Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male was 40.8 per 100,000 male population in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
40.8 per 100,000 male population
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
31st
of 183 countries
All-time high
40.8 per 100,000 male population
in 2019
All-time low
35.5 per 100,000 male population
in 2000
Years of data
20
2000–2019
Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in Burkina Faso, 2000–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/). Measured in per 100,000 male population.
Analysis
In 2019, mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in Burkina Faso stood at 40.8 per 100,000 male population. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in Burkina Faso peaked at 40.8 per 100,000 male population in 2019 and was at its lowest, 35.5 per 100,000 male population, in 2000.
Burkina Faso ranks 31st of 183 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 male population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 35.5 per 100,000 male population | — |
| 2001 | 35.9 per 100,000 male population | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 35.9 per 100,000 male population | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 36.7 per 100,000 male population | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 37.3 per 100,000 male population | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 37.5 per 100,000 male population | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 38 per 100,000 male population | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 38.5 per 100,000 male population | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 38.7 per 100,000 male population | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 38.8 per 100,000 male population | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 39.7 per 100,000 male population | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 39.5 per 100,000 male population | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 39.2 per 100,000 male population | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 39.5 per 100,000 male population | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 40.2 per 100,000 male population | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 40.3 per 100,000 male population | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 40.3 per 100,000 male population | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 40.5 per 100,000 male population | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 40.5 per 100,000 male population | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 40.8 per 100,000 male population | +0.7% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 40.8 per 100,000 male population is below the median for low income countries, which is 43.2 per 100,000 male population, 94% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 40.8 per 100,000 male population is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 40.5 per 100,000 male population, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.28 per 100,000 male population | 35.5 per 100,000 male population | 38.8 per 100,000 male population | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.05 per 100,000 male population | 39.2 per 100,000 male population | 40.8 per 100,000 male population | 10 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 28 Sierra Leone 43.1 per 100,000 male population compare
- 29 Cape Verde 42.4 per 100,000 male population compare
- 29 Kenya 42.4 per 100,000 male population compare
- 32 Ethiopia 40.2 per 100,000 male population compare
- 33 Iraq 39.8 per 100,000 male population compare
- 34 Ghana 39.7 per 100,000 male population 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 mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in Burkina Faso?
- Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in Burkina Faso was 40.8 per 100,000 male population in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).
- What is the highest mortality caused by road traffic injury, male recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 40.8 per 100,000 male population in 2019.
- What is the lowest mortality caused by road traffic injury, male recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.5 per 100,000 male population in 2000.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for mortality caused by road traffic injury, male?
- Burkina Faso ranks 31st out of 183 countries with data for 2019.
- Is mortality caused by road traffic injury, male rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. 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, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/), published as part of Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male (per 100,000 male population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Mortality caused by road traffic injury is estimated road traffic fatal injury deaths per 100,000 population.