Death rate from suicides gho in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Death rate from suicides gho was 15.26 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Death rate from suicides gho in Burkina Faso, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 15.26 for death rate from suicides gho in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate from suicides gho in Burkina Faso peaked at 17.08 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 15.26, in 2021.
That places Burkina Faso 26th out of 192 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Death rate from suicides gho in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 17.08 | — |
| 2001 | 17.03 | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 16.58 | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 16.43 | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 16.29 | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 16.11 | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 16.08 | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 15.92 | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 16.07 | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 16.23 | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 16.36 | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 16.28 | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 16.73 | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 16.77 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 16.49 | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 16.34 | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 16.26 | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 16.03 | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 15.76 | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 15.33 | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 15.48 | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 15.26 | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.38 | 15.92 | 17.08 | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.23 | 15.33 | 16.77 | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.37 | 15.26 | 15.48 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate from suicides gho in Burkina Faso?
- Death rate from suicides gho in Burkina Faso was 15.26 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest death rate from suicides gho recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 17.08 in 2000.
- What is the lowest death rate from suicides gho recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.26 in 2021.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for death rate from suicides gho?
- Burkina Faso ranks 26th out of 192 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rate from suicides gho rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Death rate from suicides gho. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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