Children living with hiv in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Children living with hiv was 8,400 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
8,400
Change on year
down 6.7%
World rank
24th
of 88 countries
All-time high
31,000
in 1999
All-time low
8,400
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Children living with hiv in Burkina Faso, 1990–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children living with hiv in Burkina Faso is 8,400, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 6.7% on the previous year and down 47.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children living with hiv in Burkina Faso peaked at 31,000 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 8,400, in 2024.
Burkina Faso ranks 24th of 88 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Children living with hiv in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 14,000 | — |
| 1991 | 17,000 | +21.4% |
| 1992 | 19,000 | +11.8% |
| 1993 | 22,000 | +15.8% |
| 1994 | 24,000 | +9.1% |
| 1995 | 26,000 | +8.3% |
| 1996 | 27,000 | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 29,000 | +7.4% |
| 1998 | 30,000 | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 31,000 | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 31,000 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 31,000 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 31,000 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 30,000 | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 29,000 | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 28,000 | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 27,000 | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 25,000 | -7.4% |
| 2008 | 24,000 | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 23,000 | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 21,000 | -8.7% |
| 2011 | 20,000 | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 19,000 | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 18,000 | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 16,000 | -11.1% |
| 2015 | 15,000 | -6.2% |
| 2016 | 15,000 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 14,000 | -6.7% |
| 2018 | 13,000 | -7.1% |
| 2019 | 12,000 | -7.7% |
| 2020 | 11,000 | -8.3% |
| 2021 | 10,000 | -9.1% |
| 2022 | 9,500 | -5.0% |
| 2023 | 9,000 | -5.3% |
| 2024 | 8,400 | -6.7% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 8,400 is above the median for low income countries, which is 6,500, 1.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 8,400 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8,050, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23,900 | 14,000 | 31,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 27,900 | 23,000 | 31,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 16,300 | 12,000 | 21,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,580 | 8,400 | 11,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 13,085 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 4 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.8681 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0693 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.7133 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0714 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children living with hiv in Burkina Faso?
- Children living with hiv in Burkina Faso was 8,400 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest children living with hiv recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 31,000 in 1999.
- What is the lowest children living with hiv recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,400 in 2024.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for children living with hiv?
- Burkina Faso ranks 24th out of 88 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children living with hiv rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Children living with hiv. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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