Number of reported guinea worm dracunculiasis cases in Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso: Number of reported guinea worm dracunculiasis cases was 0 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
0
World rank
4th
of 193 countries
All-time high
45,004
in 1989
All-time low
0
in 1981
Years of data
46
1980–2025

Number of reported guinea worm dracunculiasis cases in Burkina Faso, 1980–2025

010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k50.0k198020022025

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Burkina Faso recorded 0 for number of reported guinea worm dracunculiasis cases in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 46 years on record.

Over the whole period, number of reported guinea worm dracunculiasis cases in Burkina Faso peaked at 45,004 in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1981.

Burkina Faso ranks 4th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 5,977 0 45,004 10
1990s 8,552 0 42,187 10
2000s 388.1 0 1,956 10
2010s 0 0 0 10
2020s 0 0 0 6

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  8. 4 Algeria 0
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  11. 4 Antigua and Barbuda 0
  12. 4 Argentina 0
  13. 4 Armenia 0
  14. 4 Australia 0
  15. 4 Austria 0
  16. 4 Azerbaijan 0
  17. 4 Bahamas 0
  18. 4 Bahrain 0
  19. 4 Bangladesh 0
  20. 4 Barbados 0
  21. 4 Belarus 0
  22. 4 Belgium 0
  23. 4 Belize 0
  24. 4 Benin 0 compare
  25. 4 Bhutan 0
  26. 4 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0
  27. 4 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0
  28. 4 Botswana 0
  29. 4 Brazil 0
  30. 4 Brunei Darussalam 0
  31. 4 Bulgaria 0
  32. 4 Burundi 0
  33. 4 Cambodia 0
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  35. 4 Canada 0
  36. 4 Cabo Verde 0
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  39. 4 China (People’s Republic of) 0
  40. 4 Colombia 0
  41. 4 Comoros 0
  42. 4 Congo 0
  43. 4 Costa Rica 0
  44. 4 Côte d’Ivoire 0 compare
  45. 4 Croatia 0
  46. 4 Cuba 0
  47. 4 Cyprus 0
  48. 4 Czechia 0
  49. 4 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0
  50. 4 Denmark 0
  51. 4 Djibouti 0
  52. 4 Dominica 0
  53. 4 Dominican Republic 0
  54. 4 Timor-Leste 0
  55. 4 Ecuador 0
  56. 4 Egypt 0
  57. 4 El Salvador 0
  58. 4 Equatorial Guinea 0
  59. 4 Eritrea 0
  60. 4 Estonia 0
  61. 4 Eswatini 0
  62. 4 Fiji 0
  63. 4 Finland 0
  64. 4 France 0
  65. 4 Gabon 0
  66. 4 Gambia 0
  67. 4 Georgia 0
  68. 4 Germany 0
  69. 4 Ghana 0 compare
  70. 4 Greece 0
  71. 4 Greenland 0
  72. 4 Grenada 0
  73. 4 Guatemala 0
  74. 4 Guinea 0
  75. 4 Guinea-Bissau 0
  76. 4 Guyana 0
  77. 4 Haiti 0
  78. 4 Honduras 0
  79. 4 Hungary 0
  80. 4 Iceland 0
  81. 4 India 0 compare
  82. 4 Indonesia 0
  83. 4 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0
  84. 4 Iraq 0
  85. 4 Ireland 0
  86. 4 Israel 0
  87. 4 Italy 0
  88. 4 Jamaica 0
  89. 4 Japan 0
  90. 4 Jordan 0
  91. 4 Kazakhstan 0
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  93. 4 Kiribati 0
  94. 4 Kuwait 0
  95. 4 Kyrgyzstan 0
  96. 4 Lao People’s Democratic Republic 0
  97. 4 Latvia 0
  98. 4 Lebanon 0
  99. 4 Lesotho 0
  100. 4 Liberia 0
  101. 4 Libya 0
  102. 4 Lithuania 0
  103. 4 Luxembourg 0
  104. 4 Madagascar 0
  105. 4 Malawi 0
  106. 4 Malaysia 0
  107. 4 Maldives 0
  108. 4 Mali 0 compare
  109. 4 Malta 0
  110. 4 Marshall Islands 0
  111. 4 Mauritania 0 compare
  112. 4 Mauritius 0
  113. 4 Mexico 0
  114. 4 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0
  115. 4 Republic of Moldova 0
  116. 4 Monaco 0
  117. 4 Mongolia 0
  118. 4 Montenegro 0
  119. 4 Morocco 0
  120. 4 Mozambique 0
  121. 4 Myanmar 0
  122. 4 Namibia 0
  123. 4 Nauru 0
  124. 4 Nepal 0
  125. 4 Netherlands 0
  126. 4 New Zealand 0
  127. 4 Nicaragua 0
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  131. 4 North Macedonia 0
  132. 4 Norway 0
  133. 4 Oman 0
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  136. 4 Panama 0
  137. 4 Papua New Guinea 0
  138. 4 Paraguay 0
  139. 4 Peru 0
  140. 4 Philippines 0
  141. 4 Poland 0
  142. 4 Portugal 0
  143. 4 Qatar 0
  144. 4 Romania 0
  145. 4 Russia 0
  146. 4 Rwanda 0
  147. 4 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0
  148. 4 Saint Lucia 0
  149. 4 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0
  150. 4 Samoa 0
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  152. 4 Sao Tome and Principe 0
  153. 4 Saudi Arabia 0
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  155. 4 Serbia 0
  156. 4 Seychelles 0
  157. 4 Sierra Leone 0
  158. 4 Singapore 0
  159. 4 Slovak Republic 0
  160. 4 Slovenia 0
  161. 4 Solomon Islands 0
  162. 4 Somalia 0
  163. 4 South Africa 0
  164. 4 Korea 0
  165. 4 Spain 0
  166. 4 Sri Lanka 0
  167. 4 Sudan 0 compare
  168. 4 Suriname 0
  169. 4 Sweden 0
  170. 4 Switzerland 0
  171. 4 Syrian Arab Republic 0
  172. 4 Tajikistan 0
  173. 4 Tanzania, United Republic of 0
  174. 4 Thailand 0
  175. 4 Togo 0 compare
  176. 4 Tonga 0
  177. 4 Trinidad and Tobago 0
  178. 4 Tunisia 0
  179. 4 Türkiye 0
  180. 4 Turkmenistan 0
  181. 4 Tuvalu 0
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  183. 4 Ukraine 0
  184. 4 United Arab Emirates 0
  185. 4 United Kingdom 0
  186. 4 United States 0
  187. 4 Uruguay 0
  188. 4 Uzbekistan 0
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Frequently asked questions

What is number of reported guinea worm dracunculiasis cases in Burkina Faso?
Number of reported guinea worm dracunculiasis cases in Burkina Faso was 0 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest number of reported guinea worm dracunculiasis cases recorded in Burkina Faso?
The highest recorded value was 45,004 in 1989.
What is the lowest number of reported guinea worm dracunculiasis cases recorded in Burkina Faso?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1981.
How does Burkina Faso rank for number of reported guinea worm dracunculiasis cases?
Burkina Faso ranks 4th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number of reported guinea worm dracunculiasis cases. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of reported guinea worm dracunculiasis cases
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
195 places, 6,202 data points, 1980–2025
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