People living with HIV/AIDS, total (low estimate) in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: People living with HIV/AIDS, total (low estimate) was 91,000 low 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 low estimate.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 91,000 low estimate for people living with hiv/aids, total in 2009. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 24.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people living with hiv/aids, total in Burkina Faso peaked at 130,000 low estimate in 1993 and was at its lowest, 91,000 low estimate, in 2009.
Burkina Faso ranks 25th of 48 countries on this measure, 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 (low estimate) in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | low estimate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 110,000 low estimate | — |
| 1991 | 120,000 low estimate | +9.1% |
| 1992 | 120,000 low estimate | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 130,000 low estimate | +8.3% |
| 1994 | 130,000 low estimate | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 130,000 low estimate | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 130,000 low estimate | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 120,000 low estimate | -7.7% |
| 1998 | 120,000 low estimate | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 120,000 low estimate | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 120,000 low estimate | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 120,000 low estimate | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 110,000 low estimate | -8.3% |
| 2003 | 110,000 low estimate | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 100,000 low estimate | -9.1% |
| 2005 | 100,000 low estimate | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 97,000 low estimate | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 95,000 low estimate | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 92,000 low estimate | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 91,000 low estimate | -1.1% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 91,000 low estimate is above the median for low income countries, which is 91,000 low estimate, 1.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 91,000 low estimate is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 140,000 low estimate, 65% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 123,000 low estimate | 110,000 low estimate | 130,000 low estimate | 10 |
| 2000s | 103,500 low estimate | 91,000 low estimate | 120,000 low 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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 13,085 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0714 units per person (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 91,000 low 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 130,000 low estimate in 1993.
- What is the lowest people living with hiv/aids, total recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 91,000 low estimate in 2009.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for people living with hiv/aids, total?
- Burkina Faso ranks 25th 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 24.2%. 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 (low estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.