Nursing personnel in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Nursing personnel was 12,071 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
12,071
Change on year
down 11.4%
World rank
111th
of 189 countries
All-time high
15,405
in 2022
All-time low
4,268
in 2004
Years of data
17
2004–2024
Nursing personnel in Burkina Faso, 2004–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 12,071 for nursing personnel in 2024.
The figure is down 11.4% on the previous year and up 89.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nursing personnel in Burkina Faso peaked at 15,405 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4,268, in 2004.
Burkina Faso ranks 111th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Nursing personnel in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 4,268 | — |
| 2008 | 4,745 | +11.2% |
| 2009 | 5,264 | +10.9% |
| 2010 | 5,612 | +6.6% |
| 2011 | 6,066 | +8.1% |
| 2012 | 6,008 | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 6,196 | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 6,358 | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 9,748 | +53.3% |
| 2016 | 9,701 | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 10,376 | +7.0% |
| 2019 | 11,364 | +9.5% |
| 2020 | 11,874 | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 12,189 | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 15,405 | +26.4% |
| 2023 | 13,619 | -11.6% |
| 2024 | 12,071 | -11.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4,759 | 4,268 | 5,264 | 3 |
| 2010s | 7,937 | 5,612 | 11,364 | 9 |
| 2020s | 13,032 | 11,874 | 15,405 | 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 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.7191 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.2028 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.6557 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2089 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nursing personnel in Burkina Faso?
- Nursing personnel in Burkina Faso was 12,071 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest nursing personnel recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 15,405 in 2022.
- What is the lowest nursing personnel recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,268 in 2004.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for nursing personnel?
- Burkina Faso ranks 111th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nursing personnel rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 89.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Nursing personnel (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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