Population pushed below the $2.15 a day poverty line by household in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Population pushed below the $2.15 a day poverty line by household was 2.6% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Population pushed below the $2.15 a day poverty line by household in Burkina Faso, 1998–2018
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population pushed below the $2.15 a day poverty line by household in Burkina Faso is 2.6%, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 215.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population pushed below the $2.15 a day poverty line by household in Burkina Faso peaked at 2.6% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2009.
That places Burkina Faso 6th out of 38 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
Population pushed below the $2.15 a day poverty line by household in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.4% | — |
| 2003 | 1.7% | +26.5% |
| 2009 | 0.8% | -51.7% |
| 2014 | 2.1% | +156.6% |
| 2018 | 2.6% | +23.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.3% | 0.8% | 1.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 2.4% | 2.1% | 2.6% | 2 |
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More health data for Burkina Faso
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8925 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,142 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 13,085 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 4 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.8681 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population pushed below the $2.15 a day poverty line by household in Burkina Faso?
- Population pushed below the $2.15 a day poverty line by household in Burkina Faso was 2.6% in 2018, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population pushed below the $2.15 a day poverty line by household recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 2.6% in 2018.
- What is the lowest population pushed below the $2.15 a day poverty line by household recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2009.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for population pushed below the $2.15 a day poverty line by household?
- Burkina Faso ranks 6th out of 38 countries with data for 2018.
- Is population pushed below the $2.15 a day poverty line by household rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 215.7%. 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 Population pushed below the $2.15 a day poverty line by household health expenditures (%, national, rural, urban). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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