Overview

Burundi

Burundi is experiencing a period of relative calm following a decade of conflict. It is one of the poorest countries in the world - over half of the 7.5 million inhabitants live on below one dollar per day. The government views its population growth (3.4 per cent per year) and fertility rates (6.8 lifetime births per woman) as too high. The maternal mortality ratio is also high, estimated at 1000 deaths per 100,000 live births. Infant mortality is reported at 102 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2005. There is more cause for concern: only 25 per cent of all births take place with skilled attendants, life expectancy at birth is 44.5 years in 2005 and the contraceptive prevalence rate in 2000 was only 15.7 per cent for any method.

—ICPD Goals —MDG Indicators

STATISTICS
POPULATION			1990			Most Recent
Population in Thousands, 2003, Total, Male				2,731.0			3,458.0
Population in Thousands, 2003, Total, Female				2,878.3			3,610.3
Population Growth Rate, Per Cent				2.8			3.1
Crude Birth Rate per 1,000 Population				47.8			44.2
Crude Death Rate per 1,000 Population				19.5			20.6
Urban Population, Per Cent				6.3			10.6
Sex Ratio at Birth, Male Births per Female Birth				n/a			1.03
Sex Ratio of Population, Males per Females				94.89			96.12
Women 15-49, Thousands				1,309.2			1,652.7
Women 15-49, Per Cent				0.5			0.5
Total Fertility Rate per Woman 15-49				6.80			6.80
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate for Women 15-49, Modern Method, Per Cent				n/a			10.0
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate for Women 15-49, Any Method, Per Cent				n/a			15.7
Maternal Mortality Ratio per 100,000 Live Births (MMR)				1,300			1,000
MMR, Lower Bound				n/a			260
MMR, Upper Bound				n/a			1,900
Infant Mortality Rate per 1,000 Live Births				116.3			107.4
Under Age 5 Mortality Rate, Total				n/a			188
Under Age 5 Mortality Rate, Female				n/a			178
Under Age 5 Mortality Rate, Male				n/a			198
Life Expectancy at Birth, Combined, Years				45.0			40.9
Life Expectancy at Birth, Female, Years				46.9			41.4
Life Expectancy at Birth, Male, Years				43.1			40.4
Median Age of Total Population				17.3			17.1
Population 60 Years and Over, Per Cent				4.7			4.2
Population 0-14 as Proportion of Population 65+				944			911

INDICATORS
SOCIOECONOMIC & HEALTH INDICATORS			1990			Most Recent
Gross Domestic Product Per Capita, Purchasing Power Parity, International Dollars				720			630
Gross Domestic Product Growth Rate, Annual Per Cent				3			4
Income Group per World Bank Classification				n/a			Low income
UNFPA Country Priority Classification				n/a			A
Population Below $1/Day, Per Cent				n/a			58.4
Population Living Below National Poverty Line, Per Cent				36.2			n/a
Access to Improved Water Supply, Per Cent				n/a			38
Antenatal Care, At Least One Visit, Per Cent				80			n/a
Deliveries Attended by Skilled Attendants, Per Cent				26			25
Family Planning Programme Effort Index, 1999 (Total Mean Score)				n/a			n/a
Illiteracy Rate, Per Cent of Population 15 and Over, Male				52			40
Illiteracy Rate, Per Cent of Population 15 and Over, Female				73			52
Illiteracy Rate, Per Cent of Population 15 to 24, Male				42			31
Illiteracy Rate, Percent of Population 15 to 24, Female				55			30
Primary School Enrolment, Gross Per Cent of School Age Population, Male				n/a			73
Primary School Enrolment, Gross Per Cent of School Age Population, Female				n/a			58
Secondary School Enrolment, GrossPer Cent of School Age Population, Male				n/a			12
Secondary School Enrolment, Gross Per Cent of School Age Population, Female				n/a			9
Ratio of Girls to Boys, Primary Education				0.84			0.80
Ratio of Girls to Boys, Secondary Education				n/a			0.78
Children Underweight Under 5, Male, Per Cent				n/a			44
Children Underweight Under 5, Female, Per Cent				n/a			46
Stunted Children under 5, Moderate, Per Cent				60			57
Stunted Children under 5, Severe, Per Cent				n/a			28
Wasted Children under 5, Moderate, Per Cent				10			8
Wasted Children under 5, Severe, Per Cent				n/a			1
Refugees, Number				271,700			40,533
Internally Displaced Persons, Number				n/a			100,000
Asylum Seekers, Number				n/a			8,777
Married by 18, Percent, Female, 25-49				29.5			n/a
ADOLESCENT REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH INDICATORS			1990			Most Recent
Proportion of Population 15-24				19.0			22.7
Median Age at First Sexual Intercourse, Female, 25-49				19.3			n/a
Age-Specific Fertility Rate per 1000 Women, 15-20				n/a			50.2
Mean Age at Marriage, Male				n/a			25.7
Mean Age at Marriage, Female				n/a			22.5
HIV knowledge, Women 15-24 Who Know That a Person Can Protect Herself from HIV by Consistent Condom Use, Per Cent				n/a			47
HIV knowledge, Men 15-24 Who Know That a Person Can Protect Himself from HIV by Consistent Condom Use, Per Cent				n/a			n/a
HIV/AIDS Prevalence, 15-24, Lower Bound, Female				n/a			8.0
HIV/AIDS Prevalence, 15-24, Upper Bound, Female				n/a			14.1
HIV/AIDS Prevalence, 15-24, Lower Bound, Male				n/a			3.6
HIV/AIDS Prevalence, 15-24, Upper Bound, Male				n/a			6.3
Estimated HIV/AIDS Prevalence, 15-24, Total				n/a			8.0
GENDER EQUALITY INDICATORS			1990			Most Recent
Gender Empowerment Measure, Value				n/a			n/a
Gender Empowerment Measure, Rank				n/a			n/a
Labor Force Participation Rate, 15-64, Total				91.4			89.9
Labor Force Participation Rate, 15-64, Male				90.9			94.1
Labor Force Participation Rate, 15-64, Female				91.9			86.0
Women in Managerial or Technical Positions, Thousands				n/a			n/a
Seats in Parliament Held by Women, Per Cent				n/a			18.5
RH COMMODITY SECURITY INDICATORS			1990			Most Recent
Projected Increase/Decrease in Women of Reproductive Age 2000-2015, Thousands				n/a			873.9
Projected Increase/Decrease in Women of Reproductive Age 2000-2015, Per Cent				n/a			62.4
Unmet Need for Family Planning, Spacing, Per Cent				n/a			n/a
Unmet Need for Family Planning, Limiting, Per Cent				n/a			n/a
Unmet Need for Family Planning, Total, Per Cent				n/a			n/a
Unmet Need for Family Planning, Millions				n/a			n/a
INTERNAL DISPARITIES
Total Fertility Rate per Woman 15-49			Most Recent			Province
Urban