What is the difference in death rate from drowning between Burkina Faso and Cape Verde?

0.22 deaths per 100,000 people, with Burkina Faso ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Cape Verde?

22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.

Where does this data come from?

World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Death rate from drowning. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Burkina Faso vs Cape Verde: Death rate from drowning

Burkina Faso

7.5 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Cape Verde

7.28 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Burkina Faso rank

28th

Cape Verde rank

30th

Death rate from drowning over time

Burkina Faso
Cape Verde

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 7.5 deaths per 100,000 people against 7.28 deaths per 100,000 people in Cape Verde, a difference of 0.22 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Cape Verde ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 28th and Cape Verde ranks 30th of 194 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 2 and Cape Verde in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Cape Verde	Difference	Ahead
2000s	7.99 deaths per 100,000 people	9.19 deaths per 100,000 people	1.2 deaths per 100,000 people	Cape Verde
2010s	8.47 deaths per 100,000 people	8.39 deaths per 100,000 people	0.08 deaths per 100,000 people	Burkina Faso
2020s	7.49 deaths per 100,000 people	7.18 deaths per 100,000 people	0.315 deaths per 100,000 people	Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate from drowning, Burkina Faso or Cape Verde?: Burkina Faso, at 7.5 deaths per 100,000 people against 7.28 deaths per 100,000 people in Cape Verde as of 2021.
What is the difference in death rate from drowning between Burkina Faso and Cape Verde?: 0.22 deaths per 100,000 people, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Cape Verde?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Burkina Faso and Cape Verde rank globally for death rate from drowning?: Burkina Faso ranks 28th and Cape Verde ranks 30th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Death rate from drowning. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Death rate from drowning
Unit: deaths per 100,000 people
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of deaths from drowning in both sexes, per 100,000 people.