Adolescent mortality rate in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Adolescent mortality rate was 5.53 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Adolescent mortality rate in Burkina Faso, 1990–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adolescent mortality rate in Burkina Faso is 5.53, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and down 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adolescent mortality rate in Burkina Faso peaked at 9.45 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 5.53, in 2021.
Burkina Faso ranks 25th of 198 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Adolescent mortality rate in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 9.45 | — |
| 1991 | 9.41 | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 9.39 | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 9.38 | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 9.37 | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 9.37 | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 9.33 | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 9.29 | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 9.22 | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 9.14 | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 9.03 | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 8.9 | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 8.75 | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 8.57 | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 8.38 | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 8.18 | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 7.97 | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 7.75 | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 7.56 | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 7.37 | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 7.19 | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 7 | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 6.84 | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 6.69 | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 6.53 | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 6.36 | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 6.21 | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 6.07 | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 5.92 | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 5.77 | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 5.64 | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 5.53 | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.34 | 9.14 | 9.45 | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.24 | 7.37 | 9.03 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.46 | 5.77 | 7.19 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.58 | 5.53 | 5.64 | 2 |
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More health data for Burkina Faso
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8925 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,142 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 13,085 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 50-54, male, annual growth rate 4.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per capita 0.0134 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate 3.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per capita 0.0118 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adolescent mortality rate in Burkina Faso?
- Adolescent mortality rate in Burkina Faso was 5.53 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest adolescent mortality rate recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 9.45 in 1990.
- What is the lowest adolescent mortality rate recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.53 in 2021.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for adolescent mortality rate?
- Burkina Faso ranks 25th out of 198 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adolescent mortality rate rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Adolescent mortality rate (per 1 000 age specific cohort). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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