Women accessing antenatal care (ANC) services who were tested for in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Women accessing antenatal care (ANC) services who were tested for was 61.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Women accessing antenatal care (ANC) services who were tested for in Burkina Faso, 2010–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for women accessing antenatal care (anc) services who were tested for in Burkina Faso is 61.5%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of down 38.5% on the previous year and down 38.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women accessing antenatal care (anc) services who were tested for in Burkina Faso peaked at 100.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 61.5%, in 2024.
That places Burkina Faso 81st out of 97 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Women accessing antenatal care (ANC) services who were tested for in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 100.0% | — |
| 2011 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 77.5% | -22.5% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +29.0% |
| 2024 | 61.5% | -38.5% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 61.5% is below the median for low income countries, which is 78.9%, 78% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 61.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 84.2%, 73% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 79.7% | 61.5% | 100.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
More gender data for Burkina Faso
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 10,122 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.3191 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 16,608 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 16,608 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 3.13 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 348,221 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 359,281 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 339,937 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 349,490 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 332,922 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women accessing antenatal care (anc) services who were tested for in Burkina Faso?
- Women accessing antenatal care (anc) services who were tested for in Burkina Faso was 61.5% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest women accessing antenatal care (anc) services who were tested for recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2010.
- What is the lowest women accessing antenatal care (anc) services who were tested for recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.5% in 2024.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for women accessing antenatal care (anc) services who were tested for?
- Burkina Faso ranks 81st out of 97 countries with data for 2024.
- Is women accessing antenatal care (anc) services who were tested for rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Women accessing antenatal care (ANC) services who were tested for syphilis (%), reported. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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