Community Health Workers in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Community Health Workers was 2,107 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2,107
Change on year
down 13.5%
World rank
28th
of 41 countries
All-time high
3,145
in 2022
All-time low
1,201
in 2004
Years of data
10
2004–2024
Community Health Workers in Burkina Faso, 2004–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, community health workers in Burkina Faso stood at 2,107.
That represents a change of down 13.5% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, community health workers in Burkina Faso peaked at 3,145 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1,201, in 2004.
Burkina Faso ranks 28th of 41 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Community Health Workers in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 1,201 | — |
| 2010 | 1,976 | +64.5% |
| 2012 | 2,099 | +6.2% |
| 2017 | 2,749 | +31.0% |
| 2019 | 2,979 | +8.4% |
| 2020 | 2,923 | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 2,947 | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 3,145 | +6.7% |
| 2023 | 2,436 | -22.5% |
| 2024 | 2,107 | -13.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,201 | 1,201 | 1,201 | 1 |
| 2010s | 2,451 | 1,976 | 2,979 | 4 |
| 2020s | 2,712 | 2,107 | 3,145 | 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)
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 199 (2025)
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Measles - number of reported cases, gaps filled 4,099 (2025)
- Measles - number of reported cases, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is community health workers in Burkina Faso?
- Community health workers in Burkina Faso was 2,107 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest community health workers recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 3,145 in 2022.
- What is the lowest community health workers recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,201 in 2004.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for community health workers?
- Burkina Faso ranks 28th out of 41 countries with data for 2024.
- Is community health workers rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Community Health Workers (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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