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 ← Previous Page 6 of 25 Next →