Population requiring preventive treatment for river blindness in Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso: Population requiring preventive treatment for river blindness was 340,655 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
340,655
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
27th
of 31 countries
All-time high
340,655
in 2024
All-time low
224,342
in 2013
Years of data
12
2013–2024

Population requiring preventive treatment for river blindness in Burkina Faso, 2013–2024

0100.0k200.0k300.0k2013201820242013: 224.3k2014: 231.0k2015: 253.0k2016: 255.6k2017: 260.0k2018: 279.4k2019: 275.0k2020: 284.9k2021: 285.9k2022: 316.4k2023: 337.2k2024: 340.7k

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, population requiring preventive treatment for river blindness in Burkina Faso stood at 340,655. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 47.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population requiring preventive treatment for river blindness in Burkina Faso peaked at 340,655 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 224,342, in 2013.

Burkina Faso ranks 27th of 31 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 254,050 224,342 279,379 7
2020s 313,007 284,897 340,655 5

Countries ranked near Burkina Faso

  1. 24 Uganda 651,348 compare
  2. 25 Guinea-Bissau 646,572 compare
  3. 26 Senegal 356,387 compare
  4. 28 Sudan 196,703 compare
  5. 29 Equatorial Guinea 98,797 compare
  6. 30 Brazil 16,842 compare

See the full ranking of 31 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is population requiring preventive treatment for river blindness in Burkina Faso?
Population requiring preventive treatment for river blindness in Burkina Faso was 340,655 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest population requiring preventive treatment for river blindness recorded in Burkina Faso?
The highest recorded value was 340,655 in 2024.
What is the lowest population requiring preventive treatment for river blindness recorded in Burkina Faso?
The lowest recorded value was 224,342 in 2013.
How does Burkina Faso rank for population requiring preventive treatment for river blindness?
Burkina Faso ranks 27th out of 31 countries with data for 2024.
Is population requiring preventive treatment for river blindness rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
Over the last ten years it is up 47.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Population requiring preventive treatment for river blindness. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population requiring preventive treatment for river blindness
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
31 places, 359 data points, 2013–2024
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