Deaths from drowning ghe in Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso: Deaths from drowning ghe was 1,657 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
1,657
Change on year
up 3.0%
World rank
29th
of 192 countries
All-time high
1,813
in 2014
All-time low
851.38
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Deaths from drowning ghe in Burkina Faso, 2000–2021

05001.0k1.5k2.0k2000201020212000: 851.42001: 915.72002: 926.52003: 1.0k2004: 1.1k2005: 1.2k2006: 1.3k2007: 1.3k2008: 1.3k2009: 1.2k2010: 1.2k2011: 1.2k2012: 1.5k2013: 1.6k2014: 1.8k2015: 1.7k2016: 1.7k2017: 1.7k2018: 1.7k2019: 1.7k2020: 1.6k2021: 1.7k

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Burkina Faso recorded 1,657 for deaths from drowning ghe in 2021.

That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and up 41.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, deaths from drowning ghe in Burkina Faso peaked at 1,813 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 851.38, in 2000.

That places Burkina Faso 29th out of 192 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Deaths from drowning ghe in Burkina Faso, year by year

Annual values for Deaths from drowning ghe in Burkina Faso, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 851.38
2001 915.71 +7.6%
2002 926.48 +1.2%
2003 1,015 +9.5%
2004 1,085 +6.9%
2005 1,166 +7.5%
2006 1,266 +8.6%
2007 1,317 +4.1%
2008 1,291 -2.0%
2009 1,160 -10.1%
2010 1,157 -0.3%
2011 1,174 +1.5%
2012 1,454 +23.8%
2013 1,564 +7.6%
2014 1,813 +16.0%
2015 1,664 -8.2%
2016 1,725 +3.6%
2017 1,722 -0.2%
2018 1,721 -0.0%
2019 1,703 -1.0%
2020 1,609 -5.5%
2021 1,657 +3.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1,099 851.38 1,317 10
2010s 1,570 1,157 1,813 10
2020s 1,633 1,609 1,657 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is deaths from drowning ghe in Burkina Faso?
Deaths from drowning ghe in Burkina Faso was 1,657 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest deaths from drowning ghe recorded in Burkina Faso?
The highest recorded value was 1,813 in 2014.
What is the lowest deaths from drowning ghe recorded in Burkina Faso?
The lowest recorded value was 851.38 in 2000.
How does Burkina Faso rank for deaths from drowning ghe?
Burkina Faso ranks 29th out of 192 countries with data for 2021.
Is deaths from drowning ghe rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
Over the last ten years it is up 41.1%. 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 Deaths from drowning ghe. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Deaths from drowning ghe
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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