Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 in Burundi

Burundi: Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 was 58.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
58.5%
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
190th
of 215 countries
All-time high
58.5%
in 2024
All-time low
7.2%
in 1972
Years of data
65
1960–2024

Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 in Burundi, 1960–2024

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Source: United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of cohort.

Analysis

Burundi recorded 58.5% for share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 10.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 in Burundi peaked at 58.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.2%, in 1972.

Burundi ranks 190th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 32.4% 28.9% 33.0% 10
1970s 29.6% 7.2% 34.7% 10
1980s 34.8% 26.3% 37.2% 10
1990s 29.3% 18.2% 34.2% 10
2000s 41.6% 33.3% 48.2% 10
2010s 53.0% 49.2% 56.2% 10
2020s 56.9% 54.8% 58.5% 5

Countries ranked near Burundi

  1. 187 Fiji 59.1% compare
  2. 188 Angola 58.7% compare
  3. 189 Sierra Leone 58.5% compare
  4. 191 Cameroon 58.4% compare
  5. 192 Guinea-Bissau 58.3% compare
  6. 193 Haiti 58.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 in Burundi?
Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 in Burundi was 58.5% in 2024, according to United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 recorded in Burundi?
The highest recorded value was 58.5% in 2024.
What is the lowest share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 recorded in Burundi?
The lowest recorded value was 7.2% in 1972.
How does Burundi rank for share of men expected to survive to the age of 65?
Burundi ranks 190th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
Is share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 rising or falling in Burundi?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Burundi data come from?
The figures come from United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65
Unit
% of cohort
Source
United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 13,975 data points, 1960–2024
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This measure shows the share newborns that would survive to the age of 65, if subject to age-specific death rates in a given year.