Adolescent mortality rate in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Adolescent mortality rate was 2.94 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Adolescent mortality rate in Burkina Faso, 1990–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, adolescent mortality rate in Burkina Faso stood at 2.94. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.7% on the previous year and down 44.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adolescent mortality rate in Burkina Faso peaked at 10.48 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 2.94, in 2024.
That places Burkina Faso 49th out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Adolescent mortality rate in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 10.02 | — |
| 1991 | 10.07 | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 10.14 | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 10.23 | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 10.33 | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 10.4 | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 10.46 | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 10.48 | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 10.45 | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 10.37 | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 10.21 | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 10 | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 9.75 | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 9.44 | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 9.1 | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 8.73 | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 8.34 | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 7.95 | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 7.56 | -4.9% |
| 2009 | 7.18 | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 6.79 | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 6.39 | -5.9% |
| 2012 | 6 | -6.1% |
| 2013 | 5.63 | -6.2% |
| 2014 | 5.28 | -6.2% |
| 2015 | 4.94 | -6.4% |
| 2016 | 4.6 | -6.8% |
| 2017 | 4.28 | -6.9% |
| 2018 | 3.99 | -6.8% |
| 2019 | 3.72 | -6.7% |
| 2020 | 3.5 | -6.1% |
| 2021 | 3.31 | -5.2% |
| 2022 | 3.17 | -4.2% |
| 2023 | 3.05 | -3.9% |
| 2024 | 2.94 | -3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.29 | 10.02 | 10.48 | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.83 | 7.18 | 10.21 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.16 | 3.72 | 6.79 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.19 | 2.94 | 3.5 | 5 |
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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 60-64, female, annual growth rate 3.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.0093 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate 3.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per capita 0.0074 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adolescent mortality rate in Burkina Faso?
- Adolescent mortality rate in Burkina Faso was 2.94 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest adolescent mortality rate recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 10.48 in 1997.
- What is the lowest adolescent mortality rate recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.94 in 2024.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for adolescent mortality rate?
- Burkina Faso ranks 49th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is adolescent mortality rate rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.4%. 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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