Botswana vs Burkina Faso: Drug use disorder deaths by age

Botswana
0.93 deaths
in 2021
Burkina Faso
1.03 deaths
in 2021
Botswana rank
120th
Burkina Faso rank
118th

Drug use disorder deaths by age over time

  • Botswana
  • Burkina Faso
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How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 1.03 deaths against 0.93 deaths in Botswana, a difference of 0.1 deaths.

That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Botswana ranks 120th and Burkina Faso ranks 118th of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Burkina Faso Difference Ahead
2000s 0.676 deaths 0.678 deaths 0.002 deaths Burkina Faso
2010s 1.05 deaths 0.899 deaths 0.153 deaths Botswana
2020s 1.06 deaths 1.08 deaths 0.015 deaths Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher drug use disorder deaths by age, Botswana or Burkina Faso?
Burkina Faso, at 1.03 deaths against 0.93 deaths in Botswana as of 2021.
What is the difference in drug use disorder deaths by age between Botswana and Burkina Faso?
0.1 deaths, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Burkina Faso?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Botswana and Burkina Faso rank globally for drug use disorder deaths by age?
Botswana ranks 120th and Burkina Faso ranks 118th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Drug use disorder deaths by age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Drug use disorder deaths by age
Unit
deaths
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
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Estimated number of deaths from drug use disorders among both sexes aged 70+ year olds.