Health in Burkina Faso

1,466 indicators covering health for Burkina Faso.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Percentage of people living with HIV who know their HIV status 90 2025 up 47.5% 49th
Percentage of people living with HIV who know their status receiving 96 2025 up 17.1% 33rd
Most sold brand of cigarettes - price in PPP$ 3.74 2020 up 59.8% 126th
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against Streptococcus pneumoniae 60,734 one-year-olds 2023 down 0.0% 48th
Reported number of human rabies deaths 47 2024 up 147.4% 13th
Proportion of births delivered in a health facility (Facility births) 94.2% 2021 up 42.1% 77th
Number of non-autochthonous leprosy cases 0 2024 47th
Prevalence of wasting, weight for height, female 8.0% 2021 down 10.1% 15th
Prevalence of wasting, weight for height, male 10.6% 2021 down 10.2% 12th
Estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or 66,000 2024 down 40.0% 30th
Population with basic handwashing facilities at home 21.1% 2024 up 93.9% 82nd
Prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height, female 0.7% 2021 down 63.2% 48th
Prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height, male 1.1% 2021 down 56.0% 44th
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female 1.2% 2021 up 100.0% 81st
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male 1.8% 2021 up 125.0% 72nd
Prevalence of underweight, weight for age, female 14.8% 2021 down 34.2% 26th
Prevalence of underweight, weight for age, male 19.0% 2021 down 31.2% 19th
Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female 17.5% 2021 down 43.2% 44th
Prevalence of stunting, height for age, male 24.5% 2021 down 35.9% 37th
How many health warnings are approved by the law for cigarette 2 2022 up 100.0% 124th
Tuberculosis - new and relapse cases 5,286 2011 up 119.7% 79th
Physiotherapists 35 2023 up 94.4% 96th
Diarrhea treatment 39.5% 2015 up 139.4% 58th
Pregnant women receiving prenatal care 80.2% 2018 down 5.6% 87th
Generalist medical practitioners 1,374 2024 up 54.7% 72nd
Percentage of principal display area mandated to be covered by health 60 2022 unchanged 69th
New cases: pulmonary smear-negative 662 2012 up 202.3% 89th
Estimated number of pregnant women living with HIV needing 3,400 2025 down 39.3% 33rd
Percentage of principal display area mandated to be covered by health 60 2022 unchanged 66th
Percentage of principal display area mandated to be covered by health 60 2022 unchanged 71st
3.3.1 (HIV Incidence) - New HIV infections per 1,000 uninfected 0.2131 2022 up 24.3% 44th
Average death rate due to natural disasters 0.0334 2019 down 99.3% 103rd
Number of full-time equivalent staff in national agency 6 2022 up 100.0% 43rd
Total number of notified TB cases 5,792 2014 up 86.9% 77th
The number of people with susceptibility test result for rifampicin 3,042 2021 40th
Estimated number of pregnant women living with HIV 91 2025 up 71.7% 28th
Specialist medical practitioners 1,144 2024 up 55.0% 71st
Deaths in non-state conflicts based on where they occurred, annual 610 % change on previous year 2025 up 56.7% 1st
Mother-to-child HIV transmission rate 16.3 2024 down 18.1% 38th
New cases: pulmonary smear unknown/not done 0 2012 109th
Smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate 78.0% 2011 up 20.0% 108th
Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against rotavirus 87.0% 2024 down 4.4% 38th
How many health warnings are approved by the law for other smoked 2 2022 up 100.0% 101st
Percentage of principal display area mandated to be covered by health 60 2022 unchanged 61st
The number of people with susceptibility test result for rifampicin 67.26 2021 106th
Contraceptive prevalence, any method 30.9% 2022 up 102.1% 42nd
Percentage of principal display area mandated to be covered by health 60 2022 unchanged 61st
Percentage of principal display area mandated to be covered by health 60 2022 unchanged 61st
Medical doctors 31.1% 2023 78th
Number of presumed malaria cases 273,005 2024 down 78.5% 11th
Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method 28.1% 2022 up 96.2% 38th
Number of indigenous malaria cases 10.84 million 2024 up 54.5% 5th
Number of confirmed malaria cases 10.84 million 2024 up 54.5% 5th
Total number of  malaria cases 11.11 million 2024 up 34.1% 6th
Retreatment cases: treatment after default 38 2012 down 9.5% 75th
Yellow fever vaccine (YFV) immunization coverage among 1-year olds 85.0% 2025 down 3.4% 7th
Number of indigenous P. falciparum malaria cases 10.84 million 2024 up 54.5% 5th
Number of suspected malaria cases 17.61 million 2024 up 80.0% 10th
Retreatment cases: other 0 2012 down 100.0% 123rd
Retreatment cases: treatment after failure 157 2012 up 201.9% 36th