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Burkina Faso ranks 188/197 for average life expectancy at birth, with 59.4 years for males, 63.8 years for females, and 61.6 years for both sexes combined.

Burkina Faso life expectancy at birth by year

Average
Male
Female
1x
Year Life expectancy, years
Total Male Female
2026 61.6 59.4 63.8
2025 61.5 59.3 63.6
2024 61.3 59.1 63.4
2023 61.1 58.9 63.2
2022 60.7 58.8 62.6
2021 60 58.2 61.8
2020 60.5 58.5 62.3
2019 60.2 58.3 61.9
2018 60 58.2 61.6
2017 59.6 57.9 61.2
2016 59.2 57.5 60.8
2015 58.8 57.1 60.4
2014 58.3 56.7 59.9
2013 57.9 56.3 59.4
2012 57.5 55.9 59
2011 57 55.4 58.5
2010 56.3 54.8 57.8
2009 55.8 54.2 57.2
2008 55.2 53.7 56.6
2007 54.4 52.9 55.8
2006 53.8 52.3 55.2
2005 53.3 51.8 54.7
2004 52.6 51.1 54
2003 52 50.5 53.4
2002 51.4 50 52.9
2001 51.2 49.7 52.6
2000 50.8 49.3 52.2
1999 50.5 49 51.8
1998 50.2 48.8 51.5
1997 49.6 48.2 50.8
1996 49.7 48.4 50.9
1995 49.6 48.3 50.7
1994 49.5 48.3 50.6
1993 49.4 48.3 50.5
1992 49.4 48.3 50.4
1991 49.3 48.3 50.3
1990 49.3 48.3 50.2
1989 49.3 48.3 50.2
1988 49.2 48.2 50.1
1987 49.1 48 50.1
1986 49 47.9 50
1985 48.7 47.6 49.8
1984 48.5 47.3 49.6
1983 48.1 46.9 49.2
1982 47.6 46.4 48.8
1981 46.9 45.6 48.1
1980 46.5 45.2 47.7
1979 45.7 44.4 47
1978 45 43.7 46.3
1977 44.2 42.9 45.4
1976 43.3 42.1 44.6
1975 42.5 41.2 43.8
1974 41.7 40.4 43
1973 40.9 39.6 42.3
1972 40.4 39.1 41.7
1971 39.9 38.5 41.3
1970 39.5 38.2 40.9
1969 39 37.8 40.4
1968 38.8 37.5 40.1
1967 38.4 37.2 39.7
1966 38.1 36.9 39.4
1965 37.8 36.6 39
1964 37.4 36.2 38.6
1963 37.1 36 38.3
1962 36.8 35.6 38
1961 36.4 35.3 37.6
1960 36.1 35 37.3
1959 35.7 34.6 36.9
1958 35.4 34.3 36.6
1957 35.1 34.1 36.2
1956 34.8 33.7 35.9
1955 34.5 33.5 35.6
1954 34.2 33.2 35.3
1953 33.9 32.9 35
1952 33.6 32.6 34.7
1951 33.4 32.4 34.5
1950 33 32.1 34.1

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (1950–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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Life expectancy is the average age of death for a hypothetical cohort of newborns if they experienced the age-specific mortality rates of one particular year throughout their entire lives. It's a snapshot reflecting mortality rates in a given year that does not account for any future changes in those rates.

In Burkina Faso, healthy life expectancy at birth, defined by the World Health Organization as the average number of years a person can expect to live in full health, is 53.5 years for men and 55.6 for women, with a combined average of 54.6 years. People who reach 60 can expect an additional 12.4 healthy years, 11.6 for males and 13 for females.

Burkina Faso life expectancy calculator

This life expectancy calculator shows the odds of living to 100, 95, 90, and below based on current age for both males and females in Burkina Faso, along with mean and median age of death. The calculations are based on the 2026 life tables (actuarial tables) from the UN World Population Prospects.


Mean remaining life expectancy: 40.2 Years

Mean expected age of death: 70.2 Years

Median expected age of death: 73.0 Years

Odds of living to

Target age Survival probability
Average Male Female
40 95.8% 95.3% 96.4%
50 89.9% 88.2% 91.5%
60 79.5% 75.8% 83.0%
65 70.9% 66.2% 75.4%
70 59.1% 53.6% 64.2%
75 43.3% 37.9% 48.2%
80 25.4% 21.0% 29.2%
85 10.3% 7.9% 12.3%
90 2.4% 1.6% 3.0%
95 0.2% 0.1% 0.3%
100 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

Odds of dying at each age

Average
Male
Female
1x
Age Probability of dying
Average Male Female
100 51.8% 55.2% 51.8%
99 50.1% 53.3% 49.9%
98 48.4% 51.7% 48.1%
97 46.6% 49.9% 46.2%
96 45% 48.1% 44.4%
95 43.3% 46.2% 42.5%
94 41.4% 44.2% 40.5%
93 39.4% 42.1% 38.4%
92 37.2% 39.7% 36.2%
91 34.8% 37.2% 33.8%
90 32.3% 34.6% 31.2%
89 29.7% 31.9% 28.7%
88 27.3% 29.3% 26.3%
87 25% 26.9% 24.1%
86 23% 24.6% 22.2%
85 21.2% 22.6% 20.4%
84 19.6% 20.8% 18.8%
83 18% 19.2% 17.3%
82 16.5% 17.6% 15.9%
81 15.1% 16.1% 14.4%
80 13.7% 14.7% 13%
79 12.3% 13.4% 11.7%
78 11.1% 12.1% 10.5%
77 9.99% 11% 9.38%
76 9.01% 9.95% 8.43%
75 8.14% 9.01% 7.59%
74 7.35% 8.15% 6.84%
73 6.63% 7.36% 6.14%
72 5.96% 6.65% 5.5%
71 5.35% 5.99% 4.9%
70 4.8% 5.41% 4.36%
69 4.31% 4.89% 3.88%
68 3.88% 4.44% 3.47%
67 3.52% 4.05% 3.11%
66 3.21% 3.72% 2.81%
65 2.93% 3.42% 2.55%
64 2.69% 3.16% 2.32%
63 2.46% 2.91% 2.1%
62 2.24% 2.68% 1.89%
61 2.04% 2.46% 1.7%
60 1.85% 2.25% 1.52%
59 1.68% 2.07% 1.37%
58 1.54% 1.9% 1.24%
57 1.42% 1.75% 1.13%
56 1.32% 1.63% 1.04%
55 1.23% 1.52% 0.97%
54 1.15% 1.42% 0.91%
53 1.08% 1.32% 0.85%
52 1% 1.23% 0.8%
51 0.93% 1.14% 0.74%
50 0.87% 1.06% 0.69%
49 0.81% 0.98% 0.64%
48 0.75% 0.92% 0.59%
47 0.71% 0.86% 0.56%
46 0.67% 0.82% 0.53%
45 0.64% 0.78% 0.51%
44 0.62% 0.74% 0.49%
43 0.59% 0.7% 0.48%
42 0.57% 0.67% 0.47%
41 0.54% 0.63% 0.45%
40 0.51% 0.59% 0.44%
39 0.49% 0.56% 0.43%
38 0.47% 0.53% 0.41%
37 0.45% 0.51% 0.39%
36 0.43% 0.49% 0.38%
35 0.42% 0.48% 0.37%
34 0.41% 0.47% 0.36%
33 0.4% 0.46% 0.35%
32 0.39% 0.44% 0.34%
31 0.38% 0.43% 0.34%
30 0.37% 0.41% 0.34%
29 0.36% 0.4% 0.33%
28 0.36% 0.39% 0.33%
27 0.35% 0.38% 0.32%
26 0.35% 0.39% 0.31%
25 0.35% 0.39% 0.31%
24 0.35% 0.4% 0.3%
23 0.35% 0.4% 0.29%
22 0.34% 0.4% 0.28%
21 0.33% 0.38% 0.27%
20 0.31% 0.35% 0.27%
19 0.29% 0.32% 0.25%
18 0.26% 0.28% 0.24%
17 0.23% 0.25% 0.22%
16 0.21% 0.22% 0.19%
15 0.18% 0.2% 0.17%
14 0.17% 0.18% 0.15%
13 0.15% 0.17% 0.14%
12 0.15% 0.16% 0.13%
11 0.15% 0.16% 0.13%
10 0.16% 0.17% 0.14%
9 0.17% 0.18% 0.16%
8 0.2% 0.21% 0.19%
7 0.24% 0.25% 0.22%
6 0.29% 0.3% 0.28%
5 0.36% 0.38% 0.35%
4 0.46% 0.48% 0.44%
3 0.59% 0.63% 0.56%
2 0.77% 0.83% 0.71%
1 1% 1.09% 0.91%
0 5.27% 5.9% 4.62%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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This chart displays the probability of dying at any given age, as mortality rates vary throughout a lifetime.

In Burkina Faso, the risk of dying is lowest at age 12 and increases afterward. The annual chance of dying is 5.27% in the birth year, 0.37% at age 30, 1.85% at 60, and 13.7% at 80.

Aging is often defined as the increasing probability of death with age. If a 20-year-old in Burkina Faso never aged and faced the same risk of dying every year, their life expectancy would be 323 years — 283 for males and 376 for females.

Life expectancy by current age

Average
Male
Female
1x
Current age, years Total life expectancy, years
Average Male Female
100 101.4 101.3 101.4
99 100.4 100.3 100.4
98 99.5 99.4 99.5
97 98.6 98.4 98.6
96 97.6 97.5 97.7
95 96.7 96.6 96.7
94 95.8 95.7 95.8
93 94.9 94.8 94.9
92 94 93.9 94.1
91 93.1 93 93.2
90 92.3 92.1 92.4
89 91.5 91.3 91.5
88 90.6 90.5 90.7
87 89.9 89.7 90
86 89.1 88.9 89.2
85 88.3 88.1 88.4
84 87.6 87.4 87.7
83 86.8 86.6 87
82 86.1 85.9 86.3
81 85.4 85.2 85.6
80 84.8 84.5 84.9
79 84.1 83.8 84.3
78 83.5 83.2 83.7
77 82.9 82.6 83.1
76 82.3 82 82.5
75 81.8 81.4 82
74 81.2 80.8 81.5
73 80.7 80.3 81
72 80.2 79.8 80.5
71 79.8 79.3 80.1
70 79.3 78.8 79.7
69 78.9 78.3 79.3
68 78.5 77.9 78.9
67 78.1 77.5 78.5
66 77.7 77.1 78.2
65 77.4 76.7 77.9
64 77 76.3 77.6
63 76.7 75.9 77.3
62 76.4 75.6 77
61 76.1 75.2 76.7
60 75.8 74.9 76.5
59 75.5 74.6 76.3
58 75.2 74.3 76
57 75 74 75.8
56 74.7 73.7 75.6
55 74.5 73.4 75.4
54 74.3 73.1 75.2
53 74.1 72.9 75.1
52 73.8 72.6 74.9
51 73.6 72.4 74.7
50 73.4 72.2 74.5
49 73.2 71.9 74.4
48 73.1 71.7 74.2
47 72.9 71.5 74.1
46 72.7 71.3 73.9
45 72.5 71.1 73.8
44 72.3 70.9 73.6
43 72.2 70.7 73.5
42 72 70.5 73.3
41 71.8 70.3 73.2
40 71.7 70.2 73.1
39 71.5 70 72.9
38 71.4 69.8 72.8
37 71.2 69.7 72.6
36 71.1 69.5 72.5
35 70.9 69.3 72.4
34 70.8 69.2 72.2
33 70.6 69 72.1
32 70.5 68.8 72
31 70.3 68.7 71.8
30 70.2 68.5 71.7
29 70 68.4 71.5
28 69.9 68.2 71.4
27 69.7 68.1 71.3
26 69.6 67.9 71.1
25 69.4 67.7 71
24 69.3 67.6 70.8
23 69.1 67.4 70.7
22 68.9 67.2 70.6
21 68.8 67 70.4
20 68.6 66.9 70.3
19 68.5 66.7 70.2
18 68.4 66.6 70.1
17 68.2 66.5 69.9
16 68.1 66.3 69.8
15 68 66.2 69.7
14 68 66.2 69.7
13 67.9 66.1 69.6
12 67.8 66 69.5
11 67.7 65.9 69.4
10 67.6 65.8 69.3
9 67.5 65.7 69.2
8 67.4 65.6 69.1
7 67.3 65.4 69
6 67.1 65.3 68.8
5 66.9 65 68.6
4 66.6 64.7 68.3
3 66.2 64.4 68
2 65.7 63.8 67.5
1 65.1 63.2 66.9
0 61.6 59.4 63.8

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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Life expectancy is often mistaken for the average lifespan of an adult. However, an adult has already survived the causes of early-age mortality and can expect to live longer than the figure calculated at birth.

In Burkina Faso, a 65-year-old has a total life expectancy of 77.4 years, rising to 79.3 at 70, 81.8 at 75, and 84.8 at 80 — all higher than the 61.6 years calculated at birth.

The chart above accounts for remaining lifespan and displays total life expectancy by age and gender in Burkina Faso.

Probability of surviving to a given age

Average
Male
Female
1x
Age Survival probability
Average Male Female
100 0.009% 0.003% 0.01%
99 0.02% 0.007% 0.03%
98 0.03% 0.02% 0.05%
97 0.06% 0.03% 0.09%
96 0.11% 0.06% 0.16%
95 0.2% 0.11% 0.28%
94 0.35% 0.2% 0.48%
93 0.57% 0.34% 0.77%
92 0.91% 0.57% 1.21%
91 1.39% 0.9% 1.83%
90 2.05% 1.38% 2.66%
89 2.92% 2.03% 3.73%
88 4.02% 2.87% 5.06%
87 5.36% 3.93% 6.66%
86 6.97% 5.22% 8.56%
85 8.84% 6.74% 10.8%
84 11% 8.52% 13.3%
83 13.4% 10.5% 16%
82 16.1% 12.8% 19%
81 18.9% 15.2% 22.3%
80 21.9% 17.8% 25.6%
79 25% 20.6% 29%
78 28.1% 23.4% 32.3%
77 31.2% 26.3% 35.7%
76 34.3% 29.2% 39%
75 37.3% 32.1% 42.2%
74 40.3% 35% 45.3%
73 43.2% 37.8% 48.3%
72 45.9% 40.5% 51.1%
71 48.5% 43% 53.7%
70 50.9% 45.5% 56.1%
69 53.2% 47.8% 58.4%
68 55.4% 50.1% 60.5%
67 57.4% 52.2% 62.5%
66 59.3% 54.2% 64.3%
65 61.1% 56.1% 65.9%
64 62.8% 58% 67.5%
63 64.4% 59.7% 69%
62 65.8% 61.3% 70.3%
61 67.2% 62.9% 71.5%
60 68.5% 64.3% 72.6%
59 69.6% 65.7% 73.6%
58 70.7% 67% 74.5%
57 71.8% 68.2% 75.4%
56 72.7% 69.3% 76.2%
55 73.6% 70.3% 76.9%
54 74.5% 71.4% 77.6%
53 75.3% 72.3% 78.3%
52 76% 73.2% 78.9%
51 76.8% 74.1% 79.5%
50 77.4% 74.9% 80.1%
49 78.1% 75.6% 80.6%
48 78.7% 76.3% 81.1%
47 79.2% 77% 81.5%
46 79.7% 77.6% 82%
45 80.3% 78.2% 82.4%
44 80.8% 78.8% 82.8%
43 81.2% 79.4% 83.2%
42 81.7% 79.9% 83.6%
41 82.1% 80.4% 84%
40 82.6% 80.9% 84.3%
39 83% 81.3% 84.7%
38 83.4% 81.8% 85%
37 83.7% 82.2% 85.4%
36 84.1% 82.6% 85.7%
35 84.5% 83% 86%
34 84.8% 83.4% 86.3%
33 85.2% 83.8% 86.6%
32 85.5% 84.1% 86.9%
31 85.8% 84.5% 87.2%
30 86.1% 84.8% 87.5%
29 86.5% 85.2% 87.8%
28 86.8% 85.5% 88.1%
27 87.1% 85.8% 88.4%
26 87.4% 86.2% 88.7%
25 87.7% 86.5% 88.9%
24 88% 86.9% 89.2%
23 88.3% 87.2% 89.4%
22 88.6% 87.6% 89.7%
21 88.9% 87.9% 89.9%
20 89.2% 88.2% 90.2%
19 89.4% 88.5% 90.4%
18 89.7% 88.7% 90.6%
17 89.9% 89% 90.8%
16 90.1% 89.2% 91%
15 90.2% 89.3% 91.2%
14 90.4% 89.5% 91.3%
13 90.5% 89.6% 91.4%
12 90.7% 89.8% 91.6%
11 90.8% 89.9% 91.7%
10 90.9% 90.1% 91.8%
9 91.1% 90.3% 91.9%
8 91.3% 90.4% 92.1%
7 91.5% 90.7% 92.3%
6 91.7% 90.9% 92.6%
5 92.1% 91.3% 92.9%
4 92.5% 91.7% 93.3%
3 93.1% 92.3% 93.8%
2 93.8% 93.1% 94.5%
1 94.7% 94.1% 95.4%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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This chart shows the odds of living to each age from birth. In Burkina Faso, 68.5% of newborns are expected to live past 60, 50.9% past 70, 21.9% past 80, 2.05% past 90, and only 0.009% past 100.

For longevity rates starting from a different age, use the calculator provided above.

Compare Burkina Faso Life expectancy vs other countries

Death rate by age in Burkina Faso

Total
Male
Female
1x
Age Death rate
Total Male Female
100 0 0 0
99 8.73 3.99 12.6
98 16.3 7.99 23.4
97 29.5 15.4 41.9
96 51.6 28.6 72.2
95 87.6 51.2 120.2
94 143.1 87.7 192.8
93 224.5 144 297
92 337 225.7 438
91 484 337 617
90 663 478 830
89 869 648 1,070
88 1,097 842 1,330
87 1,343 1,056 1,606
86 1,604 1,285 1,896
85 1,875 1,527 2,196
84 2,149 1,773 2,495
83 2,413 2,017 2,776
82 2,649 2,247 3,020
81 2,844 2,451 3,207
80 2,988 2,621 3,327
79 3,079 2,751 3,383
78 3,117 2,841 3,385
77 3,117 2,893 3,350
76 3,091 2,910 3,288
75 3,039 2,896 3,204
74 2,963 2,852 3,096
73 2,862 2,782 2,964
72 2,737 2,689 2,808
71 2,595 2,580 2,633
70 2,444 2,461 2,450
69 2,293 2,340 2,269
68 2,150 2,224 2,099
67 2,019 2,115 1,945
66 1,901 2,015 1,809
65 1,792 1,921 1,684
64 1,687 1,830 1,565
63 1,583 1,738 1,448
62 1,477 1,643 1,330
61 1,371 1,546 1,215
60 1,268 1,449 1,105
59 1,173 1,356 1,005
58 1,089 1,272 921
57 1,017 1,196 851
56 956 1,129 795
55 904 1,069 748
54 857 1,012 708
53 811 957 669
52 764 902 630
51 717 847 590
50 671 794 550
49 628 745 512
48 591 701 480
47 560 665 454
46 535 634 434
45 514 608 419
44 497 584 408
43 480 559 399
42 462 533 391
41 444 505 382
40 425 478 371
39 407 452 360
38 390 432 349
37 377 416 337
36 366 405 326
35 357 397 316
34 350 391 308
33 343 384 302
32 336 374 297.6
31 329 362 295.2
30 322 349 293.7
29 316 338 292.3
28 311 331 289.7
27 308 330 285.3
26 307 334 279.1
25 307 341 271.6
24 308 349 264.1
23 306 353 257.4
22 301 349 251.6
21 291.5 335 246.4
20 276.4 311 239.9
19 256.8 282 230.4
18 234.1 251 216.2
17 210 221.7 197.6
16 186.6 196.2 176.6
15 166 175.5 156
14 149.7 160 138.8
13 138.7 149.9 126.9
12 133.4 145.1 121.1
11 134.3 146 122
10 141.7 152.9 130
9 156.6 166.7 146
8 180.5 189.3 171.2
7 215.6 223.3 207.4
6 265 272.6 257.1
5 333 343 323
4 427 442 411
3 553 580 525
2 723 770 673
1 950 1,030 867
0 5,267 5,896 4,616

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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This chart shows the number of deaths by age up to 100 for 3 cohorts of 100,000 newborns each — male, female, and both combined — illustrating how expected mortality is distributed throughout life.

In Burkina Faso, the most probable age of death — the age at which the highest number of deaths occur — is 0 for both sexes combined, 0 for males, and 0 for females. Vertical lines mark the median age of death: 68 for men, 72.4 for women, and 70.4 combined, meaning only half of each cohort is expected to live past that age.

Note that this chart does not show rates per 100,000 population, as those would be skewed by age structure and reflect Burkina Faso's demographics more than its death rate.

Life expectancy in other countries

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Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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Data sources:

  1. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1950–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  2. World Health Organization (WHO) | Global Health Observatory (2021, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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