Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against measles in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against measles was 88.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against measles in Burkina Faso, 1985–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of one-year-olds vaccinated against measles in Burkina Faso stood at 88.0%.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of one-year-olds vaccinated against measles in Burkina Faso peaked at 94.0% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 24.0%, in 1998.
Burkina Faso ranks 114th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against measles in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 38.0% | — |
| 1986 | 40.0% | +5.3% |
| 1987 | 37.0% | -7.5% |
| 1988 | 52.0% | +40.5% |
| 1989 | 66.0% | +26.9% |
| 1990 | 79.0% | +19.7% |
| 1991 | 69.0% | -12.7% |
| 1992 | 60.0% | -13.0% |
| 1993 | 50.0% | -16.7% |
| 1994 | 45.0% | -10.0% |
| 1995 | 43.0% | -4.4% |
| 1996 | 40.0% | -7.0% |
| 1997 | 41.0% | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 24.0% | -41.5% |
| 1999 | 36.0% | +50.0% |
| 2000 | 48.0% | +33.3% |
| 2001 | 63.0% | +31.2% |
| 2002 | 64.0% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 76.0% | +18.8% |
| 2004 | 78.0% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 84.0% | +7.7% |
| 2006 | 88.0% | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 94.0% | +6.8% |
| 2008 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 92.0% | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 89.0% | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 87.0% | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 82.0% | -5.7% |
| 2014 | 88.0% | +7.3% |
| 2015 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 46.6% | 37.0% | 66.0% | 5 |
| 1990s | 48.7% | 24.0% | 79.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 78.3% | 48.0% | 94.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.8% | 82.0% | 92.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.0% | 88.0% | 88.0% | 5 |
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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)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.0681 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate -0.7404 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per capita 0.0702 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate 2.08 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of one-year-olds vaccinated against measles in Burkina Faso?
- Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against measles in Burkina Faso was 88.0% in 2024, according to WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of one-year-olds vaccinated against measles recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 94.0% in 2007.
- What is the lowest share of one-year-olds vaccinated against measles recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.0% in 1998.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for share of one-year-olds vaccinated against measles?
- Burkina Faso ranks 114th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of one-year-olds vaccinated against measles rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against measles. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of one-year-olds who have had the first dose of the measles vaccine in a given year.