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Life Expectancy in Burkina Faso vs China (1950-2026)

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The average life expectancy at birth is 61.6 years in Burkina Faso vs 79 in China. Burkina Faso is ranked 188/197 by life expectancy, and China is 52/197. In Burkina Faso, the life expectancy is 59.4 years for males and 63.8 years for females. In China, it's 76.4 years for males and 81.8 years for females.

The drop in life expectancy in China in 1959–1961 was caused by mass starvation, disease, and social disruption resulting from the Great Leap Forward’s policy failures, poor agricultural management, and adverse weather, leading to 15–30 million excess deaths.

Burkina Faso vs China life expectancy at birth by year

Burkina Faso
Male

Female
China
Male

Female
1x
Year Life expectancy, years
Burkina Faso China
Average Male Female Average Male Female
2026 61.6 59.4 63.8 79 76.4 81.8
2025 61.5 59.3 63.6 78.4 75.7 81.2
2024 61.3 59.1 63.4 78 75.2 81
2023 61.1 58.9 63.2 78 75.2 80.9
2022 60.7 58.8 62.6 78.2 75.5 81.1
2021 60 58.2 61.8 78.1 75.5 80.9
2020 60.5 58.5 62.3 78 75.2 81
2019 60.2 58.3 61.9 77.9 75.3 80.7
2018 60 58.2 61.6 77.7 75 80.6
2017 59.6 57.9 61.2 77.2 74.4 80.3
2016 59.2 57.5 60.8 77.2 74.6 80.1
2015 58.8 57.1 60.4 77 74.4 79.8
2014 58.3 56.7 59.9 76.7 74.1 79.5
2013 57.9 56.3 59.4 76.5 73.9 79.2
2012 57.5 55.9 59 76.2 73.6 79
2011 57 55.4 58.5 75.9 73.3 78.6
2010 56.3 54.8 57.8 75.7 73.2 78.3
2009 55.8 54.2 57.2 75.3 72.8 78
2008 55.2 53.7 56.6 74.8 72.4 77.5
2007 54.4 52.9 55.8 74.8 72.3 77.4
2006 53.8 52.3 55.2 74.4 71.9 77.1
2005 53.3 51.8 54.7 74.1 71.6 76.8
2004 52.6 51.1 54 73.7 71.3 76.4
2003 52 50.5 53.4 73.4 70.9 76
2002 51.4 50 52.9 73 70.6 75.7
2001 51.2 49.7 52.6 72.7 70.2 75.3
2000 50.8 49.3 52.2 72.3 69.8 74.9
1999 50.5 49 51.8 72 69.5 74.5
1998 50.2 48.8 51.5 71.6 69.1 74.2
1997 49.6 48.2 50.8 71.2 68.7 73.9
1996 49.7 48.4 50.9 70.8 68.3 73.5
1995 49.6 48.3 50.7 70.4 67.9 73
1994 49.5 48.3 50.6 69.8 67.4 72.4
1993 49.4 48.3 50.5 69.5 67.1 72
1992 49.4 48.3 50.4 69.1 66.8 71.5
1991 49.3 48.3 50.3 68.6 66.3 71
1990 49.3 48.3 50.2 68.2 65.9 70.6
1989 49.3 48.3 50.2 67.9 65.6 70.4
1988 49.2 48.2 50.1 67.6 65.2 70.1
1987 49.1 48 50.1 67.3 64.9 69.7
1986 49 47.9 50 66.9 64.6 69.3
1985 48.7 47.6 49.8 66.5 64.2 68.9
1984 48.5 47.3 49.6 66.1 63.9 68.5
1983 48.1 46.9 49.2 65.7 63.5 68.1
1982 47.6 46.4 48.8 65.2 63 67.6
1981 46.9 45.6 48.1 64.8 62.6 67.1
1980 46.5 45.2 47.7 64.2 62.1 66.5
1979 45.7 44.4 47 63.7 61.5 65.9
1978 45 43.7 46.3 63.1 60.9 65.3
1977 44.2 42.9 45.4 62.5 60.3 64.7
1976 43.3 42.1 44.6 61.2 59.2 63.3
1975 42.5 41.2 43.8 61 58.9 63.1
1974 41.7 40.4 43 60.2 58.2 62.3
1973 40.9 39.6 42.3 59.5 57.6 61.5
1972 40.4 39.1 41.7 58.6 56.7 60.5
1971 39.9 38.5 41.3 57.7 55.9 59.6
1970 39.5 38.2 40.9 56.8 54.9 58.8
1969 39 37.8 40.4 56 54.1 58
1968 38.8 37.5 40.1 55.2 53.3 57.2
1967 38.4 37.2 39.7 54.4 52.4 56.5
1966 38.1 36.9 39.4 53.7 51.7 55.8
1965 37.8 36.6 39 53 51 55.2
1964 37.4 36.2 38.6 52.3 50.3 54.5
1963 37.1 36 38.3 51.7 49.7 53.9
1962 36.8 35.6 38 51 48.9 53.2
1961 36.4 35.3 37.6 40.2 38.6 41.9
1960 36.1 35 37.3 33.4 32.2 34.9
1959 35.7 34.6 36.9 40.2 38.6 42
1958 35.4 34.3 36.6 48.8 47 50.9
1957 35.1 34.1 36.2 48.4 46.6 50.4
1956 34.8 33.7 35.9 47.8 46 49.8
1955 34.5 33.5 35.6 47.2 45.5 49.2
1954 34.2 33.2 35.3 46.8 45.1 48.6
1953 33.9 32.9 35 45.9 44.4 47.7
1952 33.6 32.6 34.7 45.3 43.7 47.2
1951 33.4 32.4 34.5 44.6 42.9 46.4
1950 33 32.1 34.1 43.8 42.2 45.7

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.

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 54.6 years in Burkina Faso and 68.6 in China. People who reach age 60 can expect an additional 12.4 healthy years in Burkina Faso and 16.2 in China.

Burkina Faso vs China 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 and China, 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 vs 50.2 years

Mean expected age of death:
70.2 vs 80.2 years

Median expected age of death:
73.0 vs 82.5 years

Odds of living to

Target age Survival probability
Burkina Faso China
Male Female Male Female
40 95.3% 96.4% 99.0% 99.4%
50 88.2% 91.5% 96.6% 98.2%
60 75.8% 83.0% 90.8% 95.4%
65 66.2% 75.4% 85.1% 92.5%
70 53.6% 64.2% 76.8% 88.0%
75 37.9% 48.2% 65.1% 80.2%
80 21.0% 29.2% 49.8% 68.1%
85 7.9% 12.3% 30.9% 49.5%
90 1.6% 3.0% 13.6% 27.8%
95 0.1% 0.3% 3.1% 9.5%
100 0.0% 0.0% 0.2% 1.5%

Life expectancy by current age

Burkina Faso
Male

Female
China
Male

Female
1x
Current age, years Total life expectancy, years
Burkina Faso China
Average Male Female Average Male Female
100 101.4 101.3 101.4 102 101.7 102
99 100.4 100.3 100.4 101 100.6 101.1
98 99.5 99.4 99.5 100.1 99.6 100.2
97 98.6 98.4 98.6 99.3 98.7 99.4
96 97.6 97.5 97.7 98.4 97.9 98.6
95 96.7 96.6 96.7 97.6 97.1 97.8
94 95.8 95.7 95.8 96.8 96.3 97
93 94.9 94.8 94.9 96 95.5 96.2
92 94 93.9 94.1 95.3 94.7 95.5
91 93.1 93 93.2 94.6 94 94.9
90 92.3 92.1 92.4 93.9 93.3 94.2
89 91.5 91.3 91.5 93.2 92.6 93.6
88 90.6 90.5 90.7 92.6 91.9 93
87 89.9 89.7 90 92 91.3 92.4
86 89.1 88.9 89.2 91.4 90.6 91.8
85 88.3 88.1 88.4 90.8 90 91.3
84 87.6 87.4 87.7 90.2 89.4 90.7
83 86.8 86.6 87 89.6 88.8 90.2
82 86.1 85.9 86.3 89.1 88.2 89.8
81 85.4 85.2 85.6 88.6 87.7 89.3
80 84.8 84.5 84.9 88.1 87.2 88.9
79 84.1 83.8 84.3 87.7 86.7 88.5
78 83.5 83.2 83.7 87.3 86.2 88.2
77 82.9 82.6 83.1 86.9 85.8 87.8
76 82.3 82 82.5 86.5 85.3 87.5
75 81.8 81.4 82 86.2 84.9 87.2
74 81.2 80.8 81.5 85.8 84.5 86.9
73 80.7 80.3 81 85.5 84.1 86.7
72 80.2 79.8 80.5 85.2 83.7 86.4
71 79.8 79.3 80.1 84.9 83.4 86.1
70 79.3 78.8 79.7 84.6 83 85.9
69 78.9 78.3 79.3 84.3 82.7 85.7
68 78.5 77.9 78.9 84 82.4 85.5
67 78.1 77.5 78.5 83.8 82.1 85.4
66 77.7 77.1 78.2 83.6 81.8 85.2
65 77.4 76.7 77.9 83.3 81.5 85
64 77 76.3 77.6 83.1 81.3 84.9
63 76.7 75.9 77.3 82.9 81 84.7
62 76.4 75.6 77 82.7 80.8 84.6
61 76.1 75.2 76.7 82.5 80.6 84.5
60 75.8 74.9 76.5 82.4 80.4 84.3
59 75.5 74.6 76.3 82.2 80.2 84.2
58 75.2 74.3 76 82.1 80 84.2
57 75 74 75.8 82 79.8 84.1
56 74.7 73.7 75.6 81.8 79.7 84
55 74.5 73.4 75.4 81.7 79.5 83.9
54 74.3 73.1 75.2 81.6 79.4 83.8
53 74.1 72.9 75.1 81.5 79.2 83.7
52 73.8 72.6 74.9 81.4 79.1 83.7
51 73.6 72.4 74.7 81.3 79 83.6
50 73.4 72.2 74.5 81.2 78.9 83.5
49 73.2 71.9 74.4 81.1 78.8 83.5
48 73.1 71.7 74.2 81 78.7 83.4
47 72.9 71.5 74.1 81 78.6 83.4
46 72.7 71.3 73.9 80.9 78.5 83.3
45 72.5 71.1 73.8 80.8 78.4 83.3
44 72.3 70.9 73.6 80.8 78.3 83.2
43 72.2 70.7 73.5 80.7 78.3 83.2
42 72 70.5 73.3 80.6 78.2 83.1
41 71.8 70.3 73.2 80.6 78.1 83.1
40 71.7 70.2 73.1 80.5 78.1 83.1
39 71.5 70 72.9 80.5 78 83
38 71.4 69.8 72.8 80.5 78 83
37 71.2 69.7 72.6 80.4 77.9 83
36 71.1 69.5 72.5 80.4 77.9 83
35 70.9 69.3 72.4 80.4 77.8 82.9
34 70.8 69.2 72.2 80.3 77.8 82.9
33 70.6 69 72.1 80.3 77.8 82.9
32 70.5 68.8 72 80.2 77.7 82.8
31 70.3 68.7 71.8 80.2 77.7 82.8
30 70.2 68.5 71.7 80.2 77.6 82.8
29 70 68.4 71.5 80.1 77.6 82.8
28 69.9 68.2 71.4 80.1 77.6 82.7
27 69.7 68.1 71.3 80.1 77.5 82.7
26 69.6 67.9 71.1 80 77.5 82.7
25 69.4 67.7 71 80 77.4 82.7
24 69.3 67.6 70.8 80 77.4 82.6
23 69.1 67.4 70.7 79.9 77.4 82.6
22 68.9 67.2 70.6 79.9 77.3 82.6
21 68.8 67 70.4 79.9 77.3 82.6
20 68.6 66.9 70.3 79.8 77.3 82.5
19 68.5 66.7 70.2 79.8 77.2 82.5
18 68.4 66.6 70.1 79.8 77.2 82.5
17 68.2 66.5 69.9 79.8 77.2 82.5
16 68.1 66.3 69.8 79.8 77.2 82.5
15 68 66.2 69.7 79.7 77.1 82.4
14 68 66.2 69.7 79.7 77.1 82.4
13 67.9 66.1 69.6 79.7 77.1 82.4
12 67.8 66 69.5 79.7 77.1 82.4
11 67.7 65.9 69.4 79.7 77 82.4
10 67.6 65.8 69.3 79.6 77 82.4
9 67.5 65.7 69.2 79.6 77 82.4
8 67.4 65.6 69.1 79.6 77 82.3
7 67.3 65.4 69 79.6 77 82.3
6 67.1 65.3 68.8 79.6 76.9 82.3
5 66.9 65 68.6 79.6 76.9 82.3
4 66.6 64.7 68.3 79.5 76.9 82.3
3 66.2 64.4 68 79.5 76.9 82.2
2 65.7 63.8 67.5 79.5 76.9 82.2
1 65.1 63.2 66.9 79.5 76.8 82.2
0 61.6 59.4 63.8 79 76.4 81.8

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.

A 30-year-old in Burkina Faso can expect to live to 70.2 years compared to 80.2 in China, rising to 77.4 and 83.3 at 65, and to 84.8 and 88.1 at 80 — higher than the 61.6 and 79 years calculated at birth.

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

Probability of surviving to a given age

Burkina Faso
Male

Female
China
Male

Female
1x
Age Survival probability
Burkina Faso China
Average Male Female Average Male Female
100 0.009% 0.003% 0.01% 0.82% 0.19% 1.45%
99 0.02% 0.007% 0.03% 1.33% 0.38% 2.27%
98 0.03% 0.02% 0.05% 2.06% 0.72% 3.42%
97 0.06% 0.03% 0.09% 3.08% 1.24% 4.95%
96 0.11% 0.06% 0.16% 4.43% 2% 6.91%
95 0.2% 0.11% 0.28% 6.17% 3.05% 9.37%
94 0.35% 0.2% 0.48% 8.32% 4.42% 12.3%
93 0.57% 0.34% 0.77% 10.9% 6.13% 15.8%
92 0.91% 0.57% 1.21% 13.7% 8.19% 19.4%
91 1.39% 0.9% 1.83% 16.8% 10.6% 23.3%
90 2.05% 1.38% 2.66% 20.2% 13.3% 27.4%
89 2.92% 2.03% 3.73% 23.8% 16.3% 31.6%
88 4.02% 2.87% 5.06% 27.5% 19.5% 35.8%
87 5.36% 3.93% 6.66% 31.4% 23% 40.2%
86 6.97% 5.22% 8.56% 35.4% 26.6% 44.5%
85 8.84% 6.74% 10.8% 39.4% 30.3% 48.8%
84 11% 8.52% 13.3% 43.3% 34.1% 52.9%
83 13.4% 10.5% 16% 47.2% 37.9% 56.8%
82 16.1% 12.8% 19% 51% 41.7% 60.5%
81 18.9% 15.2% 22.3% 54.5% 45.3% 64%
80 21.9% 17.8% 25.6% 57.8% 48.8% 67.1%
79 25% 20.6% 29% 60.9% 52.2% 70%
78 28.1% 23.4% 32.3% 63.8% 55.3% 72.5%
77 31.2% 26.3% 35.7% 66.5% 58.3% 74.9%
76 34.3% 29.2% 39% 69% 61.2% 77%
75 37.3% 32.1% 42.2% 71.3% 63.9% 79%
74 40.3% 35% 45.3% 73.5% 66.4% 80.8%
73 43.2% 37.8% 48.3% 75.6% 68.9% 82.5%
72 45.9% 40.5% 51.1% 77.5% 71.1% 84%
71 48.5% 43% 53.7% 79.3% 73.3% 85.5%
70 50.9% 45.5% 56.1% 80.9% 75.3% 86.7%
69 53.2% 47.8% 58.4% 82.4% 77.1% 87.8%
68 55.4% 50.1% 60.5% 83.7% 78.8% 88.8%
67 57.4% 52.2% 62.5% 84.9% 80.4% 89.6%
66 59.3% 54.2% 64.3% 86.1% 82% 90.5%
65 61.1% 56.1% 65.9% 87.2% 83.4% 91.2%
64 62.8% 58% 67.5% 88.3% 84.8% 91.9%
63 64.4% 59.7% 69% 89.2% 86% 92.6%
62 65.8% 61.3% 70.3% 90.1% 87.1% 93.1%
61 67.2% 62.9% 71.5% 90.8% 88.1% 93.6%
60 68.5% 64.3% 72.6% 91.5% 89% 94.1%
59 69.6% 65.7% 73.6% 92.1% 89.8% 94.5%
58 70.7% 67% 74.5% 92.6% 90.5% 94.8%
57 71.8% 68.2% 75.4% 93.1% 91.2% 95.1%
56 72.7% 69.3% 76.2% 93.5% 91.8% 95.4%
55 73.6% 70.3% 76.9% 94% 92.4% 95.7%
54 74.5% 71.4% 77.6% 94.4% 92.9% 95.9%
53 75.3% 72.3% 78.3% 94.8% 93.4% 96.2%
52 76% 73.2% 78.9% 95.1% 93.9% 96.4%
51 76.8% 74.1% 79.5% 95.4% 94.3% 96.6%
50 77.4% 74.9% 80.1% 95.7% 94.7% 96.8%
49 78.1% 75.6% 80.6% 96% 95.1% 97%
48 78.7% 76.3% 81.1% 96.2% 95.4% 97.1%
47 79.2% 77% 81.5% 96.4% 95.7% 97.3%
46 79.7% 77.6% 82% 96.6% 95.9% 97.4%
45 80.3% 78.2% 82.4% 96.8% 96.1% 97.5%
44 80.8% 78.8% 82.8% 97% 96.4% 97.6%
43 81.2% 79.4% 83.2% 97.1% 96.6% 97.7%
42 81.7% 79.9% 83.6% 97.3% 96.7% 97.8%
41 82.1% 80.4% 84% 97.4% 96.9% 97.9%
40 82.6% 80.9% 84.3% 97.5% 97% 98%
39 83% 81.3% 84.7% 97.6% 97.2% 98.1%
38 83.4% 81.8% 85% 97.7% 97.3% 98.1%
37 83.7% 82.2% 85.4% 97.8% 97.4% 98.2%
36 84.1% 82.6% 85.7% 97.9% 97.5% 98.3%
35 84.5% 83% 86% 97.9% 97.6% 98.3%
34 84.8% 83.4% 86.3% 98% 97.7% 98.4%
33 85.2% 83.8% 86.6% 98.1% 97.8% 98.4%
32 85.5% 84.1% 86.9% 98.2% 97.9% 98.5%
31 85.8% 84.5% 87.2% 98.2% 98% 98.5%
30 86.1% 84.8% 87.5% 98.3% 98% 98.6%
29 86.5% 85.2% 87.8% 98.4% 98.1% 98.6%
28 86.8% 85.5% 88.1% 98.4% 98.2% 98.7%
27 87.1% 85.8% 88.4% 98.5% 98.3% 98.7%
26 87.4% 86.2% 88.7% 98.6% 98.4% 98.8%
25 87.7% 86.5% 88.9% 98.6% 98.4% 98.8%
24 88% 86.9% 89.2% 98.7% 98.5% 98.9%
23 88.3% 87.2% 89.4% 98.7% 98.6% 98.9%
22 88.6% 87.6% 89.7% 98.8% 98.7% 99%
21 88.9% 87.9% 89.9% 98.8% 98.7% 99%
20 89.2% 88.2% 90.2% 98.9% 98.8% 99%
19 89.4% 88.5% 90.4% 98.9% 98.8% 99.1%
18 89.7% 88.7% 90.6% 99% 98.9% 99.1%
17 89.9% 89% 90.8% 99% 98.9% 99.1%
16 90.1% 89.2% 91% 99% 98.9% 99.1%
15 90.2% 89.3% 91.2% 99.1% 99% 99.2%
14 90.4% 89.5% 91.3% 99.1% 99% 99.2%
13 90.5% 89.6% 91.4% 99.1% 99% 99.2%
12 90.7% 89.8% 91.6% 99.1% 99.1% 99.2%
11 90.8% 89.9% 91.7% 99.2% 99.1% 99.2%
10 90.9% 90.1% 91.8% 99.2% 99.1% 99.3%
9 91.1% 90.3% 91.9% 99.2% 99.2% 99.3%
8 91.3% 90.4% 92.1% 99.3% 99.2% 99.3%
7 91.5% 90.7% 92.3% 99.3% 99.2% 99.3%
6 91.7% 90.9% 92.6% 99.3% 99.3% 99.4%
5 92.1% 91.3% 92.9% 99.3% 99.3% 99.4%
4 92.5% 91.7% 93.3% 99.3% 99.3% 99.4%
3 93.1% 92.3% 93.8% 99.4% 99.3% 99.4%
2 93.8% 93.1% 94.5% 99.4% 99.4% 99.5%
1 94.7% 94.1% 95.4% 99.5% 99.4% 99.5%

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. 68.5% of newborns in Burkina Faso and 91.5% in China are expected to live past 60, 50.9% and 80.9% past 70, 21.9% and 57.8% past 80, and only 2.05% and 20.2% past 90.

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

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Odds of dying at each age

Burkina Faso
Male

Female
China
Male

Female
1x
Age Probability of dying
Burkina Faso China
Average Male Female Average Male Female
100 51.8% 55.2% 51.8% 40.6% 55.2% 38.5%
99 50.1% 53.3% 49.9% 38.1% 51.3% 36.1%
98 48.4% 51.7% 48.1% 35.7% 46.6% 33.6%
97 46.6% 49.9% 46.2% 33.1% 42.1% 30.9%
96 45% 48.1% 44.4% 30.5% 38.1% 28.4%
95 43.3% 46.2% 42.5% 28.2% 34.3% 26.2%
94 41.4% 44.2% 40.5% 25.9% 31% 24.1%
93 39.4% 42.1% 38.4% 23.4% 27.9% 21.7%
92 37.2% 39.7% 36.2% 20.8% 25.2% 19%
91 34.8% 37.2% 33.8% 18.5% 22.6% 16.6%
90 32.3% 34.6% 31.2% 16.7% 20.4% 14.9%
89 29.7% 31.9% 28.7% 15.1% 18.4% 13.3%
88 27.3% 29.3% 26.3% 13.6% 16.6% 11.9%
87 25% 26.9% 24.1% 12.4% 15% 10.8%
86 23% 24.6% 22.2% 11.2% 13.6% 9.72%
85 21.2% 22.6% 20.4% 10.1% 12.3% 8.73%
84 19.6% 20.8% 18.8% 9.17% 11.2% 7.82%
83 18% 19.2% 17.3% 8.24% 10.1% 6.95%
82 16.5% 17.6% 15.9% 7.35% 9.03% 6.12%
81 15.1% 16.1% 14.4% 6.51% 8.06% 5.36%
80 13.7% 14.7% 13% 5.75% 7.17% 4.67%
79 12.3% 13.4% 11.7% 5.09% 6.39% 4.07%
78 11.1% 12.1% 10.5% 4.52% 5.71% 3.56%
77 9.99% 11% 9.38% 4.03% 5.14% 3.15%
76 9.01% 9.95% 8.43% 3.62% 4.65% 2.8%
75 8.14% 9.01% 7.59% 3.27% 4.23% 2.5%
74 7.35% 8.15% 6.84% 2.98% 3.86% 2.25%
73 6.63% 7.36% 6.14% 2.69% 3.5% 2.02%
72 5.96% 6.65% 5.5% 2.45% 3.19% 1.81%
71 5.35% 5.99% 4.9% 2.26% 2.96% 1.66%
70 4.8% 5.41% 4.36% 2.04% 2.7% 1.47%
69 4.31% 4.89% 3.88% 1.76% 2.36% 1.22%
68 3.88% 4.44% 3.47% 1.58% 2.14% 1.08%
67 3.52% 4.05% 3.11% 1.48% 2.01% 1%
66 3.21% 3.72% 2.81% 1.37% 1.86% 0.91%
65 2.93% 3.42% 2.55% 1.26% 1.72% 0.83%
64 2.69% 3.16% 2.32% 1.17% 1.59% 0.76%
63 2.46% 2.91% 2.1% 1.06% 1.45% 0.69%
62 2.24% 2.68% 1.89% 0.95% 1.3% 0.61%
61 2.04% 2.46% 1.7% 0.83% 1.14% 0.53%
60 1.85% 2.25% 1.52% 0.73% 1% 0.46%
59 1.68% 2.07% 1.37% 0.64% 0.88% 0.41%
58 1.54% 1.9% 1.24% 0.57% 0.78% 0.36%
57 1.42% 1.75% 1.13% 0.52% 0.71% 0.33%
56 1.32% 1.63% 1.04% 0.48% 0.66% 0.31%
55 1.23% 1.52% 0.97% 0.45% 0.62% 0.29%
54 1.15% 1.42% 0.91% 0.43% 0.59% 0.27%
53 1.08% 1.32% 0.85% 0.41% 0.55% 0.26%
52 1% 1.23% 0.8% 0.38% 0.51% 0.24%
51 0.93% 1.14% 0.74% 0.34% 0.46% 0.22%
50 0.87% 1.06% 0.69% 0.3% 0.41% 0.19%
49 0.81% 0.98% 0.64% 0.27% 0.36% 0.17%
48 0.75% 0.92% 0.59% 0.24% 0.32% 0.15%
47 0.71% 0.86% 0.56% 0.22% 0.29% 0.14%
46 0.67% 0.82% 0.53% 0.2% 0.26% 0.13%
45 0.64% 0.78% 0.51% 0.18% 0.24% 0.12%
44 0.62% 0.74% 0.49% 0.17% 0.22% 0.11%
43 0.59% 0.7% 0.48% 0.16% 0.21% 0.11%
42 0.57% 0.67% 0.47% 0.14% 0.19% 0.1%
41 0.54% 0.63% 0.45% 0.13% 0.17% 0.09%
40 0.51% 0.59% 0.44% 0.12% 0.15% 0.08%
39 0.49% 0.56% 0.43% 0.1% 0.13% 0.07%
38 0.47% 0.53% 0.41% 0.1% 0.12% 0.07%
37 0.45% 0.51% 0.39% 0.09% 0.11% 0.06%
36 0.43% 0.49% 0.38% 0.08% 0.1% 0.06%
35 0.42% 0.48% 0.37% 0.08% 0.1% 0.06%
34 0.41% 0.47% 0.36% 0.08% 0.1% 0.06%
33 0.4% 0.46% 0.35% 0.08% 0.09% 0.05%
32 0.39% 0.44% 0.34% 0.07% 0.09% 0.05%
31 0.38% 0.43% 0.34% 0.07% 0.09% 0.05%
30 0.37% 0.41% 0.34% 0.07% 0.09% 0.05%
29 0.36% 0.4% 0.33% 0.07% 0.09% 0.05%
28 0.36% 0.39% 0.33% 0.07% 0.08% 0.05%
27 0.35% 0.38% 0.32% 0.07% 0.08% 0.05%
26 0.35% 0.39% 0.31% 0.07% 0.08% 0.05%
25 0.35% 0.39% 0.31% 0.06% 0.08% 0.05%
24 0.35% 0.4% 0.3% 0.06% 0.07% 0.05%
23 0.35% 0.4% 0.29% 0.06% 0.07% 0.04%
22 0.34% 0.4% 0.28% 0.05% 0.07% 0.04%
21 0.33% 0.38% 0.27% 0.05% 0.06% 0.04%
20 0.31% 0.35% 0.27% 0.05% 0.05% 0.03%
19 0.29% 0.32% 0.25% 0.04% 0.05% 0.03%
18 0.26% 0.28% 0.24% 0.04% 0.04% 0.03%
17 0.23% 0.25% 0.22% 0.03% 0.04% 0.03%
16 0.21% 0.22% 0.19% 0.03% 0.04% 0.02%
15 0.18% 0.2% 0.17% 0.03% 0.04% 0.02%
14 0.17% 0.18% 0.15% 0.03% 0.04% 0.02%
13 0.15% 0.17% 0.14% 0.03% 0.04% 0.02%
12 0.15% 0.16% 0.13% 0.03% 0.03% 0.02%
11 0.15% 0.16% 0.13% 0.03% 0.03% 0.02%
10 0.16% 0.17% 0.14% 0.03% 0.03% 0.02%
9 0.17% 0.18% 0.16% 0.03% 0.03% 0.02%
8 0.2% 0.21% 0.19% 0.03% 0.03% 0.02%
7 0.24% 0.25% 0.22% 0.02% 0.03% 0.02%
6 0.29% 0.3% 0.28% 0.02% 0.02% 0.02%
5 0.36% 0.38% 0.35% 0.02% 0.02% 0.02%
4 0.46% 0.48% 0.44% 0.02% 0.02% 0.03%
3 0.59% 0.63% 0.56% 0.03% 0.03% 0.03%
2 0.77% 0.83% 0.71% 0.04% 0.04% 0.04%
1 1% 1.09% 0.91% 0.05% 0.05% 0.05%
0 5.27% 5.9% 4.62% 0.54% 0.59% 0.49%

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

GeoRank.org/life-expectancy/burkina-faso/china | CC BY

This chart displays the probability of dying at any given age in Burkina Faso compared to China, as mortality rates vary throughout a lifetime.

The annual chance of dying is 5.27% in the birth year in Burkina Faso and 0.54% in China, 0.37% vs 0.07% at age 30, 1.85% vs 0.73% at 60, and 13.7% vs 5.75% at 80.

Death rate by age in Burkina Faso vs China

Burkina Faso
Male

Female
China
Male

Female
1x
Age Death rate
Burkina Faso China
Total Male Female Total Male Female
100 0 0 0 145 0 355
99 8.73 3.99 12.6 505 196.9 819
98 16.3 7.99 23.4 735 334 1,147
97 29.5 15.4 41.9 1,018 523 1,530
96 51.6 28.6 72.2 1,350 762 1,962
95 87.6 51.2 120.2 1,738 1,046 2,458
94 143.1 87.7 192.8 2,153 1,368 2,972
93 224.5 144 297 2,544 1,713 3,413
92 337 225.7 438 2,856 2,061 3,693
91 484 337 617 3,108 2,396 3,865
90 663 478 830 3,366 2,708 4,066
89 869 648 1,070 3,582 2,988 4,200
88 1,097 842 1,330 3,745 3,232 4,268
87 1,343 1,056 1,606 3,880 3,440 4,326
86 1,604 1,285 1,896 3,965 3,608 4,325
85 1,875 1,527 2,196 3,995 3,731 4,256
84 2,149 1,773 2,495 3,972 3,803 4,134
83 2,413 2,017 2,776 3,891 3,816 3,953
82 2,649 2,247 3,020 3,745 3,764 3,707
81 2,844 2,451 3,207 3,550 3,655 3,426
80 2,988 2,621 3,327 3,328 3,503 3,132
79 3,079 2,751 3,383 3,103 3,332 2,846
78 3,117 2,841 3,385 2,884 3,160 2,586
77 3,117 2,893 3,350 2,680 2,998 2,356
76 3,091 2,910 3,288 2,497 2,846 2,155
75 3,039 2,896 3,204 2,336 2,704 1,979
74 2,963 2,852 3,096 2,190 2,566 1,823
73 2,862 2,782 2,964 2,034 2,410 1,665
72 2,737 2,689 2,808 1,895 2,269 1,525
71 2,595 2,580 2,633 1,792 2,168 1,415
70 2,444 2,461 2,450 1,654 2,034 1,272
69 2,293 2,340 2,269 1,448 1,822 1,069
68 2,150 2,224 2,099 1,325 1,689 956
67 2,019 2,115 1,945 1,260 1,614 898
66 1,901 2,015 1,809 1,179 1,527 825
65 1,792 1,921 1,684 1,103 1,438 761
64 1,687 1,830 1,565 1,030 1,348 703
63 1,583 1,738 1,448 946 1,247 635
62 1,477 1,643 1,330 853 1,133 564
61 1,371 1,546 1,215 757 1,009 498
60 1,268 1,449 1,105 668 892 436
59 1,173 1,356 1,005 590 791 383
58 1,089 1,272 921 527 706 342
57 1,017 1,196 851 482 645 313
56 956 1,129 795 451 603 292
55 904 1,069 748 427 572 276.5
54 857 1,012 708 408 546 263.3
53 811 957 669 387 518 249.2
52 764 902 630 360 482 231.3
51 717 847 590 327 438 210
50 671 794 550 290.9 390 187.2
49 628 745 512 257.4 344 166.1
48 591 701 480 229.6 306 149.2
47 560 665 454 208.9 276.7 137.2
46 535 634 434 192.8 253.9 128.1
45 514 608 419 178.6 234 119.7
44 497 584 408 165.2 215.7 111.4
43 480 559 399 152.2 198 103.3
42 462 533 391 139.1 180 95.4
41 444 505 382 126 161.9 87.5
40 425 478 371 113.4 144.6 79.7
39 407 452 360 102.3 129.3 72.9
38 390 432 349 93 116.7 67.2
37 377 416 337 86 107.2 62.7
36 366 405 326 81 100.6 59.2
35 357 397 316 77.6 96.3 56.7
34 350 391 308 75.4 93.5 55
33 343 384 302 73.9 91.7 53.8
32 336 374 297.6 72.9 90.3 53
31 329 362 295.2 71.6 88.7 51.9
30 322 349 293.7 70 86.7 50.7
29 316 338 292.3 68.3 84.6 49.4
28 311 331 289.7 67 82.9 48.7
27 308 330 285.3 65.8 81 48.1
26 307 334 279.1 64.1 78.3 47.4
25 307 341 271.6 62.2 75.4 46.7
24 308 349 264.1 60.3 72.7 45.8
23 306 353 257.4 57.6 69 44.1
22 301 349 251.6 53.9 64.4 41.5
21 291.5 335 246.4 49.4 59.1 38.1
20 276.4 311 239.9 44.8 53.7 34.3
19 256.8 282 230.4 40.4 48.5 30.8
18 234.1 251 216.2 36.6 44.2 27.6
17 210 221.7 197.6 33.6 40.9 25
16 186.6 196.2 176.6 31.4 38.5 23.1
15 166 175.5 156 30 36.9 21.9
14 149.7 160 138.8 29.2 35.9 21.3
13 138.7 149.9 126.9 28.7 35.2 21.2
12 133.4 145.1 121.1 28.2 34.1 21.3
11 134.3 146 122 27.5 32.7 21.6
10 141.7 152.9 130 27.6 32 22.6
9 156.6 166.7 146 27.6 31.1 23.5
8 180.5 189.3 171.2 26.3 28.8 23.3
7 215.6 223.3 207.4 24.2 25.8 22.4
6 265 272.6 257.1 22.5 23.1 21.8
5 333 343 323 22.3 22.3 22.4
4 427 442 411 24.6 24.2 25
3 553 580 525 29.6 29.3 29.9
2 723 770 673 36.1 35.9 36.3
1 950 1,030 867 45.9 46.8 44.9
0 5,267 5,896 4,616 540 585 490

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

GeoRank.org/life-expectancy/burkina-faso/china | CC BY

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 common age of death is 0, compared to 85 in China. The median age of death is 70.4 in Burkina Faso and 82.3 in China, 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 differences and reflect the demographics of Burkina Faso and China more than their death rates.

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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