Reported number of individuals treated for onchocerciasis in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Reported number of individuals treated for onchocerciasis was 270,762 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Reported number of individuals treated for onchocerciasis in Burkina Faso, 2005–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for reported number of individuals treated for onchocerciasis in Burkina Faso is 270,762, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 34.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reported number of individuals treated for onchocerciasis in Burkina Faso peaked at 270,762 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 57,350, in 2021.
That places Burkina Faso 25th out of 33 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Reported number of individuals treated for onchocerciasis in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 98,460 | — |
| 2006 | 132,529 | +34.6% |
| 2008 | 133,341 | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 176,936 | +32.7% |
| 2012 | 186,040 | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 187,732 | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 202,009 | +7.6% |
| 2015 | 244,178 | +20.9% |
| 2016 | 242,786 | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 230,153 | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 228,293 | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 224,377 | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 57,350 | -74.4% |
| 2022 | 250,928 | +337.5% |
| 2023 | 266,131 | +6.1% |
| 2024 | 270,762 | +1.7% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 270,762 is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.66 million, 16% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 270,762 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.06 million, 9% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Reported number of individuals treated for onchocerciasis in Burkina Faso changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +337.5% | 57,350 | 250,928 |
| 2021 | -74.4% | 224,377 | 57,350 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 121,443 | 98,460 | 133,341 | 3 |
| 2010s | 213,612 | 176,936 | 244,178 | 9 |
| 2020s | 211,293 | 57,350 | 270,762 | 4 |
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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 reported number of individuals treated for onchocerciasis in Burkina Faso?
- Reported number of individuals treated for onchocerciasis in Burkina Faso was 270,762 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest reported number of individuals treated for onchocerciasis recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 270,762 in 2024.
- What is the lowest reported number of individuals treated for onchocerciasis recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 57,350 in 2021.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for reported number of individuals treated for onchocerciasis?
- Burkina Faso ranks 25th out of 33 countries with data for 2024.
- Is reported number of individuals treated for onchocerciasis rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.0%. 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 Reported number of individuals treated for onchocerciasis. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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