Drug use disorder deaths by sex in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Drug use disorder deaths by sex was 0.02 deaths in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
0.02 deaths
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
162nd
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.02 deaths
in 2015
All-time low
0.01 deaths
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Drug use disorder deaths by sex in Burkina Faso, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 0.02 deaths for drug use disorder deaths by sex in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drug use disorder deaths by sex in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.02 deaths in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.01 deaths, in 2000.
Burkina Faso ranks 162nd 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 deaths by sex in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.01 deaths | — |
| 2001 | 0.01 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.01 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.01 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.01 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.01 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.01 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.01 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.01 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.01 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.01 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.01 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.01 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.01 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.01 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.02 deaths | +100.0% |
| 2016 | 0.02 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.02 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.02 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.02 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.02 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.02 deaths | +0.0% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 0.02 deaths is below the median for low income countries, which is 8.5 deaths, 0% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 0.02 deaths is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.71 deaths, 1% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.01 deaths | 0.01 deaths | 0.01 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.015 deaths | 0.01 deaths | 0.02 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.02 deaths | 0.02 deaths | 0.02 deaths | 2 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 162 Côte d'Ivoire 0.02 deaths compare
- 162 Micronesia, Federated States of 0.02 deaths compare
- 165 Andorra 0.01 deaths compare
- 165 Benin 0.01 deaths compare
- 165 Chad 0.01 deaths compare
- 165 Guinea 0.01 deaths compare
- 165 Mali 0.01 deaths compare
- 165 Marshall Islands 0.01 deaths compare
- 165 Monaco 0.01 deaths compare
- 165 Niger 0.01 deaths compare
- 165 San Marino 0.01 deaths compare
- 165 Senegal 0.01 deaths compare
- 165 Sierra Leone 0.01 deaths compare
- 165 Togo 0.01 deaths compare
- 165 Tonga 0.01 deaths 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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 4 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.8681 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0693 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.7133 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drug use disorder deaths by sex in Burkina Faso?
- Drug use disorder deaths by sex in Burkina Faso was 0.02 deaths in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest drug use disorder deaths by sex recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 0.02 deaths in 2015.
- What is the lowest drug use disorder deaths by sex recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.01 deaths in 2000.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for drug use disorder deaths by sex?
- Burkina Faso ranks 162nd out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is drug use disorder deaths by sex rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. 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 deaths by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from drug use disorders in females.