Tuberculosis cases, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Tuberculosis cases, per square kilometre was 0.0475 cases per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis cases, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in cases per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tuberculosis cases, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso is 0.0475 cases per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis cases, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.0475 cases per square kilometre in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.0402 cases per square kilometre, in 2000.
That places Burkina Faso 84th out of 208 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Tuberculosis cases, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | cases per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0402 cases per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.0402 cases per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0402 cases per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0402 cases per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0439 cases per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0439 cases per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0439 cases per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0439 cases per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0439 cases per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0439 cases per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0439 cases per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0439 cases per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0439 cases per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0475 cases per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0475 cases per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0475 cases per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0475 cases per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0475 cases per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0475 cases per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0475 cases per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0475 cases per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0475 cases per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0475 cases per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0475 cases per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 0.0475 cases per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.1216 cases per square kilometre, 39% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 0.0475 cases per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1095 cases per square kilometre, 43% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0424 cases per square kilometre | 0.0402 cases per square kilometre | 0.0439 cases per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0464 cases per square kilometre | 0.0439 cases per square kilometre | 0.0475 cases per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0475 cases per square kilometre | 0.0475 cases per square kilometre | 0.0475 cases per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 81 Seychelles 0.05 cases per square kilometre compare
- 82 Guatemala 0.0495 cases per square kilometre compare
- 83 Kyrgyzstan 0.0485 cases per square kilometre compare
- 85 Somalia 0.0462 cases per square kilometre compare
- 86 Ecuador 0.0443 cases per square kilometre compare
- 87 Laos 0.0433 cases per square kilometre 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 tuberculosis cases, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso?
- Tuberculosis cases, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso was 0.0475 cases per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tuberculosis cases, per square kilometre recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0475 cases per square kilometre in 2013.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis cases, per square kilometre recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0402 cases per square kilometre in 2000.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for tuberculosis cases, per square kilometre?
- Burkina Faso ranks 84th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tuberculosis cases, per square kilometre 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Tuberculosis cases, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Tuberculosis cases divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Tuberculosis cases ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Tuberculosis cases WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Tuberculosis cases divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.