2 GeoFroggy

Languages

French (official), native African languages belonging to Sudanic family spoken by 90% of the population

Ethnic Groups

Mossi over 40%
Other approximately 60%
(includes Gurunsi, Senufo, Lobi, Bobo, Mande, and Fulani)%

Age Structure

0-14 years - : 45.8% (male 3,849,350/female 3,828,483)

15-64 years - : 51.7% (male 4,320,779/female 4,334,197)

65 years and over - : 2.5% (male 162,157/female 256,489) (2011 est.)

Median Age

Total: 16.9 years

Male: 16.7 years

Female: 17.1 years (2011 est.)

Sex Ratio

at birth - : 1.03 male(s)/female

under 15 years - : 1.01 male(s)/female

15-64 years - : 1 male(s)/female

65 years and over - : 0.64 male(s)/female

total population - : 0.99 male(s)/female (2011 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Total: 81.4 deaths/1,000 live births

Male: 88.88 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 73.69 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 53.7 years

Male: 51.75 years

Female: 55.71 years (2011 est.)

Drinking Water Source

Improved:

Urban: 5% of population

Rural: 28% of population

Total: 24% of population (2008)

Unimproved:

Sanitation Facility Access

Array

AIDS - adult prevalence rate

1.2% (2009 est.)country comparison to the world: 42

AIDS - people living with HIV

AIDS - deaths

7,100 (2009 est.)country comparison to the world: 30

Major Infectious Diseases

Degree of risk: very high

Food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever

Vectorborne disease: malaria and yellow fever

Water contact disease: schistosomiasis

Respiratory disease: meningococcal meningitis

Animal contact disease: rabies

Note: highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza has been identified in this country; it poses a negligible risk with extremely rare cases possible among US citizens who have close contact with birds (2009)

Children Under the Age of 5 Years Underweight

37.4% (2006)country comparison to the world: 8

Education Expenditures

4.6% of GDP (2007)country comparison to the world: 75

Literacy

Definition: age 15 and over can read and write

Total population: 21.8%

Male: 29.4%

Female: 15.2% (2003 est.)

Year

Population

  • 16,751,455

Nationality

  • Burkinabe (singular and plural) noun


  • Burkinabe adjective


Religions

  • Muslim
    60.50%
  • Catholic
    19.00%
  • Animist
    15.30%
  • Protestant
    4.20%
  • Other
    0.60%
  • None
    0.40%

Population Growth Rate

  • Growth Rate
    3.085% (2011 est.)country comparison to the world: 10

Birth Rate

  • 43.59 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)country comparison to the world: 5

Death Rate

  • 12.74 deaths/1,000 population (July 2011 est.)country comparison to the world: 25

Migration Rate

  • 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2011 est.)country comparison to the world: 79

Health Expenditure

  • 6.4% of GDP (2009)country comparison to the world: 96

Physicians Density

  • 0.064 physicians/1,000 population (2008)country comparison to the world: 170

Hospital Bed Density

  • 0.9 beds/1,000 population (2006)country comparison to the world: 151

Total fertility rate

  • 6.14 children born/woman (2011 est.)country comparison to the world: 6