Deaths opioid overdoses by sex in Burundi
Burundi: Deaths opioid overdoses by sex was 3.8 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Deaths opioid overdoses by sex in Burundi, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 3.8 for deaths opioid overdoses by sex in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 28.4% on the previous year and up 27.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deaths opioid overdoses by sex in Burundi peaked at 3.8 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.5, in 2008.
Burundi ranks 100th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Deaths opioid overdoses by sex in Burundi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.65 | — |
| 2001 | 2.72 | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 2.65 | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 2.54 | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 2.61 | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 2.56 | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 2.57 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 2.51 | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 2.5 | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 2.7 | +8.0% |
| 2010 | 2.86 | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 2.97 | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 3.01 | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 3.09 | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 3.2 | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 3.13 | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 3.22 | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 3.26 | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 3.31 | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 3.43 | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 2.96 | -13.7% |
| 2021 | 3.8 | +28.4% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 3.8 is below the median for low income countries, which is 6.05, 63% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 3.8 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.29, 2.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Deaths opioid 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +28.4% | 2.96 | 3.8 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.72 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.15 | 2.86 | 3.43 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.38 | 2.96 | 3.8 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is deaths opioid overdoses by sex in Burundi?
- Deaths opioid overdoses by sex in Burundi was 3.8 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest deaths opioid overdoses by sex recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 3.8 in 2021.
- What is the lowest deaths opioid overdoses by sex recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5 in 2008.
- How does Burundi rank for deaths opioid overdoses by sex?
- Burundi ranks 100th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is deaths opioid overdoses by sex rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Deaths opioid overdoses by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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