Burkina Faso
(Benin, Cote D'Ivoire, Ghana, Mali, Niger, Togo)
| Burkina Faso | ||
|---|---|---|
| Misc |  | |
| Country Code | BF | |
| Geography | | |
| Area (sq km) | 274,200 | |
| Coastline (km) | ||
| Highest Point (m) | 749 (Tena Kourou) | |
| Average Elevation (m) | 297 | |
| People | | |
| Population | 19,742,715 | |
| Median Age | 17.40 | |
| Growth Rate | 2.76 % | |
| Birth Rate (Births a year per 1,000 people) | 36.90 | |
| Death Rate (Deaths a year per 1,000 people) | 8.70 | |
| Urban Population | 29.40 % | |
| Health | | |
| Mothers age at first birth | 19.40 | |
| Maternal mortality rate (Deaths per 100,000 live births) | 371.00 | |
| Infant mortality rate (Deaths under 1 year per 1,000 births) | 54.70 | |
| Health expenditure (As a percentage of GDP) | 5.00 % | |
| Physicians (per 1,000 people) | 0.06 | |
| Hospital beds (per 1,000 people) | 0.40 | |
| Adult obesity (Percentage of population with BMI > 30) | 5.60 % | |
| Education | | |
| Education expenditure (As a percentage of GDP) | 4.20 % | |
| School life (years) | 9 | |
| Youth unemployment (% of 15 to 24 years old unemployed) | 8.70 % | |
| Economy | | |
| GDP (Gross Domestic Product in US $) | 35.850 billion | |
| Growth Rate (Real growth rate of GDP) | 6.40 % | |
| GDP per capita (Gross Domestic Product per person, in US $) | 1,900 | |
| Gross National Saving (National saving as a percent of GDP) | 9.30 % | |