Number of people treated for river blindness in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Number of people treated for river blindness was 270,762 People in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of people treated for river blindness in Burkina Faso, 2005–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in People.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 270,762 People for number of people treated for river blindness in 2024. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 34.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people treated for river blindness in Burkina Faso peaked at 270,762 People in 2024 and was at its lowest, 57,350 People, in 2021.
That places Burkina Faso 25th out of 33 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 121,443 People | 98,460 People | 133,341 People | 3 |
| 2010s | 213,612 People | 176,936 People | 244,178 People | 9 |
| 2020s | 208,905 People | 57,350 People | 270,762 People | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 22 Guinea-Bissau 443,616 People compare
- 23 Sierra Leone 414,286 People compare
- 24 Senegal 327,943 People compare
- 26 Guatemala 105,606 People compare
- 28 Ecuador 15,425 People compare
More reference data data for Burkina Faso
- Temperature anomalies by month 1.53 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.4817 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies -0.0198 °C (2026)
- Consumer price index 136.48 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 1.47 °C (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies -0.3271 °C (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 5 (2025)
- Elected parliament 0 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people treated for river blindness in Burkina Faso?
- Number of people treated for river blindness in Burkina Faso was 270,762 People in 2024, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people treated for river blindness recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 270,762 People in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of people treated for river blindness recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 57,350 People in 2021.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for number of people treated for river blindness?
- Burkina Faso ranks 25th out of 33 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people treated for river blindness rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.0%. 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 - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people treated for river blindness. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Reported number of people treated with ivermectin for river blindness.