Smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate was 78.0% in 2011. ▲ Rising
Smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in Burkina Faso, 1995–2011
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in Burkina Faso is 78.0%, measured in 2011. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in Burkina Faso peaked at 78.0% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 25.0%, in 1995.
That places Burkina Faso 108th out of 185 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 25.0% | — |
| 1996 | 29.0% | +16.0% |
| 1997 | 61.0% | +110.3% |
| 1998 | 59.0% | -3.3% |
| 1999 | 61.0% | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 60.0% | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 65.0% | +8.3% |
| 2002 | 64.0% | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 66.0% | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 67.0% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 71.0% | +6.0% |
| 2006 | 73.0% | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 72.0% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 76.0% | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 76.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 77.0% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 78.0% | +1.3% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 78.0% is below the median for low income countries, which is 85.5%, 91% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 78.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 81.0%, 96% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +110.3% | 29.0% | 61.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 47.0% | 25.0% | 61.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 69.0% | 60.0% | 76.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.5% | 77.0% | 78.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 106 Malaysia 79.0% compare
- 106 South Africa 79.0% compare
- 108 Paraguay 78.0% compare
- 108 Côte d'Ivoire 78.0% compare
- 108 Azerbaijan 78.0% compare
- 108 Uzbekistan 78.0% compare
- 108 Kyrgyzstan 78.0% compare
- 108 United States of America 78.0% compare
- 108 Ecuador 78.0% 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 smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in Burkina Faso?
- Smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate in Burkina Faso was 78.0% in 2011, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 78.0% in 2011.
- What is the lowest smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.0% in 1995.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate?
- Burkina Faso ranks 108th out of 185 countries with data for 2011.
- Is smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.0%. 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 Smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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