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Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso
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CONTACT INFORMATION

Monsieur le Représentant de l'OMS
Avenue d'Oubritenga
Boîte postale 7019
Ouagadougou
03

regafro@afro.who.int
http://www.afro.who.int/


OVERVIEW

- Country profile on regional site
- International travel and health

PARTNERS

- Collaborating centres

OUTBREAKS AND CRISES

- Emergencies
- Disease outbreaks

MORTALITY AND BURDEN OF DISEASE

- Mortality profile
- HIV/AIDS treatment
- Tuberculosis
- TB prevalence and incidence
- HIV/AIDS epidemiological fact sheet
- HIV prevalence

HEALTH SERVICE COVERAGE

- Skilled birth attendance
- Immunization profile

RISK FACTORS

- Chronic diseases
- Anaemia
- Child malnutrition
- Undernutrition and overweight
- Access to water, sanitation
- Alcohol, tobacco consumption

HEALTH SYSTEMS

- Health financing

INEQUITIES IN CHILD HEALTH (DIFFERENTIALS)

- Basic immunization statistics
- Child mortality
- Child undernutrition
- Child mortality

Statistics:

Total population: 14,359,000

Gross national income per capita (PPP international $): 1,130

Life expectancy at birth m/f (years): 46/49

Healthy life expectancy at birth m/f (years, 2003): 35/36

Probability of dying under five (per 1 000 live births): 204

Probability of dying between 15 and 60 years m/f (per 1 000 population): 483/376

Total expenditure on health per capita (Intl $, 2005): 86

Total expenditure on health as % of GDP (2005): 6.7

Figures are for 2006 unless indicated. Source: World Health Statistics 2008


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