Death rate from opioid use who in Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso: Death rate from opioid use who was 0.02 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.02
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
172nd
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.02
in 2000
All-time low
0.01
in 2001
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Death rate from opioid use who in Burkina Faso, 2000–2021

00.0050.010.0150.022000201020212000: 0.022001: 0.012002: 0.022003: 0.022004: 0.022005: 0.022006: 0.022007: 0.022008: 0.022009: 0.022010: 0.022011: 0.022012: 0.022013: 0.022014: 0.022015: 0.022016: 0.022017: 0.022018: 0.022019: 0.022020: 0.022021: 0.02

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Burkina Faso recorded 0.02 for death rate from opioid use who in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, death rate from opioid use who in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.02 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.01, in 2001.

That places Burkina Faso 172nd out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Death rate from opioid use who in Burkina Faso, year by year

Annual values for Death rate from opioid use who in Burkina Faso, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 0.02 —
2001 0.01 -50.0%
2002 0.02 +100.0%
2003 0.02 +0.0%
2004 0.02 +0.0%
2005 0.02 +0.0%
2006 0.02 +0.0%
2007 0.02 +0.0%
2008 0.02 +0.0%
2009 0.02 +0.0%
2010 0.02 +0.0%
2011 0.02 +0.0%
2012 0.02 +0.0%
2013 0.02 +0.0%
2014 0.02 +0.0%
2015 0.02 +0.0%
2016 0.02 +0.0%
2017 0.02 +0.0%
2018 0.02 +0.0%
2019 0.02 +0.0%
2020 0.02 +0.0%
2021 0.02 +0.0%

Burkina Faso compared with similar countries

  • Burkina Faso's 0.02 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.36, 6% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Burkina Faso's 0.02 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.265, 8% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.019 0.01 0.02 10
2010s 0.02 0.02 0.02 10
2020s 0.02 0.02 0.02 2

Countries ranked near Burkina Faso

  1. 172 Belize 0.02 compare
  2. 172 Chad 0.02 compare
  3. 172 Gambia 0.02 compare
  4. 172 Guinea 0.02 compare
  5. 172 Guinea-Bissau 0.02 compare
  6. 172 Liberia 0.02 compare
  7. 172 Mali 0.02 compare
  8. 172 Mauritania 0.02 compare
  9. 172 Niger 0.02 compare
  10. 172 Paraguay 0.02 compare
  11. 172 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.02 compare
  12. 172 Saint Lucia 0.02 compare

See the full ranking of 194 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is death rate from opioid use who in Burkina Faso?
Death rate from opioid use who in Burkina Faso was 0.02 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest death rate from opioid use who recorded in Burkina Faso?
The highest recorded value was 0.02 in 2000.
What is the lowest death rate from opioid use who recorded in Burkina Faso?
The lowest recorded value was 0.01 in 2001.
How does Burkina Faso rank for death rate from opioid use who?
Burkina Faso ranks 172nd out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
Is death rate from opioid use who rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Death rate from opioid use who. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Death rate from opioid use who
Source
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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