Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Burundi
Burundi: Mental health and substance use disorders death rate was 1.79 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▬ Flat
Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Burundi, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 1.79 deaths per 100,000 people for mental health and substance use disorders death rate in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.5% on the previous year and up 24.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Burundi peaked at 1.79 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.37 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2008.
Burundi ranks 87th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Burundi, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.71 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 1.66 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 1.6 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 1.56 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 1.53 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 1.47 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 1.44 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 1.39 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 1.37 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 1.41 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 1.44 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 1.44 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.45 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 1.47 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 1.49 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 1.47 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 1.51 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 1.54 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 1.55 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 1.56 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 1.51 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 1.79 deaths per 100,000 people | +18.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.51 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.37 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.71 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.49 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.44 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.56 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.65 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.51 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.79 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Burundi?
- Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Burundi was 1.79 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest mental health and substance use disorders death rate recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 1.79 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest mental health and substance use disorders death rate recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.37 deaths per 100,000 people in 2008.
- How does Burundi rank for mental health and substance use disorders death rate?
- Burundi ranks 87th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is mental health and substance use disorders death rate rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Mental health and substance use disorders death rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from mental and substance use disorders in both sexes, per 100,000 people.