Healthy life expectancy in Burundi

Healthy life expectancy at birth in Burundi was 56.8 years in 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2000.

Measure: Healthy life expectancy at birth Unit: Years Data: 2000 to 2023 Source: WHO
Burundi, 2023 56.8 Years
Change from 2022 +1.8% 2022: 55.8 years
Position in 2023 151st of 185 See the full ranking

Healthy life expectancy in Burundi over time

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Years. Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Healthy life expectancy at birth (years), 2000 to 2023
Period Burundi
2023 56.8 years
2022 55.8 years
2021 55.3 years
2020 55.6 years
2019 56.2 years
2018 55.9 years
2017 55.6 years
2016 55.3 years
2015 54.9 years
2014 54.5 years
2013 54.0 years
2012 53.4 years
2011 52.8 years
2010 52.1 years
2009 51.4 years
2008 50.5 years
2007 49.4 years
2006 48.1 years
2005 44.7 years
2004 43.6 years
2003 42.5 years
2002 41.5 years
2001 40.6 years
2000 39.8 years

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +1.8% from 55.8 years in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was 54.0 years, the figure has changed by +5.2%.
  • Among the 185 countries with data for 2023, Burundi has the 151st highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
WHO
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Dataset or series code
WHOSIS_000002 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
2000 to 2023 for Burundi
Provider update
1 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (WHO datasets, with additional terms)
Attribution
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory