Number of deaths ages 15-19 years in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Number of deaths ages 15-19 years was 3,614 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of deaths ages 15-19 years in Burkina Faso, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
In 2024, number of deaths ages 15-19 years in Burkina Faso stood at 3,614.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and up 24.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 15-19 years in Burkina Faso peaked at 3,682 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2,908, in 2015.
Burkina Faso ranks 40th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of deaths ages 15-19 years in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3,252 | — |
| 1991 | 3,301 | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 3,352 | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 3,415 | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 3,474 | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 3,526 | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 3,562 | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 3,573 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 3,569 | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 3,553 | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 3,527 | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 3,497 | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 3,465 | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 3,432 | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 3,387 | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 3,337 | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 3,284 | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 3,222 | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 3,155 | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 3,086 | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 3,031 | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 2,984 | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 2,947 | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 2,923 | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 2,910 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 2,908 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 2,910 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 2,913 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 2,916 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 2,921 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 2,926 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 3,129 | +6.9% |
| 2022 | 3,294 | +5.3% |
| 2023 | 3,682 | +11.8% |
| 2024 | 3,614 | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,458 | 3,252 | 3,573 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,339 | 3,086 | 3,527 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,936 | 2,908 | 3,031 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,329 | 2,926 | 3,682 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
More education data for Burkina Faso
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 68,557 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 105,439 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 78,072 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 75,598 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.19 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.07 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 8.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1303 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths ages 15-19 years in Burkina Faso?
- Number of deaths ages 15-19 years in Burkina Faso was 3,614 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of deaths ages 15-19 years recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 3,682 in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of deaths ages 15-19 years recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,908 in 2015.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for number of deaths ages 15-19 years?
- Burkina Faso ranks 40th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths ages 15-19 years rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Number of deaths ages 15-19 years. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of deaths of adolescents ages 15-19 years