Burkina Faso sits in Sub-Saharan Africa. A newborn there can expect about 61.3 years of life, 204th of 212 countries with data. Below, every mortality measure the National Death Index tracks for Burkina Faso, each with its global rank and source year.
17 measures · sources: World Bank Open Data and WHO Global Health Observatory (Global Health Estimates 2021) · latest available year per figure
| Measure | Value | World rank | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 61.3 yrs | 204 of 212 | 2024 |
| Age-standardized death rate | 12.4 /1,000 | 31 of 182 | 2021 |
| Crude death rate | 7.9 /1,000 | 81 of 212 | 2024 |
| Life expectancy at 60 | 16.1 yrs | 143 of 182 | 2021 |
| Male mortality penalty | 76.6 /1,000 | 76 of 212 | 2024 |
| Life-expectancy gap (F−M) | 4.3 yrs | 138 of 212 | 2024 |
| Old-age sex ratio (65+) | 68.4 men/100 women | 39 of 212 | 2024 |
| Infant mortality | 43.6 /1,000 | 19 of 192 | 2024 |
| Maternal mortality | 242 /100k | 27 of 191 | 2023 |
| Premature NCD mortality | 23.4 % | 44 of 182 | 2021 |
| Suicide rate | 8.5 /100k | 70 of 182 | 2021 |
| Road-traffic deaths | 31.0 /100k | 19 of 187 | 2019 |
| Adult obesity | 4.5 % | 128 of 143 | 2013 |
| Recorded alcohol per adult | 11.3 L | 12 of 185 | 2020 |
| Population aged 65+ | 2.7 % | 197 of 212 | 2024 |
| Health spending per capita | $72 | 160 of 191 | 2023 |
| GDP per capita | $982 | 197 of 212 | 2024 |
Measured against the rest of the world, Burkina Faso's sharpest departures from the middle of the pack are the 12th highest recorded alcohol per adult in the world (11.3 L) and the 16th lowest population aged 65+ in the world (2.7 %). Every figure above is the most recent the source reports for Burkina Faso; the year sits beside each one, and rankings cover only countries with data for that measure.