Burkina Faso vs Tuvalu: Death rate from drowning
Burkina Faso
7.5 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Tuvalu
7.23 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Burkina Faso rank
28th
Tuvalu rank
31st
Death rate from drowning over time
- Burkina Faso
- Tuvalu
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 7.5 deaths per 100,000 people against 7.23 deaths per 100,000 people in Tuvalu, a difference of 0.27 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Tuvalu ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 28th and Tuvalu ranks 31st of 194 countries.
Tuvalu has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Tuvalu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.99 deaths per 100,000 people | 10.48 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.49 deaths per 100,000 people | Tuvalu |
| 2010s | 8.47 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.12 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.648 deaths per 100,000 people | Tuvalu |
| 2020s | 7.49 deaths per 100,000 people | 10.16 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.67 deaths per 100,000 people | Tuvalu |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate from drowning, Burkina Faso or Tuvalu?
- Burkina Faso, at 7.5 deaths per 100,000 people against 7.23 deaths per 100,000 people in Tuvalu as of 2021.
- What is the difference in death rate from drowning between Burkina Faso and Tuvalu?
- 0.27 deaths per 100,000 people, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Tuvalu?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Burkina Faso and Tuvalu rank globally for death rate from drowning?
- Burkina Faso ranks 28th and Tuvalu ranks 31st 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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About this data
Estimated number of deaths from drowning in both sexes, per 100,000 people.