Burkina Faso
Leading cause: Heart Disease · 80% plant-based · 62 yr life expectancy · UHC 47/100
What People Eat
Cardiovascular and dietary profile drawn from WHO Global Health Estimates. Plant-based score reflects the share of whole plant foods (grains, legumes, vegetables, fruit, nuts) in the typical national diet.
Disease Burden
Leading cause of death: Heart Disease · 122 / 100k
Bars show each rate against the global range; the tick marks the world median.
Heart disease (122/100k) leads but is low by global standards, reflecting a heavily plant-based Sahelian diet of millet, sorghum, and cowpeas. Life expectancy (62) is capped by infectious disease, child mortality, and one of the lowest health-coverage levels shown here (UHC ~47).
Healthcare System
Sources: WHO UHC Service Coverage Index (SDG 3.8.1) & WHO Global Health Expenditure Database. Latest available year.
What Could Improve
- Expanding basic primary care, clean water, and vaccination matters far more here than dietary change.
- Preserve the protective millet-and-legume diet against the processed-food shift accompanying urbanization.
Explore the evidence: Heart Disease
WHO Global Health Estimates · 2022 · age-standardized country data
→ 122 CVD deaths per 100k · 80% plant-based diet