Vaccination against measles vs. share who think vaccines are unsafe in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Vaccination against measles vs. share who think vaccines are unsafe was 65.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Vaccination against measles vs. share who think vaccines are unsafe in Burkina Faso, 2014–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, vaccination against measles vs. share who think vaccines are unsafe in Burkina Faso stood at 65.0%.
That represents a change of up 282.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vaccination against measles vs. share who think vaccines are unsafe in Burkina Faso peaked at 71.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 17.0%, in 2014.
Burkina Faso ranks 151st of 179 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Vaccination against measles vs. share who think vaccines are unsafe in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 17.0% | — |
| 2015 | 50.0% | +194.1% |
| 2016 | 59.0% | +18.0% |
| 2017 | 65.0% | +10.2% |
| 2018 | 71.0% | +9.2% |
| 2019 | 71.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 71.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 71.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 66.0% | -7.0% |
| 2023 | 65.0% | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 55.5% | 17.0% | 71.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 67.6% | 65.0% | 71.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 148 Lao People's Democratic Republic 66.0% compare
- 148 Namibia 66.0% compare
- 148 Solomon Islands 66.0% compare
- 152 Cambodia 64.0% compare
- 153 Romania 62.0% compare
- 154 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 61.0% compare
- 154 Marshall Islands 61.0% 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)
- 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 vaccination against measles vs. share who think vaccines are unsafe in Burkina Faso?
- Vaccination against measles vs. share who think vaccines are unsafe in Burkina Faso was 65.0% in 2024, according to WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest vaccination against measles vs. share who think vaccines are unsafe recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 71.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest vaccination against measles vs. share who think vaccines are unsafe recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.0% in 2014.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for vaccination against measles vs. share who think vaccines are unsafe?
- Burkina Faso ranks 151st out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is vaccination against measles vs. share who think vaccines are unsafe rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 282.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Vaccination against measles vs. share who think vaccines are unsafe. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of children who have had two doses of the measles vaccine in a given year.