HEALTH PROFILE BURKINA FASO

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Burkina Faso Population Pyramid

BURKINA FASO LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY

GOOD

POOR

				World Rank
	Male	Female	All	M	F	All
1960	37.3	36.0	36.7	154	165	160
1970	42.2	42.7	42.4	151	158	155
1980	46.3	48.4	47.3	153	154	154
1990	48.4	51.6	50.0	161	163	161
2000	48.8	52.1	50.4	160	160	161
2010	51.4	55.3	53.3	170	165	166

BURKINA FASO LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE

GOOD

POOR

			World Rank
	Male	Female	M	F
At Birth	51.4	55.3	170	165
Age 5	58.9	66.3	179	162
Age 10	59.8	67.2	179	161
Age 15	60.4	67.7	177	160
Age 20	60.9	68.1	178	160
Age 25	61.9	68.8	178	159
Age 30	63.0	69.6	178	159
Age 35	64.2	70.5	178	161
Age 40	65.7	71.4	179	164
Age 45	67.4	72.4	181	165
Age 50	69.3	73.4	180	170
Age 55	71.3	74.6	180	170
Age 60	73.5	76.0	182	173
Age 65	75.9	77.7	186	175
Age 70	78.6	79.8	184	180
Age 75	81.6	82.4	189	184
Age 80	85.0	85.6	189	182
Age 85	88.8	89.2	187	182
Age 90	92.8	93.0	189	188
Age 95	97.1	97.2	189	188
Age 100	101.6	101.7	190	189

BURKINA FASO TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE

PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES

		Deaths	%
1	Malaria	33,530	18.25
2	Influenza & Pneumonia	29,890	16.27
3	Diarrhoeal diseases	23,132	12.59
4	HIV/AIDS	8,188	4.46
5	Tuberculosis	8,154	4.44
6	Low Birth Weight	7,804	4.25
7	Stroke	6,176	3.36
8	Birth Trauma	6,043	3.29
9	Coronary Heart Disease	5,131	2.79
10	Maternal Conditions	4,027	2.19
11	Other Injuries	4,005	2.18
12	Malnutrition	3,664	1.99
13	Road Traffic Accidents	3,558	1.94
14	Meningitis	3,159	1.72
15	Violence	2,786	1.52
16	Diabetes Mellitus	2,484	1.35
17	Congenital Anomalies	2,148	1.17
18	Anaemia	1,929	1.05
19	Lung Disease	1,864	1.01
20	Trypanosomiasis	1,656	0.90
21	Kidney Disease	1,508	0.82
22	Syphilis	1,482	0.81
23	Vitamin A Deficiency	1,383	0.75
24	Tetanus	1,268	0.69
25	Endocrine Disorders	1,232	0.67

		Deaths	%
26	Schistosomiasis	1,213	0.66
27	Liver Cancer	1,202	0.65
28	Fires	1,086	0.59
29	Hypertension	1,053	0.57
30	Epilepsy	1,034	0.56
31	Asthma	962	0.52
32	Inflammatory/Heart	959	0.52
33	Cervical Cancer	838	0.46
34	Pertussis	820	0.45
35	Suicide	674	0.37
36	Drownings	647	0.35
37	Poisonings	556	0.30
38	Liver Disease	513	0.28
39	Hepatitis B	511	0.28
40	Breast Cancer	507	0.28
41	Peptic Ulcer Disease	452	0.25
42	Upper Respiratory	434	0.24
43	Falls	343	0.19
44	Other Neoplasms	301	0.16
45	Lymphomas	287	0.16
46	Stomach Cancer	273	0.15
47	Prostate Cancer	269	0.15
48	Alzheimers/Dementia	259	0.14
49	Skin Disease	206	0.11
50	Bladder Cancer	201	0.11

BURKINA FASO TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH

AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE

PER 100,000 POPULATION

GOOD

POOR

TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH		Rate	World Rank
1	Influenza & Pneumonia	196.86	9
2	Stroke	146.02	36
3	Coronary Heart Disease	120.30	82
4	Diarrhoeal diseases	113.78	13
5	Malaria	103.43	5
6	Tuberculosis	80.08	17
7	HIV/AIDS	72.71	29
8	Diabetes Mellitus	55.34	48
9	Lung Disease	41.85	43
10	Road Traffic Accidents	31.36	29
11	Maternal Conditions	29.45	17
12	Other Injuries	26.97	23
13	Hypertension	26.02	98
14	Kidney Disease	25.49	46
15	Low Birth Weight	23.41	23
16	Violence	22.66	31
17	Liver Cancer	18.18	14
18	Birth Trauma	18.13	28
19	Endocrine Disorders	18.01	28
20	Meningitis	17.42	22
21	Asthma	15.99	34
22	Schistosomiasis	15.68	5
23	Breast Cancer	15.48	107
24	Malnutrition	15.02	10
25	Inflammatory/Heart	14.93	35

TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH		Rate	World Rank
26	Trypanosomiasis	13.26	6
27	Cervical Cancer	12.83	27
28	Epilepsy	10.42	14
29	Prostate Cancer	8.81	50
30	Alzheimers/Dementia	8.67	57
31	Liver Disease	8.21	112
32	Peptic Ulcer Disease	7.94	31
33	Suicide	7.36	95
34	Congenital Anomalies	7.28	56
35	Anaemia	6.40	37
36	Fires	5.57	25
37	Poisonings	5.30	42
38	Syphilis	5.20	8
39	Stomach Cancer	5.06	127
40	Skin Disease	4.61	46
41	Falls	4.37	77
42	Other Neoplasms	4.32	49
43	Vitamin A Deficiency	4.15	3
44	Drownings	4.07	78
45	Tetanus	3.96	5
46	Bladder Cancer	3.42	54
47	Lung Cancers	3.20	156
48	Colon-Rectum Cancers	3.06	176
49	Lymphomas	2.95	158
50	Upper Respiratory	2.55	28

BURKINA FASO CANCER RANK BY TYPE

AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE

PER 100,000 POPULATION

GOOD

POOR

		Rate	World Rank
1	Liver Cancer	18.18	14
2	Breast Cancer	15.48	107
3	Cervical Cancer	12.83	27
4	Prostate Cancer	8.81	50
5	Stomach Cancer	5.06	127
6	Other Neoplasms	4.32	49
7	Bladder Cancer	3.42	54
8	Lung Cancers	3.20	156
9	Colon-Rectum Cancers	3.06	176

		Rate	World Rank
10	Lymphomas	2.95	158
11	Oesophagus Cancer	2.36	107
12	Oral Cancer	2.08	132
13	Ovary Cancer	1.58	148
14	Leukemia	1.57	175
15	Pancreas Cancer	1.02	167
16	Skin Cancers	0.71	134
17	Uterin Cancer	0.71	122

BURKINA FASO HEALTH RISK FACTORS

PER 100,000 POPULATION

GOOD

POOR

ALCOHOL LITERS
Total	Rank
7.9	64

SMOKING PERCENT
M	F	Rank
22.0	11.2	113	62

OBESITY PERCENT
M	F	Rank
0.5	1.5	174	182

HAPPINESS SCORE
Total	Rank
157	152

BURKINA FASO DEMOGRAPHIC SUMMARY

	Value	World Rank
Population Total	15,746,232	59
Sex Ratio M / F	0.99	102
Population 0-14	46.2 %	9
Population 15-64	51.3 %	184
Population 65 +	2.5 %	184
Birth Rate / 1000	44.33	6
Death Rate / 1000	13.30	29
Fertulity Rate	6.28	8
Infant Mortality	84.49	15
Sex Ratio At Birth M / F	1.03	185
Sex Ratio Under 15 M / F	1.01	182

	Value	World Rank
Sex Ratio 15-64 M / F	0.99	128
Sex Ratio 65 + M / F	0.65	164
Net Migrattion	N/A	N/A
Population Growth	3.10	9
Literacy Total	21.8	189
Literacy Male	29.4	181
Literacy Female	15.2	178
Unemployment	77.0	4
LIFE EXPECTANCY / BIRTH	53.3	166
HEALTHY LIFE EXPECTANCY	43.0	177
GDP PER CAPITA USD	$1,200	172

Latest WHO data (2010), Death Rates are age-standardized, total deaths are % of population

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