Deaths cocaine overdoses by sex in Burundi

Burundi: Deaths cocaine overdoses by sex was 1.24 in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
1.24
Change on year
up 26.5%
World rank
73rd
of 194 countries
All-time high
1.34
in 2000
All-time low
0.98
in 2020
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Deaths cocaine overdoses by sex in Burundi, 2000–2021

00.511.52000201020212000: 1.32001: 1.32002: 1.32003: 1.22004: 1.22005: 1.12006: 1.12007: 1.12008: 1.12009: 1.12010: 1.22011: 1.22012: 1.22013: 1.22014: 1.22015: 1.22016: 1.22017: 1.22018: 1.22019: 1.22020: 0.982021: 1.2

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Burundi recorded 1.24 for deaths cocaine overdoses by sex in 2021.

The figure is up 26.5% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, deaths cocaine overdoses by sex in Burundi peaked at 1.34 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.98, in 2020.

Burundi ranks 73rd of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Deaths cocaine overdoses by sex in Burundi, year by year

Annual values for Deaths cocaine overdoses by sex in Burundi, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 1.34 —
2001 1.34 +0.0%
2002 1.27 -5.2%
2003 1.19 -6.3%
2004 1.2 +0.8%
2005 1.15 -4.2%
2006 1.13 -1.7%
2007 1.07 -5.3%
2008 1.05 -1.9%
2009 1.12 +6.7%
2010 1.17 +4.5%
2011 1.2 +2.6%
2012 1.19 -0.8%
2013 1.21 +1.7%
2014 1.23 +1.7%
2015 1.17 -4.9%
2016 1.18 +0.9%
2017 1.17 -0.8%
2018 1.16 -0.9%
2019 1.17 +0.9%
2020 0.98 -16.2%
2021 1.24 +26.5%

Burundi compared with similar countries

  • Burundi's 1.24 is above the median for low income countries, which is 1.24, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Burundi's 1.24 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.175, 7.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Deaths cocaine overdoses by sex in Burundi changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2021 +26.5% 0.98 1.24

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.19 1.05 1.34 10
2010s 1.19 1.16 1.23 10
2020s 1.11 0.98 1.24 2

Countries ranked near Burundi

  1. 70 Rwanda 1.61 compare
  2. 71 Sri Lanka 1.37 compare
  3. 72 Lesotho 1.25 compare
  4. 74 Paraguay 1.22 compare
  5. 75 Myanmar 1.17 compare
  6. 76 Belgium 1.16 compare

See the full ranking of 194 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is deaths cocaine overdoses by sex in Burundi?
Deaths cocaine overdoses by sex in Burundi was 1.24 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest deaths cocaine overdoses by sex recorded in Burundi?
The highest recorded value was 1.34 in 2000.
What is the lowest deaths cocaine overdoses by sex recorded in Burundi?
The lowest recorded value was 0.98 in 2020.
How does Burundi rank for deaths cocaine overdoses by sex?
Burundi ranks 73rd out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
Is deaths cocaine overdoses by sex rising or falling in Burundi?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Burundi data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Deaths cocaine overdoses by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Deaths cocaine overdoses by sex
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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