People living with HIV/AIDS, total in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: People living with HIV/AIDS, total was 140,000 high estimate in 2009. ▼ Falling
People living with HIV/AIDS, total in Burkina Faso, 1990–2009
Source: UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic. Measured in high estimate.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people living with hiv/aids, total in Burkina Faso is 140,000 high estimate, measured in 2009. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of down 26.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people living with hiv/aids, total in Burkina Faso peaked at 220,000 high estimate in 1992 and was at its lowest, 140,000 high estimate, in 2005.
That places Burkina Faso 24th out of 48 countries with data for 2009, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
People living with HIV/AIDS, total in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | high estimate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 200,000 high estimate | — |
| 1991 | 210,000 high estimate | +5.0% |
| 1992 | 220,000 high estimate | +4.8% |
| 1993 | 220,000 high estimate | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 220,000 high estimate | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 220,000 high estimate | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 210,000 high estimate | -4.5% |
| 1997 | 210,000 high estimate | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 200,000 high estimate | -4.8% |
| 1999 | 190,000 high estimate | -5.0% |
| 2000 | 190,000 high estimate | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 180,000 high estimate | -5.3% |
| 2002 | 170,000 high estimate | -5.6% |
| 2003 | 160,000 high estimate | -5.9% |
| 2004 | 150,000 high estimate | -6.2% |
| 2005 | 140,000 high estimate | -6.7% |
| 2006 | 140,000 high estimate | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 140,000 high estimate | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 140,000 high estimate | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 140,000 high estimate | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 210,000 high estimate | 190,000 high estimate | 220,000 high estimate | 10 |
| 2000s | 155,000 high estimate | 140,000 high estimate | 190,000 high estimate | 10 |
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- 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)
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- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people living with hiv/aids, total in Burkina Faso?
- People living with hiv/aids, total in Burkina Faso was 140,000 high estimate in 2009, according to UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic.
- What is the highest people living with hiv/aids, total recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 220,000 high estimate in 1992.
- What is the lowest people living with hiv/aids, total recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 140,000 high estimate in 2005.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for people living with hiv/aids, total?
- Burkina Faso ranks 24th out of 48 countries with data for 2009.
- Is people living with hiv/aids, total rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic, published as part of People living with HIV/AIDS, total (high estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated total number of people with HIV/AIDS is the number of people living with HIV. Depending on the reliability of the data available, there may be more or less uncertainty surrounding each estimate.