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

Updated on by Georank team

The average life expectancy at birth is 61.6 years in Burkina Faso vs 84.4 in Switzerland. Burkina Faso is ranked 188/197 by life expectancy, and Switzerland is 6/197. In Burkina Faso, the life expectancy is 59.4 years for males and 63.8 years for females. In Switzerland, it's 82.5 years for males and 86.2 years for females.

Burkina Faso vs Switzerland life expectancy at birth by year

Burkina Faso
Male

Female
Switzerland
Male

Female
1x
Year Life expectancy, years
Burkina Faso Switzerland
Average Male Female Average Male Female
2026 61.6 59.4 63.8 84.4 82.5 86.2
2025 61.5 59.3 63.6 84.2 82.3 86.1
2024 61.3 59.1 63.4 84.1 82.2 85.9
2023 61.1 58.9 63.2 84 82 85.8
2022 60.7 58.8 62.6 83.2 81 85.4
2021 60 58.2 61.8 83.6 81.6 85.6
2020 60.5 58.5 62.3 83.1 81 85.1
2019 60.2 58.3 61.9 83.8 81.9 85.6
2018 60 58.2 61.6 83.6 81.6 85.4
2017 59.6 57.9 61.2 83.4 81.4 85.4
2016 59.2 57.5 60.8 83.4 81.5 85.2
2015 58.8 57.1 60.4 82.8 80.7 84.9
2014 58.3 56.7 59.9 83.1 80.9 85.1
2013 57.9 56.3 59.4 82.7 80.5 84.7
2012 57.5 55.9 59 82.6 80.5 84.6
2011 57 55.4 58.5 82.6 80.3 84.7
2010 56.3 54.8 57.8 82.3 80 84.4
2009 55.8 54.2 57.2 82 79.6 84.2
2008 55.2 53.7 56.6 82 79.6 84.2
2007 54.4 52.9 55.8 81.7 79.2 84
2006 53.8 52.3 55.2 81.5 79 83.8
2005 53.3 51.8 54.7 81.2 78.6 83.7
2004 52.6 51.1 54 81.1 78.4 83.5
2003 52 50.5 53.4 80.5 77.9 83
2002 51.4 50 52.9 80.4 77.7 82.9
2001 51.2 49.7 52.6 80.3 77.3 83
2000 50.8 49.3 52.2 79.8 76.9 82.6
1999 50.5 49 51.8 79.7 76.8 82.5
1998 50.2 48.8 51.5 79.5 76.3 82.5
1997 49.6 48.2 50.8 79.2 76.2 82
1996 49.7 48.4 50.9 79 75.9 82
1995 49.6 48.3 50.7 78.6 75.3 81.7
1994 49.5 48.3 50.6 78.5 75.1 81.7
1993 49.4 48.3 50.5 78.2 74.9 81.4
1992 49.4 48.3 50.4 77.9 74.5 81.3
1991 49.3 48.3 50.3 77.6 74.1 81.1
1990 49.3 48.3 50.2 77.4 74 80.7
1989 49.3 48.3 50.2 77.6 74.1 80.9
1988 49.2 48.2 50.1 77.4 73.9 80.7
1987 49.1 48 50.1 77.3 73.9 80.7
1986 49 47.9 50 77 73.7 80.3
1985 48.7 47.6 49.8 76.9 73.5 80.2
1984 48.5 47.3 49.6 76.8 73.4 80
1983 48.1 46.9 49.2 76.2 72.7 79.6
1982 47.6 46.4 48.8 76.2 72.8 79.4
1981 46.9 45.6 48.1 75.8 72.4 79.1
1980 46.5 45.2 47.7 75.6 72.2 78.9
1979 45.7 44.4 47 75.6 72.3 78.8
1978 45 43.7 46.3 75.3 71.9 78.7
1977 44.2 42.9 45.4 75.4 72 78.7
1976 43.3 42.1 44.6 74.9 71.6 78.1
1975 42.5 41.2 43.8 74.8 71.5 78
1974 41.7 40.4 43 74.4 71.2 77.6
1973 40.9 39.6 42.3 74.1 71 77.1
1972 40.4 39.1 41.7 73.8 70.6 76.8
1971 39.9 38.5 41.3 73.2 70.2 76.3
1970 39.5 38.2 40.9 73.1 70 76.2
1969 39 37.8 40.4 72.7 69.7 75.7
1968 38.8 37.5 40.1 72.7 69.8 75.5
1967 38.4 37.2 39.7 72.7 69.7 75.7
1966 38.1 36.9 39.4 72.4 69.6 75.3
1965 37.8 36.6 39 72.3 69.5 75.1
1964 37.4 36.2 38.6 72.2 69.2 75.1
1963 37.1 36 38.3 71.3 68.3 74.2
1962 36.8 35.6 38 71.3 68.4 74.1
1961 36.4 35.3 37.6 71.7 68.8 74.6
1960 36.1 35 37.3 71.4 68.6 74.1
1959 35.7 34.6 36.9 71.5 68.7 74.1
1958 35.4 34.3 36.6 71.3 68.6 73.9
1957 35.1 34.1 36.2 70.5 67.8 73.2
1956 34.8 33.7 35.9 70.2 67.7 72.6
1955 34.5 33.5 35.6 70.1 67.7 72.3
1954 34.2 33.2 35.3 70 67.6 72.3
1953 33.9 32.9 35 69.5 67.1 71.9
1952 33.6 32.6 34.7 69.6 67.2 71.9
1951 33.4 32.4 34.5 68.7 66.3 71
1950 33 32.1 34.1 68.9 66.7 71.1

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.

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 71.1 in Switzerland. People who reach age 60 can expect an additional 12.4 healthy years in Burkina Faso and 19 in Switzerland.

Burkina Faso vs Switzerland 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 Switzerland, 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 54.9 years

Mean expected age of death:
70.2 vs 84.9 years

Median expected age of death:
73.0 vs 87.3 years

Odds of living to

Target age Survival probability
Burkina Faso Switzerland
Male Female Male Female
40 95.3% 96.4% 99.5% 99.7%
50 88.2% 91.5% 98.4% 99.0%
60 75.8% 83.0% 95.3% 97.2%
65 66.2% 75.4% 92.2% 95.3%
70 53.6% 64.2% 87.3% 92.4%
75 37.9% 48.2% 80.1% 87.9%
80 21.0% 29.2% 69.4% 80.4%
85 7.9% 12.3% 52.6% 66.8%
90 1.6% 3.0% 29.9% 44.1%
95 0.1% 0.3% 10.1% 18.4%
100 0.0% 0.0% 1.5% 3.5%

Life expectancy by current age

Burkina Faso
Male

Female
Switzerland
Male

Female
1x
Current age, years Total life expectancy, years
Burkina Faso Switzerland
Average Male Female Average Male Female
100 101.4 101.3 101.4 102 101.9 102
99 100.4 100.3 100.4 101.1 101 101.2
98 99.5 99.4 99.5 100.3 100.2 100.3
97 98.6 98.4 98.6 99.5 99.3 99.5
96 97.6 97.5 97.7 98.7 98.5 98.8
95 96.7 96.6 96.7 97.9 97.7 98
94 95.8 95.7 95.8 97.2 97 97.3
93 94.9 94.8 94.9 96.5 96.2 96.6
92 94 93.9 94.1 95.8 95.5 96
91 93.1 93 93.2 95.2 94.8 95.4
90 92.3 92.1 92.4 94.5 94.1 94.8
89 91.5 91.3 91.5 94 93.5 94.2
88 90.6 90.5 90.7 93.4 92.9 93.7
87 89.9 89.7 90 92.9 92.3 93.2
86 89.1 88.9 89.2 92.4 91.8 92.8
85 88.3 88.1 88.4 91.9 91.3 92.4
84 87.6 87.4 87.7 91.5 90.8 92
83 86.8 86.6 87 91.1 90.4 91.6
82 86.1 85.9 86.3 90.7 90 91.3
81 85.4 85.2 85.6 90.4 89.6 91
80 84.8 84.5 84.9 90.1 89.2 90.7
79 84.1 83.8 84.3 89.8 88.9 90.5
78 83.5 83.2 83.7 89.5 88.5 90.2
77 82.9 82.6 83.1 89.2 88.2 90
76 82.3 82 82.5 89 87.9 89.8
75 81.8 81.4 82 88.7 87.7 89.6
74 81.2 80.8 81.5 88.5 87.4 89.4
73 80.7 80.3 81 88.3 87.1 89.3
72 80.2 79.8 80.5 88.1 86.9 89.1
71 79.8 79.3 80.1 87.9 86.6 88.9
70 79.3 78.8 79.7 87.7 86.4 88.8
69 78.9 78.3 79.3 87.5 86.2 88.7
68 78.5 77.9 78.9 87.3 86 88.5
67 78.1 77.5 78.5 87.2 85.8 88.4
66 77.7 77.1 78.2 87 85.6 88.3
65 77.4 76.7 77.9 86.9 85.4 88.1
64 77 76.3 77.6 86.7 85.3 88
63 76.7 75.9 77.3 86.6 85.1 87.9
62 76.4 75.6 77 86.5 85 87.8
61 76.1 75.2 76.7 86.3 84.8 87.8
60 75.8 74.9 76.5 86.2 84.7 87.7
59 75.5 74.6 76.3 86.1 84.6 87.6
58 75.2 74.3 76 86 84.5 87.5
57 75 74 75.8 85.9 84.4 87.4
56 74.7 73.7 75.6 85.9 84.3 87.4
55 74.5 73.4 75.4 85.8 84.2 87.3
54 74.3 73.1 75.2 85.7 84.1 87.3
53 74.1 72.9 75.1 85.6 84 87.2
52 73.8 72.6 74.9 85.6 83.9 87.2
51 73.6 72.4 74.7 85.5 83.8 87.1
50 73.4 72.2 74.5 85.5 83.8 87.1
49 73.2 71.9 74.4 85.4 83.7 87
48 73.1 71.7 74.2 85.4 83.7 87
47 72.9 71.5 74.1 85.3 83.6 87
46 72.7 71.3 73.9 85.3 83.6 86.9
45 72.5 71.1 73.8 85.2 83.5 86.9
44 72.3 70.9 73.6 85.2 83.5 86.9
43 72.2 70.7 73.5 85.2 83.5 86.8
42 72 70.5 73.3 85.2 83.4 86.8
41 71.8 70.3 73.2 85.1 83.4 86.8
40 71.7 70.2 73.1 85.1 83.4 86.8
39 71.5 70 72.9 85.1 83.3 86.8
38 71.4 69.8 72.8 85.1 83.3 86.7
37 71.2 69.7 72.6 85 83.3 86.7
36 71.1 69.5 72.5 85 83.3 86.7
35 70.9 69.3 72.4 85 83.2 86.7
34 70.8 69.2 72.2 85 83.2 86.7
33 70.6 69 72.1 85 83.2 86.7
32 70.5 68.8 72 84.9 83.2 86.7
31 70.3 68.7 71.8 84.9 83.1 86.7
30 70.2 68.5 71.7 84.9 83.1 86.6
29 70 68.4 71.5 84.9 83.1 86.6
28 69.9 68.2 71.4 84.9 83.1 86.6
27 69.7 68.1 71.3 84.9 83.1 86.6
26 69.6 67.9 71.1 84.9 83 86.6
25 69.4 67.7 71 84.8 83 86.6
24 69.3 67.6 70.8 84.8 83 86.6
23 69.1 67.4 70.7 84.8 83 86.6
22 68.9 67.2 70.6 84.8 83 86.6
21 68.8 67 70.4 84.8 82.9 86.6
20 68.6 66.9 70.3 84.8 82.9 86.6
19 68.5 66.7 70.2 84.7 82.9 86.5
18 68.4 66.6 70.1 84.7 82.9 86.5
17 68.2 66.5 69.9 84.7 82.8 86.5
16 68.1 66.3 69.8 84.7 82.8 86.5
15 68 66.2 69.7 84.7 82.8 86.5
14 68 66.2 69.7 84.7 82.8 86.5
13 67.9 66.1 69.6 84.7 82.8 86.5
12 67.8 66 69.5 84.7 82.8 86.5
11 67.7 65.9 69.4 84.7 82.8 86.5
10 67.6 65.8 69.3 84.7 82.8 86.5
9 67.5 65.7 69.2 84.7 82.8 86.5
8 67.4 65.6 69.1 84.7 82.8 86.5
7 67.3 65.4 69 84.7 82.8 86.5
6 67.1 65.3 68.8 84.7 82.8 86.5
5 66.9 65 68.6 84.7 82.8 86.5
4 66.6 64.7 68.3 84.7 82.8 86.5
3 66.2 64.4 68 84.6 82.8 86.5
2 65.7 63.8 67.5 84.6 82.8 86.5
1 65.1 63.2 66.9 84.6 82.7 86.4
0 61.6 59.4 63.8 84.4 82.5 86.2

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 84.9 in Switzerland, rising to 77.4 and 86.9 at 65, and to 84.8 and 90.1 at 80 — higher than the 61.6 and 84.4 years calculated at birth.

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

Probability of surviving to a given age

Burkina Faso
Male

Female
Switzerland
Male

Female
1x
Age Survival probability
Burkina Faso Switzerland
Average Male Female Average Male Female
100 0.009% 0.003% 0.01% 2.59% 1.52% 3.5%
99 0.02% 0.007% 0.03% 3.94% 2.39% 5.27%
98 0.03% 0.02% 0.05% 5.76% 3.62% 7.62%
97 0.06% 0.03% 0.09% 8.1% 5.27% 10.6%
96 0.11% 0.06% 0.16% 11% 7.39% 14.2%
95 0.2% 0.11% 0.28% 14.4% 9.99% 18.3%
94 0.35% 0.2% 0.48% 18.3% 13.1% 23%
93 0.57% 0.34% 0.77% 22.6% 16.6% 28.1%
92 0.91% 0.57% 1.21% 27.2% 20.7% 33.3%
91 1.39% 0.9% 1.83% 32.1% 25% 38.6%
90 2.05% 1.38% 2.66% 37% 29.6% 43.9%
89 2.92% 2.03% 3.73% 41.8% 34.3% 49%
88 4.02% 2.87% 5.06% 46.6% 38.9% 53.9%
87 5.36% 3.93% 6.66% 51.1% 43.5% 58.5%
86 6.97% 5.22% 8.56% 55.4% 47.9% 62.6%
85 8.84% 6.74% 10.8% 59.3% 52.1% 66.4%
84 11% 8.52% 13.3% 63% 56% 69.8%
83 13.4% 10.5% 16% 66.3% 59.6% 72.8%
82 16.1% 12.8% 19% 69.3% 62.9% 75.5%
81 18.9% 15.2% 22.3% 72% 66% 77.9%
80 21.9% 17.8% 25.6% 74.4% 68.8% 79.9%
79 25% 20.6% 29% 76.6% 71.3% 81.8%
78 28.1% 23.4% 32.3% 78.5% 73.6% 83.4%
77 31.2% 26.3% 35.7% 80.3% 75.7% 84.9%
76 34.3% 29.2% 39% 81.9% 77.6% 86.2%
75 37.3% 32.1% 42.2% 83.4% 79.4% 87.4%
74 40.3% 35% 45.3% 84.7% 81.1% 88.5%
73 43.2% 37.8% 48.3% 86% 82.6% 89.5%
72 45.9% 40.5% 51.1% 87.2% 84% 90.4%
71 48.5% 43% 53.7% 88.2% 85.3% 91.2%
70 50.9% 45.5% 56.1% 89.2% 86.5% 91.9%
69 53.2% 47.8% 58.4% 90.1% 87.6% 92.6%
68 55.4% 50.1% 60.5% 90.9% 88.6% 93.2%
67 57.4% 52.2% 62.5% 91.7% 89.6% 93.8%
66 59.3% 54.2% 64.3% 92.4% 90.5% 94.3%
65 61.1% 56.1% 65.9% 93% 91.3% 94.8%
64 62.8% 58% 67.5% 93.6% 92.1% 95.2%
63 64.4% 59.7% 69% 94.2% 92.7% 95.6%
62 65.8% 61.3% 70.3% 94.7% 93.4% 96%
61 67.2% 62.9% 71.5% 95.1% 93.9% 96.3%
60 68.5% 64.3% 72.6% 95.5% 94.4% 96.6%
59 69.6% 65.7% 73.6% 95.9% 94.9% 96.9%
58 70.7% 67% 74.5% 96.2% 95.3% 97.1%
57 71.8% 68.2% 75.4% 96.5% 95.7% 97.4%
56 72.7% 69.3% 76.2% 96.8% 96% 97.6%
55 73.6% 70.3% 76.9% 97% 96.3% 97.8%
54 74.5% 71.4% 77.6% 97.3% 96.6% 97.9%
53 75.3% 72.3% 78.3% 97.5% 96.9% 98.1%
52 76% 73.2% 78.9% 97.7% 97.1% 98.2%
51 76.8% 74.1% 79.5% 97.8% 97.3% 98.4%
50 77.4% 74.9% 80.1% 98% 97.5% 98.5%
49 78.1% 75.6% 80.6% 98.1% 97.7% 98.6%
48 78.7% 76.3% 81.1% 98.2% 97.8% 98.7%
47 79.2% 77% 81.5% 98.3% 97.9% 98.8%
46 79.7% 77.6% 82% 98.4% 98.1% 98.8%
45 80.3% 78.2% 82.4% 98.5% 98.2% 98.9%
44 80.8% 78.8% 82.8% 98.6% 98.3% 99%
43 81.2% 79.4% 83.2% 98.7% 98.4% 99%
42 81.7% 79.9% 83.6% 98.8% 98.5% 99.1%
41 82.1% 80.4% 84% 98.8% 98.5% 99.1%
40 82.6% 80.9% 84.3% 98.9% 98.6% 99.2%
39 83% 81.3% 84.7% 98.9% 98.7% 99.2%
38 83.4% 81.8% 85% 99% 98.7% 99.2%
37 83.7% 82.2% 85.4% 99% 98.8% 99.3%
36 84.1% 82.6% 85.7% 99.1% 98.8% 99.3%
35 84.5% 83% 86% 99.1% 98.9% 99.3%
34 84.8% 83.4% 86.3% 99.1% 98.9% 99.3%
33 85.2% 83.8% 86.6% 99.2% 99% 99.4%
32 85.5% 84.1% 86.9% 99.2% 99% 99.4%
31 85.8% 84.5% 87.2% 99.2% 99% 99.4%
30 86.1% 84.8% 87.5% 99.3% 99.1% 99.4%
29 86.5% 85.2% 87.8% 99.3% 99.1% 99.5%
28 86.8% 85.5% 88.1% 99.3% 99.2% 99.5%
27 87.1% 85.8% 88.4% 99.3% 99.2% 99.5%
26 87.4% 86.2% 88.7% 99.4% 99.2% 99.5%
25 87.7% 86.5% 88.9% 99.4% 99.3% 99.5%
24 88% 86.9% 89.2% 99.4% 99.3% 99.5%
23 88.3% 87.2% 89.4% 99.4% 99.3% 99.5%
22 88.6% 87.6% 89.7% 99.5% 99.4% 99.6%
21 88.9% 87.9% 89.9% 99.5% 99.4% 99.6%
20 89.2% 88.2% 90.2% 99.5% 99.5% 99.6%
19 89.4% 88.5% 90.4% 99.5% 99.5% 99.6%
18 89.7% 88.7% 90.6% 99.6% 99.5% 99.6%
17 89.9% 89% 90.8% 99.6% 99.5% 99.6%
16 90.1% 89.2% 91% 99.6% 99.6% 99.6%
15 90.2% 89.3% 91.2% 99.6% 99.6% 99.6%
14 90.4% 89.5% 91.3% 99.6% 99.6% 99.6%
13 90.5% 89.6% 91.4% 99.6% 99.6% 99.6%
12 90.7% 89.8% 91.6% 99.6% 99.6% 99.6%
11 90.8% 89.9% 91.7% 99.6% 99.6% 99.6%
10 90.9% 90.1% 91.8% 99.6% 99.6% 99.7%
9 91.1% 90.3% 91.9% 99.6% 99.6% 99.7%
8 91.3% 90.4% 92.1% 99.6% 99.6% 99.7%
7 91.5% 90.7% 92.3% 99.6% 99.6% 99.7%
6 91.7% 90.9% 92.6% 99.6% 99.6% 99.7%
5 92.1% 91.3% 92.9% 99.7% 99.6% 99.7%
4 92.5% 91.7% 93.3% 99.7% 99.6% 99.7%
3 93.1% 92.3% 93.8% 99.7% 99.6% 99.7%
2 93.8% 93.1% 94.5% 99.7% 99.7% 99.7%
1 94.7% 94.1% 95.4% 99.7% 99.7% 99.7%

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 95.5% in Switzerland are expected to live past 60, 50.9% and 89.2% past 70, 21.9% and 74.4% past 80, and only 2.05% and 37% 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
Switzerland
Male

Female
1x
Age Probability of dying
Burkina Faso Switzerland
Average Male Female Average Male Female
100 51.8% 55.2% 51.8% 37% 39.1% 36.3%
99 50.1% 53.3% 49.9% 34.3% 36.4% 33.7%
98 48.4% 51.7% 48.1% 31.6% 33.9% 30.8%
97 46.6% 49.9% 46.2% 28.9% 31.4% 28%
96 45% 48.1% 44.4% 26.2% 28.7% 25.3%
95 43.3% 46.2% 42.5% 23.7% 26% 22.7%
94 41.4% 44.2% 40.5% 21.3% 23.6% 20.3%
93 39.4% 42.1% 38.4% 19.1% 21.4% 18%
92 37.2% 39.7% 36.2% 17% 19.5% 15.8%
91 34.8% 37.2% 33.8% 15.1% 17.5% 13.8%
90 32.3% 34.6% 31.2% 13.3% 15.5% 12%
89 29.7% 31.9% 28.7% 11.6% 13.6% 10.5%
88 27.3% 29.3% 26.3% 10.2% 11.9% 9.08%
87 25% 26.9% 24.1% 8.86% 10.5% 7.78%
86 23% 24.6% 22.2% 7.67% 9.2% 6.62%
85 21.2% 22.6% 20.4% 6.66% 8.02% 5.68%
84 19.6% 20.8% 18.8% 5.78% 6.96% 4.88%
83 18% 19.2% 17.3% 5% 6.05% 4.18%
82 16.5% 17.6% 15.9% 4.31% 5.27% 3.56%
81 15.1% 16.1% 14.4% 3.75% 4.64% 3.02%
80 13.7% 14.7% 13% 3.26% 4.07% 2.58%
79 12.3% 13.4% 11.7% 2.84% 3.56% 2.24%
78 11.1% 12.1% 10.5% 2.49% 3.12% 1.96%
77 9.99% 11% 9.38% 2.2% 2.76% 1.73%
76 9.01% 9.95% 8.43% 1.97% 2.47% 1.53%
75 8.14% 9.01% 7.59% 1.78% 2.24% 1.37%
74 7.35% 8.15% 6.84% 1.61% 2.05% 1.22%
73 6.63% 7.36% 6.14% 1.46% 1.87% 1.1%
72 5.96% 6.65% 5.5% 1.33% 1.7% 1%
71 5.35% 5.99% 4.9% 1.2% 1.53% 0.9%
70 4.8% 5.41% 4.36% 1.08% 1.37% 0.8%
69 4.31% 4.89% 3.88% 0.97% 1.24% 0.72%
68 3.88% 4.44% 3.47% 0.9% 1.16% 0.65%
67 3.52% 4.05% 3.11% 0.84% 1.08% 0.61%
66 3.21% 3.72% 2.81% 0.77% 0.98% 0.57%
65 2.93% 3.42% 2.55% 0.71% 0.89% 0.53%
64 2.69% 3.16% 2.32% 0.64% 0.82% 0.46%
63 2.46% 2.91% 2.1% 0.57% 0.74% 0.41%
62 2.24% 2.68% 1.89% 0.52% 0.66% 0.37%
61 2.04% 2.46% 1.7% 0.47% 0.6% 0.34%
60 1.85% 2.25% 1.52% 0.43% 0.54% 0.31%
59 1.68% 2.07% 1.37% 0.38% 0.47% 0.29%
58 1.54% 1.9% 1.24% 0.34% 0.42% 0.26%
57 1.42% 1.75% 1.13% 0.31% 0.39% 0.23%
56 1.32% 1.63% 1.04% 0.29% 0.36% 0.21%
55 1.23% 1.52% 0.97% 0.26% 0.33% 0.2%
54 1.15% 1.42% 0.91% 0.24% 0.29% 0.18%
53 1.08% 1.32% 0.85% 0.21% 0.26% 0.16%
52 1% 1.23% 0.8% 0.19% 0.23% 0.14%
51 0.93% 1.14% 0.74% 0.17% 0.21% 0.13%
50 0.87% 1.06% 0.69% 0.16% 0.19% 0.12%
49 0.81% 0.98% 0.64% 0.14% 0.17% 0.11%
48 0.75% 0.92% 0.59% 0.12% 0.15% 0.1%
47 0.71% 0.86% 0.56% 0.11% 0.14% 0.08%
46 0.67% 0.82% 0.53% 0.1% 0.13% 0.08%
45 0.64% 0.78% 0.51% 0.09% 0.12% 0.07%
44 0.62% 0.74% 0.49% 0.08% 0.1% 0.07%
43 0.59% 0.7% 0.48% 0.08% 0.09% 0.06%
42 0.57% 0.67% 0.47% 0.07% 0.09% 0.05%
41 0.54% 0.63% 0.45% 0.06% 0.08% 0.04%
40 0.51% 0.59% 0.44% 0.05% 0.07% 0.04%
39 0.49% 0.56% 0.43% 0.05% 0.07% 0.03%
38 0.47% 0.53% 0.41% 0.05% 0.06% 0.03%
37 0.45% 0.51% 0.39% 0.04% 0.06% 0.03%
36 0.43% 0.49% 0.38% 0.04% 0.05% 0.03%
35 0.42% 0.48% 0.37% 0.04% 0.05% 0.03%
34 0.41% 0.47% 0.36% 0.03% 0.05% 0.02%
33 0.4% 0.46% 0.35% 0.03% 0.04% 0.02%
32 0.39% 0.44% 0.34% 0.03% 0.04% 0.02%
31 0.38% 0.43% 0.34% 0.03% 0.04% 0.02%
30 0.37% 0.41% 0.34% 0.03% 0.04% 0.02%
29 0.36% 0.4% 0.33% 0.03% 0.04% 0.02%
28 0.36% 0.39% 0.33% 0.03% 0.04% 0.02%
27 0.35% 0.38% 0.32% 0.03% 0.04% 0.01%
26 0.35% 0.39% 0.31% 0.03% 0.04% 0.01%
25 0.35% 0.39% 0.31% 0.03% 0.04% 0.01%
24 0.35% 0.4% 0.3% 0.03% 0.04% 0.02%
23 0.35% 0.4% 0.29% 0.03% 0.04% 0.02%
22 0.34% 0.4% 0.28% 0.03% 0.04% 0.01%
21 0.33% 0.38% 0.27% 0.02% 0.04% 0.008%
20 0.31% 0.35% 0.27% 0.02% 0.04% 0.009%
19 0.29% 0.32% 0.25% 0.02% 0.03% 0.01%
18 0.26% 0.28% 0.24% 0.02% 0.03% 0.01%
17 0.23% 0.25% 0.22% 0.02% 0.02% 0.01%
16 0.21% 0.22% 0.19% 0.01% 0.02% 0.008%
15 0.18% 0.2% 0.17% 0.01% 0.01% 0.007%
14 0.17% 0.18% 0.15% 0.009% 0.01% 0.007%
13 0.15% 0.17% 0.14% 0.007% 0.008% 0.007%
12 0.15% 0.16% 0.13% 0.006% 0.006% 0.006%
11 0.15% 0.16% 0.13% 0.005% 0.005% 0.006%
10 0.16% 0.17% 0.14% 0.005% 0.004% 0.005%
9 0.17% 0.18% 0.16% 0.005% 0.005% 0.004%
8 0.2% 0.21% 0.19% 0.005% 0.005% 0.005%
7 0.24% 0.25% 0.22% 0.005% 0.005% 0.005%
6 0.29% 0.3% 0.28% 0.005% 0.005% 0.005%
5 0.36% 0.38% 0.35% 0.005% 0.006% 0.004%
4 0.46% 0.48% 0.44% 0.006% 0.007% 0.004%
3 0.59% 0.63% 0.56% 0.007% 0.008% 0.005%
2 0.77% 0.83% 0.71% 0.008% 0.008% 0.007%
1 1% 1.09% 0.91% 0.02% 0.02% 0.02%
0 5.27% 5.9% 4.62% 0.3% 0.32% 0.28%

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

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

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

The annual chance of dying is 5.27% in the birth year in Burkina Faso and 0.3% in Switzerland, 0.37% vs 0.03% at age 30, 1.85% vs 0.43% at 60, and 13.7% vs 3.26% at 80.

Death rate by age in Burkina Faso vs Switzerland

Burkina Faso
Male

Female
Switzerland
Male

Female
1x
Age Death rate
Burkina Faso Switzerland
Total Male Female Total Male Female
100 0 0 0 811 392 1,166
99 8.73 3.99 12.6 1,351 871 1,775
98 16.3 7.99 23.4 1,820 1,226 2,350
97 29.5 15.4 41.9 2,344 1,656 2,970
96 51.6 28.6 72.2 2,881 2,120 3,585
95 87.6 51.2 120.2 3,402 2,594 4,160
94 143.1 87.7 192.8 3,893 3,081 4,667
93 224.5 144 297 4,317 3,568 5,050
92 337 225.7 438 4,634 4,025 5,255
91 484 337 617 4,836 4,388 5,312
90 663 478 830 4,910 4,590 5,271
89 869 648 1,070 4,875 4,659 5,136
88 1,097 842 1,330 4,748 4,648 4,894
87 1,343 1,056 1,606 4,529 4,563 4,549
86 1,604 1,285 1,896 4,245 4,408 4,146
85 1,875 1,527 2,196 3,949 4,181 3,771
84 2,149 1,773 2,495 3,638 3,899 3,407
83 2,413 2,017 2,776 3,312 3,604 3,047
82 2,649 2,247 3,020 2,988 3,315 2,686
81 2,844 2,451 3,207 2,697 3,059 2,351
80 2,988 2,621 3,327 2,424 2,802 2,060
79 3,079 2,751 3,383 2,175 2,539 1,829
78 3,117 2,841 3,385 1,958 2,296 1,639
77 3,117 2,893 3,350 1,770 2,088 1,469
76 3,091 2,910 3,288 1,613 1,919 1,321
75 3,039 2,896 3,204 1,482 1,780 1,195
74 2,963 2,852 3,096 1,364 1,658 1,083
73 2,862 2,782 2,964 1,260 1,546 986
72 2,737 2,689 2,808 1,160 1,430 899
71 2,595 2,580 2,633 1,061 1,310 818
70 2,444 2,461 2,450 962 1,187 736
69 2,293 2,340 2,269 877 1,088 663
68 2,150 2,224 2,099 819 1,026 607
67 2,019 2,115 1,945 770 968 568
66 1,901 2,015 1,809 715 888 539
65 1,792 1,921 1,684 657 812 500
64 1,687 1,830 1,565 598 752 439
63 1,583 1,738 1,448 540 684 391
62 1,477 1,643 1,330 490 619 356
61 1,371 1,546 1,215 449 566 326
60 1,268 1,449 1,105 409 512 301
59 1,173 1,356 1,005 366 450 278.7
58 1,089 1,272 921 328 400 254.4
57 1,017 1,196 851 299.8 371 227
56 956 1,129 795 277.6 348 205.6
55 904 1,069 748 257.1 318 194.8
54 857 1,012 708 233.1 284.3 180.9
53 811 957 669 205.5 252.9 157.2
52 764 902 630 182.7 227.9 136.6
51 717 847 590 166.4 207.7 124.2
50 671 794 550 153.6 188.4 118.4
49 628 745 512 139.6 168.2 110.6
48 591 701 480 122.7 148.4 96.4
47 560 665 454 107.9 132.7 82.6
46 535 634 434 99.2 123.3 74.6
45 514 608 419 92.2 114.1 69.7
44 497 584 408 83.3 101.5 64.7
43 480 559 399 74.9 91.8 57.5
42 462 533 391 67.9 86.6 48.7
41 444 505 382 59.7 75.9 43.1
40 425 478 371 53.2 67.1 39
39 407 452 360 49.9 65.1 34.3
38 390 432 349 47.4 62.9 31.4
37 377 416 337 43.3 54.8 31.6
36 366 405 326 39.3 47.2 31.1
35 357 397 316 36.1 44.5 27.4
34 350 391 308 34.4 44.5 23.9
33 343 384 302 33.9 44.3 23.1
32 336 374 297.6 32.3 41.8 22.5
31 329 362 295.2 29.2 37.4 20.6
30 322 349 293.7 28.2 35.8 20.2
29 316 338 292.3 27.8 36.1 19.1
28 311 331 289.7 26.1 36.1 15.4
27 308 330 285.3 25 36.6 12.6
26 307 334 279.1 26 38.4 12.5
25 307 341 271.6 27.5 39.6 14.5
24 308 349 264.1 28 38.3 17
23 306 353 257.4 27.1 37.2 16.4
22 301 349 251.6 25.4 38.5 11.5
21 291.5 335 246.4 24.5 39.8 8.4
20 276.4 311 239.9 24 38.2 8.96
19 256.8 282 230.4 23.5 34.5 11.8
18 234.1 251 216.2 21.7 29.1 13.8
17 210 221.7 197.6 17 22.5 11.2
16 186.6 196.2 176.6 12.5 16.6 8.23
15 166 175.5 156 10.1 12.7 7.44
14 149.7 160 138.8 8.64 9.9 7.31
13 138.7 149.9 126.9 7.36 7.93 6.76
12 133.4 145.1 121.1 6.05 6.11 5.98
11 134.3 146 122 5.04 4.6 5.51
10 141.7 152.9 130 4.54 4.09 5.02
9 156.6 166.7 146 4.56 4.64 4.48
8 180.5 189.3 171.2 4.69 4.68 4.71
7 215.6 223.3 207.4 4.74 4.51 4.98
6 265 272.6 257.1 4.82 5.05 4.58
5 333 343 323 5.21 6.16 4.2
4 427 442 411 5.93 7.31 4.48
3 553 580 525 6.53 7.74 5.26
2 723 770 673 7.66 8.22 7.07
1 950 1,030 867 22.5 22.6 22.4
0 5,267 5,896 4,616 303 322 283.2

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

GeoRank.org/life-expectancy/burkina-faso/switzerland | 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 90 in Switzerland. The median age of death is 70.4 in Burkina Faso and 87.2 in Switzerland, 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 Switzerland 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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