Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso: Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia was 2,450 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
2,450
Change on year
up 4.9%
World rank
44th
of 193 countries
All-time high
2,450
in 2023
All-time low
1,494
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Burkina Faso, 2000–2023

05001.0k1.5k2.0k2.5k2000201120232000: 1.5k2001: 1.5k2002: 1.6k2003: 1.6k2004: 1.6k2005: 1.7k2006: 1.7k2007: 1.7k2008: 1.7k2009: 1.8k2010: 1.8k2011: 1.8k2012: 1.8k2013: 1.9k2014: 1.9k2015: 1.9k2016: 2.0k2017: 2.0k2018: 2.1k2019: 2.1k2020: 2.2k2021: 2.3k2022: 2.3k2023: 2.4k

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

The most recent figure for number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Burkina Faso is 2,450, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.9% on the previous year and up 31.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Burkina Faso peaked at 2,450 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,494, in 2000.

That places Burkina Faso 44th out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.

Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Burkina Faso, year by year

Annual values for Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia (thousands) in Burkina Faso, 2000 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2000 1,494
2001 1,530 +2.4%
2002 1,567 +2.4%
2003 1,603 +2.3%
2004 1,638 +2.2%
2005 1,670 +2.0%
2006 1,699 +1.7%
2007 1,723 +1.4%
2008 1,741 +1.1%
2009 1,757 +0.9%
2010 1,776 +1.1%
2011 1,798 +1.3%
2012 1,826 +1.6%
2013 1,860 +1.8%
2014 1,900 +2.1%
2015 1,946 +2.4%
2016 1,981 +1.8%
2017 2,021 +2.0%
2018 2,070 +2.4%
2019 2,123 +2.6%
2020 2,184 +2.9%
2021 2,256 +3.3%
2022 2,336 +3.6%
2023 2,450 +4.9%

Burkina Faso compared with similar countries

  • Burkina Faso's 2,450 is above the median for low income countries, which is 1,978, 1.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Burkina Faso's 2,450 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,302, 1.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1,642 1,494 1,757 10
2010s 1,930 1,776 2,123 10
2020s 2,306 2,184 2,450 4

Countries ranked near Burkina Faso

  1. 41 Argentina 2,682 compare
  2. 42 Uzbekistan 2,670 compare
  3. 43 Niger 2,610 compare
  4. 45 Germany 2,326 compare
  5. 46 Poland 2,085 compare
  6. 47 United Kingdom 2,034 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Burkina Faso?
Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Burkina Faso was 2,450 in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia recorded in Burkina Faso?
The highest recorded value was 2,450 in 2023.
What is the lowest number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia recorded in Burkina Faso?
The lowest recorded value was 1,494 in 2000.
How does Burkina Faso rank for number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia?
Burkina Faso ranks 44th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
Is number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
Over the last ten years it is up 31.7%. 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, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia (thousands). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia (thousands)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
214 places, 5,136 data points, 2000–2023
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