Tuberculosis case fatality rate in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Tuberculosis case fatality rate was 18 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Tuberculosis case fatality rate in Burkina Faso, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tuberculosis case fatality rate in Burkina Faso is 18, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 10.0% on the previous year and down 41.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis case fatality rate in Burkina Faso peaked at 51 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 18, in 2024.
That places Burkina Faso 36th out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43.4 | 36 | 51 | 10 |
| 2010s | 32 | 30 | 35 | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.8 | 18 | 31 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 36 Cameroon 18 compare
- 36 Cote d'Ivoire 18 compare
- 36 Democratic Republic of Congo 18 compare
- 36 Guinea 18 compare
- 36 Mali 18 compare
- 36 Papua New Guinea 18 compare
- 36 Somalia 18 compare
- 36 South Sudan 18 compare
More health data for Burkina Faso
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,142 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 13,085 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 793 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 793 (2026)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 342,560 (2025)
- Population, male 49.8% (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 325,283 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 335,338 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 330,289 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 6.82 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis case fatality rate in Burkina Faso?
- Tuberculosis case fatality rate in Burkina Faso was 18 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis case fatality rate recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 51 in 2000.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis case fatality rate recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 18 in 2024.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for tuberculosis case fatality rate?
- Burkina Faso ranks 36th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis case fatality rate rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Tuberculosis case fatality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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