Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures was 1.0% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Latest (2018)
1.0%
World rank
4th
of 39 countries
All-time high
1.5%
in 1998
All-time low
0.8%
in 2009
Years of data
5
1998–2018
Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Burkina Faso, 1998–2018
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 1.0% for increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 24.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Burkina Faso peaked at 1.5% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2009.
Burkina Faso ranks 4th of 39 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.5% | — |
| 2003 | 1.2% | -18.9% |
| 2009 | 0.8% | -30.8% |
| 2014 | 1.3% | +55.4% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | -20.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 1.0% | 1.3% | 2 |
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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)
- 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 increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Burkina Faso?
- Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures in Burkina Faso was 1.0% in 2018, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 1.5% in 1998.
- What is the lowest increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2009.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures?
- Burkina Faso ranks 4th out of 39 countries with data for 2018.
- Is increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.1%. 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 Health Observatory, published as part of Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures, expressed as a proportion of the $1.90 a-day poverty line (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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