Economy · Life expectancy at birth · Burundi
Burundi’s life expectancy at birth rose to 63.8 years in 2024.
63.8 years
2024
Up 0.17 years from 2023.
Updated 8 Oct 2026
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63.8 years
What it is. Life expectancy at birth is the average number of years a newborn would live if the death rates of a given year applied at every age throughout their life. It is built from age-specific mortality, so deaths of infants and young children pull the figure down more than deaths at older ages. It summarises survival only and leaves out years lived in poor health, and one national average covers differences between regions and income groups.
Higher is better. More years of expected life means lower death rates at nearly every age, which is why a higher figure is better. The latest figure is 63.8 years for 2024, up from 63.7 years a year earlier, a gain of 0.17 years. Since 2015 the lowest value was 60.1 years, recorded in 2015. The 2024 figure is also the highest in that span, so Burundi sits at the top of its own range for the period.
Why it matters. A child born in Burundi in 2024 can expect to live about 63.8 years if current death rates persist. For households this means a longer span in which to raise children, earn an income and support relatives. For the state it points to a population that stays in school, work and the health system for longer, which raises the demand for services such as clinics and pensions.
| Period | Life expectancy at birth · Burundi |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 60.1 years |
| 2016 | 60.8 years |
| 2017 | 61.3 years |
| 2018 | 61.8 years |
| 2019 | 62.2 years |
| 2020 | 62.6 years |
| 2021 | 62.1 years |
| 2022 | 62.9 years |
| 2023 | 63.7 years |
| 2024 | 63.8 years |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · Licence: CC BY 4.0
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Strata-AF™ Data, Life expectancy at birth, Burundi, 2024; source World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0), retrieved 8 Oct 2026; https://data.strata-af.com/economy/life-expectancy/burundi
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Life expectancy at birth, total. Unit: years.
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (series SP.DYN.LE00.IN), retrieved through the World Bank API and published under CC BY 4.0. Updated annually; the World Bank's own source notes apply.