Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus was 104 in 2015. ▼ Falling
Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in Burkina Faso, 2000–2015
Source: Wahl et al. (2018) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 104 for child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.1% on the previous year and down 50.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in Burkina Faso peaked at 212 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 104, in 2015.
Burkina Faso ranks 36th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 171 | — |
| 2001 | 181 | +5.8% |
| 2002 | 192 | +6.1% |
| 2003 | 202 | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 211 | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 212 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 204 | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 188 | -7.8% |
| 2008 | 170 | -9.6% |
| 2009 | 161 | -5.3% |
| 2010 | 160 | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 170 | +6.2% |
| 2012 | 180 | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 192 | +6.7% |
| 2014 | 124 | -35.4% |
| 2015 | 104 | -16.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 189.2 | 161 | 212 | 10 |
| 2010s | 155 | 104 | 192 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 33 Senegal 120 compare
- 34 South Sudan 116 compare
- 35 Côte d'Ivoire 108 compare
- 37 Tajikistan 96 compare
- 38 South Africa 94 compare
- 39 Nepal 92 compare
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 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.7191 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.2028 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.6557 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2089 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in Burkina Faso?
- Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in Burkina Faso was 104 in 2015, according to Wahl et al. (2018) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 212 in 2005.
- What is the lowest child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 104 in 2015.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus?
- Burkina Faso ranks 36th out of 194 countries with data for 2015.
- Is child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Wahl et al. (2018) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The estimated annual number of deaths caused by pneumococcus bacteria in children under five. This is broken down by the type of disease caused by the bacteria. For example, 'meningitis' refers to the number of meningitis deaths caused by pneumococcus bacteria.