Pregnant women attending antenatal care at least once and receiving in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Pregnant women attending antenatal care at least once and receiving was 77.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
77.0%
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
3rd
of 33 countries
All-time high
78.0%
in 2023
All-time low
37.0%
in 2015
Years of data
10
2015–2024
Pregnant women attending antenatal care at least once and receiving in Burkina Faso, 2015–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, pregnant women attending antenatal care at least once and receiving in Burkina Faso stood at 77.0%.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and up 108.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pregnant women attending antenatal care at least once and receiving in Burkina Faso peaked at 78.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 37.0%, in 2015.
Burkina Faso ranks 3rd of 33 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Pregnant women attending antenatal care at least once and receiving in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 37.0% | — |
| 2016 | 50.0% | +35.1% |
| 2017 | 41.0% | -18.0% |
| 2018 | 58.0% | +41.5% |
| 2019 | 37.0% | -36.2% |
| 2020 | 60.0% | +62.2% |
| 2021 | 76.0% | +26.7% |
| 2022 | 77.0% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 78.0% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 77.0% | -1.3% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 77.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 46.0%, 1.7× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 77.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 54.0%, 1.4× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 44.6% | 37.0% | 58.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 73.6% | 60.0% | 78.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 1 Guinea 79.0% compare
- 2 Sierra Leone 78.0% compare
- 4 Democratic Republic of Congo 76.0% compare
- 5 Central African Republic 72.0% compare
- 6 Zambia 66.0% compare
- 6 Uganda 66.0% compare
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 pregnant women attending antenatal care at least once and receiving in Burkina Faso?
- Pregnant women attending antenatal care at least once and receiving in Burkina Faso was 77.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest pregnant women attending antenatal care at least once and receiving recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 78.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest pregnant women attending antenatal care at least once and receiving recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.0% in 2015.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for pregnant women attending antenatal care at least once and receiving?
- Burkina Faso ranks 3rd out of 33 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pregnant women attending antenatal care at least once and receiving rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 108.1%. 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 Pregnant women attending antenatal care at least once and receiving at least 3 doses of Intermittent Preventive Treatment of Malaria for Pregnant Women (IPTp3) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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