Age-standardized suicide rates in Burundi
Burundi: Age-standardized suicide rates was 14.77 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
14.77
Change on year
up 9.5%
World rank
26th
of 184 countries
All-time high
20.64
in 2000
All-time low
13.49
in 2020
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Age-standardized suicide rates in Burundi, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 14.77 for age-standardized suicide rates in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.5% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age-standardized suicide rates in Burundi peaked at 20.64 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 13.49, in 2020.
Burundi ranks 26th of 184 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Age-standardized suicide rates in Burundi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 20.64 | — |
| 2001 | 19.66 | -4.7% |
| 2002 | 18.87 | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 18.18 | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 17.65 | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 16.66 | -5.6% |
| 2006 | 16.04 | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 15.16 | -5.5% |
| 2008 | 14.45 | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 14.51 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 14.52 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 14.32 | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 14.12 | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 14.08 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 14.06 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 13.74 | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 13.9 | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 13.86 | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 13.69 | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 13.53 | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 13.49 | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 14.77 | +9.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.18 | 14.45 | 20.64 | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.98 | 13.53 | 14.52 | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.13 | 13.49 | 14.77 | 2 |
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More health data for Burundi
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.1 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 929.4 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 8,143 (2100)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 3.81 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.2644 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 3.8 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per unit of GDP 0.0023 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita 0.5347 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age-standardized suicide rates in Burundi?
- Age-standardized suicide rates in Burundi was 14.77 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest age-standardized suicide rates recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 20.64 in 2000.
- What is the lowest age-standardized suicide rates recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.49 in 2020.
- How does Burundi rank for age-standardized suicide rates?
- Burundi ranks 26th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is age-standardized suicide rates rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Age-standardized suicide rates (per 100 000 population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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