Burkina Faso vs Gambia: Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders
Burkina Faso
33.08 DALYs per 100,000 people
in 2021
Gambia
34.98 DALYs per 100,000 people
in 2021
Burkina Faso rank
189th
Gambia rank
186th
Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders over time
- Burkina Faso
- Gambia
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 34.98 DALYs per 100,000 people against 33.08 DALYs per 100,000 people in Burkina Faso, a difference of 1.9 DALYs per 100,000 people.
That makes Gambia's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.
Across all 22 years both countries report, Gambia has been ahead every year.
Burkina Faso ranks 189th and Gambia ranks 186th of 194 countries.
Gambia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.99 DALYs per 100,000 people | 35.15 DALYs per 100,000 people | 4.16 DALYs per 100,000 people | Gambia |
| 2010s | 32.49 DALYs per 100,000 people | 34.74 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2.25 DALYs per 100,000 people | Gambia |
| 2020s | 33.04 DALYs per 100,000 people | 34.93 DALYs per 100,000 people | 1.89 DALYs per 100,000 people | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rate of disease burden from drug use disorders, Burkina Faso or Gambia?
- Gambia, at 34.98 DALYs per 100,000 people against 33.08 DALYs per 100,000 people in Burkina Faso as of 2021.
- What is the difference in rate of disease burden from drug use disorders between Burkina Faso and Gambia?
- 1.9 DALYs per 100,000 people, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Gambia?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Burkina Faso and Gambia rank globally for rate of disease burden from drug use disorders?
- Burkina Faso ranks 189th and Gambia ranks 186th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders. 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 DALYs from drug use disorders in both sexes, per 100,000 people.