Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders was 33.08 DALYs per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
33.08 DALYs per 100,000 people
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
189th
of 194 countries
All-time high
33.08 DALYs per 100,000 people
in 2021
All-time low
29.22 DALYs per 100,000 people
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders in Burkina Faso, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in DALYs per 100,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rate of disease burden from drug use disorders in Burkina Faso is 33.08 DALYs per 100,000 people, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rate of disease burden from drug use disorders in Burkina Faso peaked at 33.08 DALYs per 100,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 29.22 DALYs per 100,000 people, in 2000.
Burkina Faso ranks 189th 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.
Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | DALYs per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 29.22 DALYs per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 29.54 DALYs per 100,000 people | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 29.99 DALYs per 100,000 people | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 30.64 DALYs per 100,000 people | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 31 DALYs per 100,000 people | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 31.43 DALYs per 100,000 people | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 31.61 DALYs per 100,000 people | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 31.97 DALYs per 100,000 people | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 32.18 DALYs per 100,000 people | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 32.36 DALYs per 100,000 people | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 32.42 DALYs per 100,000 people | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 32.34 DALYs per 100,000 people | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 32.32 DALYs per 100,000 people | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 32.46 DALYs per 100,000 people | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 32.36 DALYs per 100,000 people | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 32.39 DALYs per 100,000 people | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 32.54 DALYs per 100,000 people | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 32.65 DALYs per 100,000 people | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 32.59 DALYs per 100,000 people | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 32.87 DALYs per 100,000 people | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 33 DALYs per 100,000 people | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 33.08 DALYs per 100,000 people | +0.2% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 33.08 DALYs per 100,000 people is below the median for low income countries, which is 56.28 DALYs per 100,000 people, 59% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 33.08 DALYs per 100,000 people is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 50.79 DALYs per 100,000 people, 65% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.99 DALYs per 100,000 people | 29.22 DALYs per 100,000 people | 32.36 DALYs per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.49 DALYs per 100,000 people | 32.32 DALYs per 100,000 people | 32.87 DALYs per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.04 DALYs per 100,000 people | 33 DALYs per 100,000 people | 33.08 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 186 Gambia 34.98 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
- 187 Togo 34.52 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
- 188 Guinea-Bissau 33.74 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
- 190 Guinea 32.02 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
- 191 Niger 30.29 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
- 192 Chad 30.25 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
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- 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 rate of disease burden from drug use disorders in Burkina Faso?
- Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders in Burkina Faso was 33.08 DALYs per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest rate of disease burden from drug use disorders recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 33.08 DALYs per 100,000 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest rate of disease burden from drug use disorders recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.22 DALYs per 100,000 people in 2000.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for rate of disease burden from drug use disorders?
- Burkina Faso ranks 189th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is rate of disease burden from drug use disorders rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. 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 Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of DALYs from drug use disorders in both sexes, per 100,000 people.