Measles - number of reported cases, per capita in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Measles - number of reported cases, per capita was 0.0002 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Measles - number of reported cases, per capita in Burkina Faso, 1974–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for measles - number of reported cases, per capita in Burkina Faso is 0.0002 units per person, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 8.8% on the previous year and up 3,129.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, measles - number of reported cases, per capita in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.0055 units per person in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 2007.
That places Burkina Faso 13th out of 204 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Measles - number of reported cases, per capita in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 0.0019 units per person | — |
| 1975 | 0.0055 units per person | +191.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0036 units per person | -34.4% |
| 1977 | 0.005 units per person | +39.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0014 units per person | -72.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0044 units per person | +213.8% |
| 1980 | 0.002 units per person | -55.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0024 units per person | +23.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0029 units per person | +17.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0028 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0039 units per person | +36.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0022 units per person | -43.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0014 units per person | -34.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0033 units per person | +134.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0009 units per person | -73.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0008 units per person | -6.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0011 units per person | +27.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0007 units per person | -34.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0023 units per person | +222.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0015 units per person | -35.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0003 units per person | -80.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0005 units per person | +88.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0017 units per person | +218.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0001 units per person | -92.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0005 units per person | +262.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0005 units per person | +6.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0003 units per person | -33.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 units per person | -59.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0002 units per person | +63.7% |
| 2004 | 0 units per person | -97.5% |
| 2005 | 0 units per person | +218.4% |
| 2006 | 0 units per person | -52.1% |
| 2007 | 0 units per person | -90.7% |
| 2008 | 0 units per person | +3096.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0034 units per person | +13206.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0002 units per person | -95.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 units per person | -66.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0004 units per person | +730.6% |
| 2013 | 0 units per person | -95.1% |
| 2014 | 0 units per person | -11.2% |
| 2015 | 0 units per person | -72.0% |
| 2016 | 0 units per person | +121.7% |
| 2017 | 0 units per person | -78.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0002 units per person | +7989.1% |
| 2019 | 0 units per person | -83.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0001 units per person | +260.2% |
| 2022 | 0 units per person | -90.3% |
| 2023 | 0 units per person | +163.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0002 units per person | +532.3% |
| 2025 | 0.0002 units per person | -8.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0036 units per person | 0.0014 units per person | 0.0055 units per person | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.0023 units per person | 0.0008 units per person | 0.0039 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0023 units per person | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.0005 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0034 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0001 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0001 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 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)
- Population ages 15-19, male, annual growth rate 3.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per capita 0.0585 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, annual growth rate 3.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per capita 0.0467 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is measles - number of reported cases, per capita in Burkina Faso?
- Measles - number of reported cases, per capita in Burkina Faso was 0.0002 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest measles - number of reported cases, per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0055 units per person in 1975.
- What is the lowest measles - number of reported cases, per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2007.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for measles - number of reported cases, per capita?
- Burkina Faso ranks 13th out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is measles - number of reported cases, per capita rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3,129.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Measles - number of reported cases, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Measles - number of reported cases divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Measles - number of reported cases ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Measles - number of reported cases World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Measles - number of reported cases divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.