Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care was 82.2% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Burkina Faso, 2003–2022
Source: Program in Global Surgery and Social Change (PGSSC), Harvard Medical School. Measured in % of people at risk.
Analysis
In 2022, risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Burkina Faso stood at 82.2%. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Burkina Faso peaked at 92.2% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 82.2%, in 2022.
Burkina Faso ranks 16th of 134 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % of people at risk | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 91.5% | — |
| 2004 | 92.2% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 88.4% | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 87.8% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 90.3% | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 86.4% | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 89.9% | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 86.3% | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 85.7% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 83.8% | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 82.9% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 88.0% | +6.2% |
| 2015 | 83.4% | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 82.7% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 86.9% | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 84.3% | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 84.2% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 84.3% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 84.1% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 82.2% | -2.3% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 82.2% is below the median for low income countries, which is 83.7%, 98% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 82.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 70.3%, 1.2× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 89.5% | 86.4% | 92.2% | 7 |
| 2010s | 84.8% | 82.7% | 88.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.5% | 82.2% | 84.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
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 risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Burkina Faso?
- Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Burkina Faso was 82.2% in 2022, according to Program in Global Surgery and Social Change (PGSSC), Harvard Medical School.
- What is the highest risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 92.2% in 2004.
- What is the lowest risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.2% in 2022.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?
- Burkina Faso ranks 16th out of 134 countries with data for 2022.
- Is risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Program in Global Surgery and Social Change (PGSSC), Harvard Medical School, published as part of Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The proportion of population at risk of impoverishing expenditure when surgical care is required. Impoverishing expenditure is defined as direct out of pocket payments for surgical and anaesthesia care which drive people below a poverty threshold (using a threshold of $2.15 PPP/day).