Treatment coverage for schistosomiasis in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Treatment coverage for schistosomiasis was 89.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Treatment coverage for schistosomiasis in Burkina Faso, 2006–2024
Source: World Health Organization (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, treatment coverage for schistosomiasis in Burkina Faso stood at 89.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 198.1% on the previous year and up 42.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, treatment coverage for schistosomiasis in Burkina Faso peaked at 100.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 6.4%, in 2007.
That places Burkina Faso 4th out of 45 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Treatment coverage for schistosomiasis in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 24.5% | — |
| 2007 | 6.4% | -74.0% |
| 2008 | 28.4% | +343.7% |
| 2009 | 23.2% | -18.2% |
| 2010 | 100.0% | +331.2% |
| 2011 | 82.4% | -17.6% |
| 2012 | 79.6% | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 96.4% | +21.1% |
| 2014 | 62.4% | -35.3% |
| 2015 | 94.5% | +51.4% |
| 2016 | 70.6% | -25.3% |
| 2017 | 92.6% | +31.1% |
| 2018 | 100.0% | +8.0% |
| 2019 | 89.0% | -11.0% |
| 2020 | 90.4% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 89.9% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 63.6% | -29.2% |
| 2023 | 29.9% | -53.1% |
| 2024 | 89.0% | +198.1% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 89.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 42.8%, 2.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 89.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 40.1%, 2.2× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Treatment coverage for schistosomiasis 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +343.7% | 6.4% | 28.4% |
| 2010 | +331.2% | 23.2% | 100.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.6% | 6.4% | 28.4% | 4 |
| 2010s | 86.7% | 62.4% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.6% | 29.9% | 90.4% | 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 schistosomiasis in Burkina Faso?
- Treatment coverage for schistosomiasis in Burkina Faso was 89.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest treatment coverage for schistosomiasis recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2010.
- What is the lowest treatment coverage for schistosomiasis recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.4% in 2007.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for treatment coverage for schistosomiasis?
- Burkina Faso ranks 4th out of 45 countries with data for 2024.
- Is treatment coverage for schistosomiasis rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.7%. 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 schistosomiasis. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Drug coverage out of estimated population who require it.