Incidence of tuberculosis, high uncertainty bound in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Incidence of tuberculosis, high uncertainty bound was 66 per 100,000 people in 2011. ▼ Falling
Incidence of tuberculosis, high uncertainty bound in Burkina Faso, 1990–2011
Source: World Health Organization, Global Tuberculosis Control Report. Measured in per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 66 per 100,000 people for incidence of tuberculosis, high uncertainty bound in 2011. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, incidence of tuberculosis, high uncertainty bound in Burkina Faso peaked at 102 per 100,000 people in 1991 and was at its lowest, 66 per 100,000 people, in 2011.
That places Burkina Faso 46th out of 53 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Incidence of tuberculosis, high uncertainty bound in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 101 per 100,000 people | — |
| 1991 | 102 per 100,000 people | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 101 per 100,000 people | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 100 per 100,000 people | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 98 per 100,000 people | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 96 per 100,000 people | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 93 per 100,000 people | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 90 per 100,000 people | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 88 per 100,000 people | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 85 per 100,000 people | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 83 per 100,000 people | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 80 per 100,000 people | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 78 per 100,000 people | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 76 per 100,000 people | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 74 per 100,000 people | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 73 per 100,000 people | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 77 per 100,000 people | +5.5% |
| 2007 | 72 per 100,000 people | -6.5% |
| 2008 | 71 per 100,000 people | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 69 per 100,000 people | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 67 per 100,000 people | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 66 per 100,000 people | -1.5% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 66 per 100,000 people is below the median for low income countries, which is 258.5 per 100,000 people, 26% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 66 per 100,000 people is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 234 per 100,000 people, 28% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 95.4 per 100,000 people | 85 per 100,000 people | 102 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 75.3 per 100,000 people | 69 per 100,000 people | 83 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.5 per 100,000 people | 66 per 100,000 people | 67 per 100,000 people | 2 |
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)
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is incidence of tuberculosis, high uncertainty bound in Burkina Faso?
- Incidence of tuberculosis, high uncertainty bound in Burkina Faso was 66 per 100,000 people in 2011, according to World Health Organization, Global Tuberculosis Control Report.
- What is the highest incidence of tuberculosis, high uncertainty bound recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 102 per 100,000 people in 1991.
- What is the lowest incidence of tuberculosis, high uncertainty bound recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 66 per 100,000 people in 2011.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for incidence of tuberculosis, high uncertainty bound?
- Burkina Faso ranks 46th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
- Is incidence of tuberculosis, high uncertainty bound rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.5%. 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 Tuberculosis Control Report, published as part of Incidence of tuberculosis, high uncertainty bound (per 100,000 people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Incidence of tuberculosis is the estimated number of new pulmonary, smear positive, and extra-pulmonary tuberculosis cases.