Social Security expenditure on health in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Social Security expenditure on health was 0.5% in 2011. ▼ Falling
Social Security expenditure on health in Burkina Faso, 1995–2011
Source: World Health Organization (http://www.who.int/nha/country/en/). Measured in % government expenditure on health.
Analysis
The most recent figure for social security expenditure on health in Burkina Faso is 0.5%, measured in 2011.
That represents a change of up 26.3% on the previous year and down 61.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, social security expenditure on health in Burkina Faso peaked at 1.3% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2005.
That places Burkina Faso 26th out of 53 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Social Security expenditure on health in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % government expenditure on health | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.9% | — |
| 1996 | 0.7% | -18.7% |
| 1997 | 0.5% | -37.8% |
| 1998 | 0.7% | +56.5% |
| 1999 | 0.4% | -48.6% |
| 2000 | 0.8% | +124.3% |
| 2001 | 1.3% | +51.8% |
| 2002 | 0.8% | -36.5% |
| 2003 | 0.6% | -23.8% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | -41.0% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | -30.6% |
| 2006 | 0.3% | +20.0% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | +56.7% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | -14.9% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | +22.5% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | -22.4% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | +26.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.9% | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.2% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 23 Niger 1.3% compare
- 24 Seychelles 1.1% compare
- 25 Mali 0.7% compare
- 27 Benin 0.4% compare
- 28 Angola 0.0%
- 28 Botswana 0.0%
- 28 Central African Republic 0.0%
- 28 Chad 0.0%
- 28 Comoros 0.0%
- 28 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.0%
- 28 Congo 0.0%
- 28 Cote d'Ivoire 0.0%
- 28 Equatorial Guinea 0.0%
- 28 Eritrea 0.0%
- 28 Ethiopia 0.0%
- 28 Gambia 0.0%
- 28 Lesotho 0.0%
- 28 Liberia 0.0%
- 28 Libya 0.0%
- 28 Madagascar 0.0%
- 28 Malawi 0.0%
- 28 Mauritius 0.0%
- 28 Nigeria 0.0%
- 28 Sao Tome and Principe 0.0%
- 28 Sierra Leone 0.0%
- 28 Somalia 0.0%
- 28 Eswatini 0.0%
- 28 Uganda 0.0%
- 28 Zambia 0.0%
- 28 Zimbabwe 0.0%
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 social security expenditure on health in Burkina Faso?
- Social security expenditure on health in Burkina Faso was 0.5% in 2011, according to World Health Organization (http://www.who.int/nha/country/en/).
- What is the highest social security expenditure on health recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3% in 2001.
- What is the lowest social security expenditure on health recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2005.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for social security expenditure on health?
- Burkina Faso ranks 26th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
- Is social security expenditure on health rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (http://www.who.int/nha/country/en/), published as part of Social Security expenditure on health (% government expenditure on health). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Social security funds comprise the expenditure on health by social security institutions. Social security or national health insurance schemes are imposed and controlled by government units for the purpose of providing social benefits to members of the community as a whole or to particular segments of the community. They include direct outlays to medical care providers and to suppliers of medical goods as well as reimbursements to households and the supply of services in kind to the enrollees.