Medical doctors in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Medical doctors was 31.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
31.1%
Change on year
down 8.8%
World rank
78th
of 82 countries
All-time high
35.2%
in 2021
All-time low
31.1%
in 2023
Years of data
5
2019–2023
Medical doctors in Burkina Faso, 2019–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2023, medical doctors in Burkina Faso stood at 31.1%. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.8% on the previous year and down 7.7% over five years.
That places Burkina Faso 78th out of 82 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Medical doctors in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 33.7% | — |
| 2020 | 34.7% | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 35.2% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 34.1% | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 31.1% | -8.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 33.7% | 33.7% | 33.7% | 1 |
| 2020s | 33.8% | 31.1% | 35.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 75 Guinea-Bissau 33.6%
- 75 Nepal 33.6% compare
- 77 Seychelles 33.0% compare
- 79 Benin 30.8% compare
- 80 South Korea 25.6% compare
- 81 Japan 23.5%
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 75-79, female, annual growth rate 0.2986 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0027 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate -1.55 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0017 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medical doctors in Burkina Faso?
- Medical doctors in Burkina Faso was 31.1% in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest medical doctors recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 35.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest medical doctors recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.1% in 2023.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for medical doctors?
- Burkina Faso ranks 78th out of 82 countries with data for 2023.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Medical doctors (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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