Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Burundi
Burundi: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex was 0.1868 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.1868
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
18th
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.5117
in 1972
All-time low
0.1868
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Burundi, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Burundi is 0.1868, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Burundi peaked at 0.5117 in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0.1868, in 2023.
That places Burundi 18th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Burundi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.4244 | — |
| 1951 | 0.421 | -0.8% |
| 1952 | 0.4183 | -0.6% |
| 1953 | 0.4159 | -0.6% |
| 1954 | 0.4134 | -0.6% |
| 1955 | 0.4109 | -0.6% |
| 1956 | 0.4083 | -0.6% |
| 1957 | 0.4058 | -0.6% |
| 1958 | 0.4034 | -0.6% |
| 1959 | 0.4013 | -0.5% |
| 1960 | 0.3993 | -0.5% |
| 1961 | 0.3991 | -0.1% |
| 1962 | 0.3979 | -0.3% |
| 1963 | 0.3969 | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 0.3966 | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 0.4058 | +2.3% |
| 1966 | 0.3974 | -2.0% |
| 1967 | 0.3991 | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 0.3992 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.4019 | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 0.4006 | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 0.4012 | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 0.5117 | +27.5% |
| 1973 | 0.4418 | -13.7% |
| 1974 | 0.3999 | -9.5% |
| 1975 | 0.3982 | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 0.3954 | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 0.3924 | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 0.3877 | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 0.3807 | -1.8% |
| 1980 | 0.3734 | -1.9% |
| 1981 | 0.3656 | -2.1% |
| 1982 | 0.3585 | -2.0% |
| 1983 | 0.3524 | -1.7% |
| 1984 | 0.3477 | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 0.3453 | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.3444 | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.3442 | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.3702 | +7.6% |
| 1989 | 0.3507 | -5.3% |
| 1990 | 0.3539 | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 0.3567 | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.3584 | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.4092 | +14.2% |
| 1994 | 0.3577 | -12.6% |
| 1995 | 0.3564 | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.354 | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.3469 | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 0.3394 | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 0.333 | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.3291 | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.3212 | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 0.3127 | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 0.305 | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 0.2956 | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 0.2879 | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 0.2795 | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 0.2714 | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 0.2637 | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 0.2561 | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 0.2499 | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 0.2431 | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 0.2365 | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 0.2301 | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.2244 | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 0.2193 | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.2139 | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 0.2087 | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.2045 | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2007 | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.1954 | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 0.1953 | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.191 | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 0.1868 | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.4123 | 0.4013 | 0.4244 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.3993 | 0.3966 | 0.4058 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4109 | 0.3807 | 0.5117 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3552 | 0.3442 | 0.3734 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3565 | 0.333 | 0.4092 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2922 | 0.2561 | 0.3291 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2231 | 0.2007 | 0.2499 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1921 | 0.1868 | 0.1954 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 15 Côte d'Ivoire 0.196 compare
- 16 Madagascar 0.1948 compare
- 17 Liberia 0.1903 compare
- 19 Naoero 0.1858 compare
- 20 Zimbabwe 0.1852 compare
- 21 Guinea-Bissau 0.184 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Burundi
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 4.88 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,163 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -0.3512 % change on previous year (2024)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.501 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 27.9% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Burundi?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Burundi was 0.1868 in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5117 in 1972.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1868 in 2023.
- How does Burundi rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex?
- Burundi ranks 18th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Level of inequality in lifespans, measured between 0 and 1.