Health in Burkina Faso 1,451 indicators covering health for Burkina Faso. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Cause of death, by other COVID-19 pandemic-related outcomes, male 1.9% 2021 — 87th New cases tested for RR-/MDR-TB 98.0% 2024 up 61,150.0% 53rd Pharmacists 376 2024 up 73.3% 119th Deaths from cancer 10,305 deaths 2021 up 24.3% 88th Death rate from cancer 46.63 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 down 6.6% 160th Death rate from meningitis 14.94 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 down 42.4% 9th Male vs. female suicide rate 25.93 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 down 6.9% 25th Suicide rate, by age 6.95 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 down 8.6% 92nd Suicide rate, by sex 15.26 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 down 6.3% 27th Suicide rate, by age 0.8319 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 up 25.0% 29th Suicide rate in 2000 vs. 2021 15.26 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 down 6.3% 27th Mental health and substance use disorders deaths 299.41 deaths 2021 up 39.5% 84th Mental health and substance use disorders death rate 1.35 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 up 4.7% 109th Amphetamine use disorder death rate 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — 149th Cocaine use disorder death rate 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — 162nd Opioid use disorder death rate 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 unchanged 172nd Drug use disorder deaths 5.39 deaths 2021 up 53.6% 131st Alcohol and drug use disorders deaths 293.79 deaths 2021 up 39.2% 58th Drug use disorder deaths by age 1.03 deaths 2021 up 30.4% 118th Substance use disorder deaths 5.61 deaths 2021 up 55.0% 143rd Opioid use disorder death rate by age 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — 1st Amphetamine use disorder death rate by age 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — 1st Cocaine use disorder death rate by age 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — 1st Drug use disorder deaths by sex 0.02 deaths 2021 up 100.0% 162nd Cocaine use disorder deaths by sex 0.01 deaths 2021 — 152nd Amphetamine use disorder deaths by sex 0 deaths 2021 — 154th Opioid use disorder deaths by sex 0.01 deaths 2021 unchanged 159th Alcohol and drug use disorders deaths 299.4 deaths 2021 up 39.5% 81st Alcohol and drug use disorders death rate 1.36 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 up 5.6% 107th Alcohol and drug use disorders death rate by age 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — 15th Alcohol and drug use disorders deaths by sex 56.8 deaths 2021 up 36.3% 71st Death rate from cardiovascular diseases 291.73 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 down 8.4% 65th Number of deaths from cardiovascular diseases by type 448.19 deaths 2021 up 11.7% 45th Death rate from rheumatic heart diseases 4.5 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 down 18.5% 28th Death rate from hypertensive heart diseases 45.34 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 down 5.3% 24th Death rate from ischaemic heart disease 98.52 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 down 5.7% 95th Number of deaths from cardiovascular diseases by region 21,825 deaths 2021 up 23.2% 84th Tuberculosis death rate 14.12 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 down 45.6% 67th Age-standardized suicide rates 15.38 2021 down 5.7% 21st Number of deaths in children aged <5 years, by cause 8,122 2021 down 7.4% 27th Premature deaths due to noncommunicable diseases (NCD) as a 71.2 2021 up 2.1% 5th Total NCD Deaths 57,902 2021 up 26.7% 76th Probability (%) of dying between age 30 and exact age 70 from any of 23.4% 2021 down 7.9% 46th Life expectancy at age 60 16.14 2021 up 1.1% 143rd Age-standardized NCD mortality rate 638.62 2021 down 6.9% 43rd Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning 1.58 2021 up 13.6% 19th Life expectancy at birth 62.3 2021 up 5.5% 161st Adult mortality rate (probability of dying between 15 and 60 years) 247.42 2021 down 5.9% 38th Previously treated cases tested for RR-/MDR-TB 99.0% 2024 up 106.2% 56th Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at age 60 12.4 2021 up 0.8% 141st nMx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n 0.0529 2021 down 23.0% 17th nqx - probability of dying between ages x and x+n 0.051 2021 down 22.2% 17th lx - number of people left alive at age x 100,000 2021 unchanged 1st nLx - person-years lived between ages x and x+n 96,428 2021 up 1.1% 168th Tx - person-years lived above age x 6.23 million 2021 up 5.5% 161st ex - expectation of life at age x 62.3 2021 up 5.5% 161st Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth 54.56 2021 up 5.6% 159th ndx - number of people dying between ages x and x+n 5,102 2021 down 22.2% 17th 3.2.2 Neonatal mortality rate 25.3 2021 down 17.0% 28th 3.2.1 Under-five mortality rate 82.6 2021 down 29.5% 11th ← Previous Page 15 of 25 Next →