Health in Burkina Faso

1,445 indicators covering health for Burkina Faso.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Tuberculosis death rate 8.1 per 100,000 people 2024 down 49.4% 69th
Incidence of tuberculosis 57 per 100,000 people 2024 down 18.6% 86th
Tuberculosis cases 13,000 cases 2024 unchanged 57th
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban 81.5% 2024 up 1.6% 172nd
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban 48.4% 2024 up 5.1% 158th
People practicing open defecation, urban 4.8% 2024 down 30.3% 19th
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural 34.4% 2024 down 18.2% 169th
People using at least basic sanitation services, rural 23.5% 2024 up 86.7% 150th
People using at least basic drinking water services 50.0% 2024 down 4.4% 211th
People practicing open defecation, rural 42.3% 2024 down 32.0% 14th
People using at least basic sanitation services 31.8% 2024 up 47.1% 196th
Tuberculosis case detection rate 70.0% 2024 up 59.1% 127th
Tuberculosis death rate in people without HIV 8.1 Deaths per 100 000 population 2024 down 49.4% 67th
People practicing open defecation 29.9% 2024 down 36.9% 12th
Hospital beds per 1,000 people 0.2 per 1,000 people 2020 178th
Current health expenditure 7.8% 2023 up 40.2% 67th
Current health expenditure per capita 71.73 current US$ 2023 up 69.7% 161st
Out-of-pocket expenditure 43.8% 2023 up 30.7% 49th
Out-of-pocket expenditure per capita 31.44 current US$ 2023 up 121.8% 146th
Tuberculosis treatment success rate by type 81 2023 up 1.2% 115th
Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases 4 2025 39th
Tuberculosis case detection rate 70.0% 2024 up 59.1% 131st
Domestic general government health expenditure 31.4% 2023 up 8.5% 157th
Domestic general government health expenditure per capita, PPP 70.4 current international $ 2023 up 165.7% 155th
Domestic private health expenditure 47.6% 2023 up 14.8% 62nd
Domestic private health expenditure per capita 34.17 current US$ 2023 up 94.8% 152nd
Healthcare spending vs. GDP per capita 223.87 current international $ 2023 up 144.9% 157th
Total health spending per person 223.87 current international $ 2023 up 144.9% 157th
Out-of-pocket spending per capita on healthcare 98.1 current international $ 2023 up 220.1% 140th
Tax revenue per capita and public health spending per capita 70.4 current international $ 2023 up 165.7% 155th
New infections of HIV per 1,000 people 0.1767 infections per 1,000 people 2024 down 12.0% 78th
HIV incidence per 1,000 individuals, by age 0.1767 infections per 1,000 people 2024 down 12.0% 78th
People using safely managed sanitation services 24.7% 2024 up 51.1% 122nd
Immunization, Hib3 91.0% 2024 unchanged 90th
Number of infant deaths 31,762 2024 down 25.4% 26th
Number of under-five deaths 54,009 2024 down 28.3% 22nd
Number of neonatal deaths 17,516 2024 down 17.7% 28th
Adolescent fertility rate 85.53 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 2024 down 30.0% 26th
Sex ratio at birth 1.04 male births per female births 2024 down 0.1% 147th
Number of child deaths 54,009 deaths 2024 down 28.3% 22nd
Child mortality rate 7.49 deaths per 100 live births 2024 down 28.2% 11th
Share of children vaccinated, by vaccine 88.0% 2024 unchanged 114th
Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate) 11.1% 2024 down 8.7% 28th
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) 22.5% 2024 up 50.2% 188th
Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) 7.7% 2024 up 87.6% 185th
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard 6.5% 2024 up 48.1% 192nd
Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard 1.1% 2024 up 57.7% 195th
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) 23.6% 2024 up 48.1% 188th
Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) 12.5% 2024 down 9.0% 19th
Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) 7.0% 2024 up 92.2% 184th
Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard 6.7% 2024 up 3.1% 41st
Number of under-five deaths 54,009 2024 down 28.3% 22nd
Number of infant deaths 31,762 2024 down 25.4% 26th
Number of neonatal deaths 17,516 2024 down 17.7% 28th
Neonatal mortality rate 23.75 2024 down 17.0% 25th
Infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1) 43.63 2024 down 24.8% 20th
Under-five mortality rate 74.89 2024 down 28.2% 11th
Mortality rate 1-59 months 51.8 2024 down 33.5% 11th
Deaths age 1-11 months 14,246 2024 down 33.1% 26th
Child mortality rate 32.68 2024 down 33.6% 9th