🇧🇫 Burkina Faso Road Accidents Today — Live Reports
Quick answer: Burkina Faso has an estimated 5,117 road deaths so far in 2026 — about 18 a day, 28.2 per 100,000 people (significantly higher than the global average, rank #16 of 195). 0 accident reports from Burkina Faso were tracked in the last 24 hours (updated 06:15 UTC). Emergency number: 17 (police) / 18 (fire). Traffic drives on the right.
Burkina Faso is a landlocked country in West Africa. It is bordered by Mali to the northwest, Niger to the northeast, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to the south, and Ivory Coast to the southwest. It covers an area of 274,223 km2 (105,878 sq mi).
- Capital
- Ouagadougou
- Population
- 23,025,776 (2023)
- Area
- 274,200 km²
- Calling code
- +226
- Languages
- Mooré, Bissa, Dioula
- Currency
- West African CFA franc
- Continent
- Africa
- Emergency number
- 17 (police) / 18 (fire)
- Road deaths / 100k
- 28.2
Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Facts: Wikidata (CC0) · read 2026-09-10
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Burkina Faso — Recent Report Archive
Reports matched to Burkina Faso over recent days, preserved as they were tracked. Dates reflect when reports were published.
Emergency Numbers in Burkina Faso
In Burkina Faso, dial 17 (police) / 18 (fire). From most GSM mobiles, 112 also reaches local emergency services.
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Burkina Faso on this site
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Road Safety in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso has an estimated road traffic death rate of 28.2 per 100,000 people, which is significantly higher than the global average. With a population of roughly 23,300,000, that translates to about 6,571 deaths every year — 18 every single day.
Globally it ranks #16 by death rate of 195 tracked countries. See all of Africa road accident statistics, the world table, or the methodology behind these figures. Driving here? Check the driving laws in Burkina Faso — speed limits, alcohol limit and which side of the road.
Road Deaths in Burkina Faso, 2000–2019
Deaths per 100,000 people by year (World Bank, mirroring WHO estimates). Over this period the rate has risen by 11%.