby will live.
  • It is a period life-table measure, rather than a measure of a completed birth cohort.
  • Some underlying demographic estimates are interpolated and may not capture each annual event precisely.
  • Missing years remain missing; the site does not extrapolate future life expectancy.
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