Treatment coverage for lymphatic filariasis in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Treatment coverage for lymphatic filariasis was 15.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Treatment coverage for lymphatic filariasis in Burkina Faso, 2001–2024
Source: World Health Organization (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, treatment coverage for lymphatic filariasis in Burkina Faso stood at 15.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 80.8% on the previous year and down 78.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, treatment coverage for lymphatic filariasis in Burkina Faso peaked at 81.0% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2010.
That places Burkina Faso 50th out of 66 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Treatment coverage for lymphatic filariasis in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 3.6% | — |
| 2002 | 14.0% | +288.3% |
| 2003 | 42.0% | +200.6% |
| 2004 | 47.3% | +12.7% |
| 2005 | 77.2% | +63.3% |
| 2006 | 79.8% | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 81.0% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 78.1% | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 80.0% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2011 | 77.4% | — |
| 2012 | 74.1% | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 71.4% | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 70.4% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 80.3% | +14.1% |
| 2016 | 63.9% | -20.4% |
| 2017 | 76.5% | +19.7% |
| 2018 | 76.5% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 80.2% | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 77.7% | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2022 | 80.8% | — |
| 2023 | 77.9% | -3.6% |
| 2024 | 15.0% | -80.8% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 15.0% is below the median for low income countries, which is 69.3%, 22% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 15.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 68.4%, 22% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Treatment coverage for lymphatic filariasis in Burkina Faso changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +288.3% | 3.6% | 14.0% |
| 2003 | +200.6% | 14.0% | 42.0% |
| 2010 | -100.0% | 80.0% | 0.0% |
| 2021 | -100.0% | 77.7% | 0.0% |
| 2024 | -80.8% | 77.9% | 15.0% |
| 2005 | +63.3% | 47.3% | 77.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 55.9% | 3.6% | 81.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 67.1% | 0.0% | 80.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.3% | 0.0% | 80.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
More reference data data for Burkina Faso
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9232 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 7.39 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 9.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4137 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 9.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 3.61 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 33.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 45.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.25 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is treatment coverage for lymphatic filariasis in Burkina Faso?
- Treatment coverage for lymphatic filariasis in Burkina Faso was 15.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest treatment coverage for lymphatic filariasis recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 81.0% in 2007.
- What is the lowest treatment coverage for lymphatic filariasis recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2010.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for treatment coverage for lymphatic filariasis?
- Burkina Faso ranks 50th out of 66 countries with data for 2024.
- Is treatment coverage for lymphatic filariasis rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 78.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Treatment coverage for lymphatic filariasis. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Drug coverage out of estimated population who require it.