What is the difference in total disease burden between Burkina Faso and Republic of Korea?

702,100 DALYs, with Republic of Korea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Republic of Korea?

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 Total disease burden. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Burkina Faso vs Republic of Korea: Total disease burden

Burkina Faso

11.74 million DALYs

in 2021

Republic of Korea

12.45 million DALYs

in 2021

Burkina Faso rank

49th

Republic of Korea rank

46th

Total disease burden over time

Burkina Faso
Republic of Korea

How they compare

Republic of Korea currently reports 12.45 million DALYs against 11.74 million DALYs in Burkina Faso, a difference of 702,100 DALYs.

That makes Republic of Korea's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 49th and Republic of Korea ranks 46th of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Republic of Korea	Difference	Ahead
2000s	12.59 million DALYs	11.06 million DALYs	1.53 million DALYs	Burkina Faso
2010s	11.82 million DALYs	11.62 million DALYs	205,460 DALYs	Burkina Faso
2020s	11.59 million DALYs	12.33 million DALYs	740,100 DALYs	Republic of Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total disease burden, Burkina Faso or Republic of Korea?: Republic of Korea, at 12.45 million DALYs against 11.74 million DALYs in Burkina Faso as of 2021.
What is the difference in total disease burden between Burkina Faso and Republic of Korea?: 702,100 DALYs, with Republic of Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Republic of Korea?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Burkina Faso and Republic of Korea rank globally for total disease burden?: Burkina Faso ranks 49th and Republic of Korea ranks 46th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Total disease burden. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Total disease burden
Unit: DALYs
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, 4,263 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of DALYs from all causes in both sexes.