Editing Burkina Faso (section)

===Health===
{{main|Health in Burkina Faso}}
In 2016, the average life expectancy was estimated at 60 for males and 61 for females. In 2018, the under-five mortality rate and the infant mortality rate was 76&nbsp;per&nbsp;1000 live births.<ref name="WHO">{{cite web|title=Statistics in Burkina Faso|url=https://www.who.int/countries/bfa/en/|publisher=[[World Health Organization]]}}</ref> In 2014, the median age of its inhabitants was 17 and the estimated population growth rate was 3.05%.<ref name=cia>[https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/burkina-faso/ Burkina Faso]. ''The World Factbook''</ref>

In 2011, health expenditures was 6.5% of GDP; the maternal mortality ratio was estimated at 300&nbsp;deaths per&nbsp;100000 live births and the physician density at 0.05&nbsp;per&nbsp;1000 population in 2010. In 2012, it was estimated that the adult HIV [[prevalence]] rate (ages&nbsp;15–49) was 1.0%.<ref>[http://www.unaids.org/en/regionscountries/countries/burkinafaso/ UN AIDS: HIV/AIDS – adult prevalence rate]. Retrieved 25 July 2014.</ref> According to the 2011 UNAIDS Report, HIV prevalence is declining among pregnant women who attend antenatal clinics.<ref>{{citation|url=http://www.unaids.org/en/media/unaids/contentassets/documents/unaidspublication/2011/JC2216_WorldAIDSday_report_2011_en.pdf|title=UNAIDS World AIDS Day Report 2011|publisher=UNAIDS|access-date=29 March 2012|archive-date=1 June 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130601011732/http://www.unaids.org/en/media/unaids/contentassets/documents/unaidspublication/2011/JC2216_WorldAIDSday_report_2011_en.pdf}}</ref> According to a 2005&nbsp;World Health Organization report, an estimated 72.5% of Burkina Faso's girls and women have had [[female genital mutilation]], administered according to traditional rituals.<ref>[https://swap.stanford.edu/20091018142724/http://www.who.int/reproductivehealth/topics/fgm/prevalence/en/index.html Female genital mutilation and other harmful practices], WHI.int</ref>

Central government spending on health was 3% in 2001.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://globalis.gvu.unu.edu/indicator_detail.cfm?IndicatorID=142&Country=BF|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110516041014/http://globalis.gvu.unu.edu/indicator_detail.cfm?IndicatorID=142&Country=BF|archive-date=16 May 2011|title=Globalis – an interactive world map – Burkina Faso – Central government expenditures on health|publisher=Globalis.gvu.unu.edu|access-date=1 October 2009}}</ref> {{As of|2009}}, studies estimated there were as few as 10&nbsp;physicians per 100,000&nbsp;people.<ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite web|url=http://www.afro.who.int/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1018&Itemid=2045&lang=en|title=WHO Country Offices in the WHO African Region – WHO &#124; Regional Office for Africa|publisher=Afro.who.int|access-date=20 June 2010}}</ref> In addition, there were 41&nbsp;nurses and 13&nbsp;midwives per 100,000&nbsp;people.<ref name="autogenerated1"/> [[Demographic and Health Surveys]] has completed three surveys in Burkina Faso since 1993, and had another in 2009.<ref name="Burkina Surveys">[https://web.archive.org/web/20110816011006/http://www.measuredhs.com/countries/country_main.cfm?ctry_id=50&c=Burkina%20Faso Burkina Faso DHS Surveys], measuredhs.com</ref>

A [[Dengue fever]] outbreak in 2016 killed 20 patients. Cases of the disease were reported from all 12 districts of Ouagadougou.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-38078754|title=Dengue fever kills 20 in Burkina Faso|work=BBC News|date=23 November 2016}}</ref>

In the 2024 Global Hunger Index (GHI), Burkina Faso ranks 98th out of 127 countries and has a serious level of hunger with a score of 24.6<ref>{{Cite web |title=Global Hunger Index Scores by 2024 GHI Rank |url=https://www.globalhungerindex.org/ranking.html |access-date=2024-12-12 |website=Global Hunger Index (GHI) - peer-reviewed annual publication designed to comprehensively measure and track hunger at the global, regional, and country levels |language=en}}</ref>