Share of children vaccinated against measles in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Share of children vaccinated against measles was 88 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of children vaccinated against measles in Burkina Faso, 1985–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, share of children vaccinated against measles in Burkina Faso stood at 88.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children vaccinated against measles in Burkina Faso peaked at 94 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 24, in 1998.
Burkina Faso ranks 106th of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Share of children vaccinated against measles in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 38 | — |
| 1986 | 40 | +5.3% |
| 1987 | 37 | -7.5% |
| 1988 | 52 | +40.5% |
| 1989 | 66 | +26.9% |
| 1990 | 79 | +19.7% |
| 1991 | 69 | -12.7% |
| 1992 | 60 | -13.0% |
| 1993 | 50 | -16.7% |
| 1994 | 45 | -10.0% |
| 1995 | 43 | -4.4% |
| 1996 | 40 | -7.0% |
| 1997 | 41 | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 24 | -41.5% |
| 1999 | 36 | +50.0% |
| 2000 | 48 | +33.3% |
| 2001 | 63 | +31.2% |
| 2002 | 64 | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 76 | +18.8% |
| 2004 | 78 | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 84 | +7.7% |
| 2006 | 88 | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 94 | +6.8% |
| 2008 | 94 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 94 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 92 | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 89 | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 87 | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 82 | -5.7% |
| 2014 | 88 | +7.3% |
| 2015 | 88 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 88 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 88 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 88 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 88 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 88 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 88 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 88 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 88 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 88 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 88 | +0.0% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 88 is above the median for low income countries, which is 72, 1.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 88 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 80.5, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of children vaccinated against measles 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +50.0% | 24 | 36 |
| 1998 | -41.5% | 41 | 24 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 46.6 | 37 | 66 | 5 |
| 1990s | 48.7 | 24 | 79 | 10 |
| 2000s | 78.3 | 48 | 94 | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.8 | 82 | 92 | 10 |
| 2020s | 88 | 88 | 88 | 6 |
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 13,085 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0714 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children vaccinated against measles in Burkina Faso?
- Share of children vaccinated against measles in Burkina Faso was 88 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children vaccinated against measles recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 94 in 2007.
- What is the lowest share of children vaccinated against measles recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 24 in 1998.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for share of children vaccinated against measles?
- Burkina Faso ranks 106th out of 195 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of children 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children vaccinated against measles. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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