Drug use disorder death rate in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Drug use disorder death rate was 0.03 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
0.03 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
173rd
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.03 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2017
All-time low
0.02 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Drug use disorder death rate in Burkina Faso, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 0.03 deaths per 100,000 people for drug use disorder death rate in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drug use disorder death rate in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.03 deaths per 100,000 people in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2000.
Burkina Faso ranks 173rd of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Drug use disorder death rate in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.03 deaths per 100,000 people | +50.0% |
| 2018 | 0.03 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.03 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.03 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.03 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.023 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.03 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.03 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.03 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.03 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 171 Peru 0.05 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 172 Nicaragua 0.04 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 173 Benin 0.03 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 173 Cameroon 0.03 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 173 Côte d'Ivoire 0.03 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 173 Gambia 0.03 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 173 Guinea-Bissau 0.03 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 173 Mauritania 0.03 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 173 Nigeria 0.03 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 173 Senegal 0.03 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 173 Sierra Leone 0.03 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 173 Togo 0.03 deaths per 100,000 people compare
More health data for Burkina Faso
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8925 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,142 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 13,085 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 15-19, male, annual growth rate 3.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per capita 0.0585 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, annual growth rate 3.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per capita 0.0467 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drug use disorder death rate in Burkina Faso?
- Drug use disorder death rate in Burkina Faso was 0.03 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 drug use disorder death rate recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 0.03 deaths per 100,000 people in 2017.
- What is the lowest drug use disorder death rate recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for drug use disorder death rate?
- Burkina Faso ranks 173rd out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is drug use disorder death rate rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Drug use disorder death rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from drug use disorders in both sexes, per 100,000 people.