Health in Burkina Faso

1,424 indicators covering health for Burkina Faso.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Survival to age 65, male 55.6% 2024 up 7.0% 204th
Survival to age 65, female 65.3% 2024 up 9.2% 201st
Fertility rate, total 4.11 births per woman 2024 down 26.5% 23rd
Life expectancy at birth, male 59.11 years 2024 up 4.3% 211th
Life expectancy at birth, total 61.29 years 2024 up 5.1% 208th
Life expectancy at birth, female 63.43 years 2024 up 5.9% 206th
Mortality rate, infant, male 47.9 per 1,000 live births 2024 down 24.2% 19th
Mortality rate, infant 43.6 per 1,000 live births 2024 down 24.8% 20th
Mortality rate, infant, female 39.2 per 1,000 live births 2024 down 25.5% 19th
Death rate, crude 7.92 per 1,000 people 2024 down 20.6% 82nd
Birth rate, crude 31.34 per 1,000 people 2024 down 23.3% 25th
Mortality rate, adult, male 284.03 per 1,000 male adults 2024 down 7.5% 21st
Mortality rate, adult, female 207.43 per 1,000 female adults 2024 down 13.7% 21st
Immunization, measles 88.0% 2024 unchanged 112th
Immunization, DPT 91.0% 2024 unchanged 93rd
Mortality rate, neonatal 23.8 per 1,000 live births 2024 down 16.8% 25th
Mortality rate, under-5, male 79.1 per 1,000 live births 2024 down 27.6% 12th
Mortality rate, under-5, female 70.4 per 1,000 live births 2024 down 29.0% 11th
Mortality rate, under-5 74.9 per 1,000 live births 2024 down 28.2% 11th
Civilian and combatant deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 1,352 deaths 2025 8th
Civilian and combatant deaths in armed conflicts 1,352 deaths 2025 8th
Deaths in armed conflicts 6,360 deaths 2025 7th
Deaths in non-state conflicts based on where they occurred 142 deaths 2025 13th
Deaths in intrastate conflicts based on where they occurred 3,065 deaths 2025 7th
Deaths in interstate conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths 2025 14th
Death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 18.59 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 6th
Deaths in armed conflicts by region, per capita 0.0002 units per person 2025 6th
Deaths in armed conflicts by country, per capita 0.0002 units per person 2025 6th
Population ages 0-14, female, per square kilometre 17.57 units per square kilometre 2023 up 20.9% 78th
Population ages 0-14, male, per square kilometre 18.12 units per square kilometre 2023 up 21.0% 79th
Population ages 0-14, total, per square kilometre 35.68 units per square kilometre 2023 up 20.9% 79th
Population ages 15-64, female, per square kilometre 23.36 units per square kilometre 2023 up 37.4% 128th
Population ages 15-64, male, per square kilometre 22.91 units per square kilometre 2023 up 39.4% 126th
Population ages 15-64, total, per square kilometre 46.27 units per square kilometre 2023 up 38.3% 128th
Population ages 65 and above, female, per square kilometre 1.31 units per square kilometre 2023 up 29.1% 161st
Population ages 65 and above, male, per square kilometre 0.8939 units per square kilometre 2023 up 25.7% 166th
Population ages 65 and above, total, per square kilometre 2.21 units per square kilometre 2023 up 27.7% 166th
Population, female, per square kilometre 42.24 units per square kilometre 2023 up 29.7% 115th
Population, male, per square kilometre 41.92 units per square kilometre 2023 up 30.5% 116th
Life expectancy for people of different ages 61.09 years 2023 up 5.5% 227th
Life expectancy 61.09 years 2023 up 5.5% 227th
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus 60,734 one-year-olds 2023 down 23.5% 51st
Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index 61.09 years 2023 up 5.5% 227th
Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita 61.09 years 2023 up 5.5% 227th
Fertility rate vs. child mortality 4.19 live births per woman 2023 down 26.5% 23rd
Natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate 2.4% 2023 down 24.7% 29th
Life expectancy 61.09 years 2023 up 5.5% 227th
Share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes 1.0% 2023 down 51.2% 27th
Maternal mortality ratio 242 2023 down 33.0% 29th
Lifetime risk of maternal death 1.0% 2023 down 51.2% 27th
Lifetime risk of maternal death 102 1 in: rate varies by country 2023 up 104.0% 168th
Number of maternal deaths 1,800 2023 down 33.3% 25th
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index 1.03 index 2024 up 6.4% 21st
Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years, male 15.1 per 1,000 2024 up 36.0% 30th
Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years, female 5.7 per 1,000 2024 down 28.8% 40th
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years, male 8.5 per 1,000 2024 up 1.2% 33rd
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years, female 4.8 per 1,000 2024 down 27.3% 31st
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-19 years, male 12 per 1,000 2024 down 14.3% 39th
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-19 years, female 7.2 per 1,000 2024 down 37.4% 39th
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years, male 3.5 per 1,000 2024 down 37.5% 46th