Burundi sits in Sub-Saharan Africa. A newborn there can expect about 63.8 years of life, 194th of 212 countries with data. Below, every mortality measure the National Death Index tracks for Burundi, each with its global rank and source year.
16 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 | 63.8 yrs | 194 of 212 | 2024 |
| Age-standardized death rate | 12.0 /1,000 | 37 of 182 | 2021 |
| Crude death rate | 6.7 /1,000 | 130 of 212 | 2024 |
| Life expectancy at 60 | 16.1 yrs | 146 of 182 | 2021 |
| Male mortality penalty | 67.0 /1,000 | 92 of 212 | 2024 |
| Life-expectancy gap (F−M) | 4.1 yrs | 150 of 212 | 2024 |
| Old-age sex ratio (65+) | 77.3 men/100 women | 85 of 212 | 2024 |
| Infant mortality | 30.5 /1,000 | 44 of 192 | 2024 |
| Maternal mortality | 392 /100k | 13 of 191 | 2023 |
| Premature NCD mortality | 24.8 % | 31 of 182 | 2021 |
| Suicide rate | 7.7 /100k | 85 of 182 | 2021 |
| Road-traffic deaths | 35.5 /100k | 7 of 187 | 2019 |
| Recorded alcohol per adult | 4.2 L | 98 of 185 | 2020 |
| Population aged 65+ | 2.5 % | 203 of 212 | 2024 |
| Health spending per capita | $28 | 184 of 191 | 2023 |
| GDP per capita | $219 | 212 of 212 | 2024 |
Measured against the rest of the world, Burundi's sharpest departures from the middle of the pack are the 1st lowest GDP per capita in the world ($219) and the 7th highest road-traffic deaths in the world (35.5 /100k). Every figure above is the most recent the source reports for Burundi; the year sits beside each one, and rankings cover only countries with data for that measure.