Universal health coverage index in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Universal health coverage index was 47 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
47
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
168th
of 193 countries
All-time high
48
in 2022
All-time low
16
in 2003
Years of data
24
2000–2023
Universal health coverage index in Burkina Faso, 2000–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for universal health coverage index in Burkina Faso is 47, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and up 23.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, universal health coverage index in Burkina Faso peaked at 48 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 16, in 2003.
Burkina Faso ranks 168th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Universal health coverage index in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 19 | — |
| 2001 | 18 | -5.3% |
| 2002 | 17 | -5.6% |
| 2003 | 16 | -5.9% |
| 2004 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 19 | +18.8% |
| 2006 | 23 | +21.1% |
| 2007 | 24 | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 24 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 25 | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 32 | +28.0% |
| 2011 | 34 | +6.2% |
| 2012 | 34 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 38 | +11.8% |
| 2014 | 39 | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 39 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 41 | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 42 | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 39 | -7.1% |
| 2019 | 40 | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 42 | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 45 | +7.1% |
| 2022 | 48 | +6.7% |
| 2023 | 47 | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.1 | 16 | 25 | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.8 | 32 | 42 | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.5 | 42 | 48 | 4 |
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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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,142 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 13,085 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, annual growth rate 3.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita 0.0159 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, annual growth rate 3.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita 0.0109 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is universal health coverage index in Burkina Faso?
- Universal health coverage index in Burkina Faso was 47 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest universal health coverage index recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 48 in 2022.
- What is the lowest universal health coverage index recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 16 in 2003.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for universal health coverage index?
- Burkina Faso ranks 168th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is universal health coverage index rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.7%. 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 Universal health coverage index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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