Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders in Burundi
Burundi: Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders was 62.18 DALYs per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
62.18 DALYs per 100,000 people
Change on year
up 14.4%
World rank
157th
of 194 countries
All-time high
62.18 DALYs per 100,000 people
in 2021
All-time low
47.32 DALYs per 100,000 people
in 2003
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders in Burundi, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in DALYs per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 62.18 DALYs per 100,000 people for rate of disease burden from drug use disorders in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 14.4% on the previous year and up 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rate of disease burden from drug use disorders in Burundi peaked at 62.18 DALYs per 100,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 47.32 DALYs per 100,000 people, in 2003.
Burundi ranks 157th 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 Burundi, year by year
| Year | DALYs per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 47.91 DALYs per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 47.73 DALYs per 100,000 people | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 47.36 DALYs per 100,000 people | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 47.32 DALYs per 100,000 people | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 47.79 DALYs per 100,000 people | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 48.07 DALYs per 100,000 people | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 48.53 DALYs per 100,000 people | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 48.93 DALYs per 100,000 people | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 49.89 DALYs per 100,000 people | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 51.74 DALYs per 100,000 people | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 53.25 DALYs per 100,000 people | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 53.85 DALYs per 100,000 people | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 54.7 DALYs per 100,000 people | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 55.32 DALYs per 100,000 people | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 56.12 DALYs per 100,000 people | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 55.56 DALYs per 100,000 people | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 55.97 DALYs per 100,000 people | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 56.35 DALYs per 100,000 people | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 56.79 DALYs per 100,000 people | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 57.19 DALYs per 100,000 people | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 54.34 DALYs per 100,000 people | -5.0% |
| 2021 | 62.18 DALYs per 100,000 people | +14.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 48.53 DALYs per 100,000 people | 47.32 DALYs per 100,000 people | 51.74 DALYs per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.51 DALYs per 100,000 people | 53.25 DALYs per 100,000 people | 57.19 DALYs per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.26 DALYs per 100,000 people | 54.34 DALYs per 100,000 people | 62.18 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 154 Gabon 63.29 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
- 155 Nepal 62.48 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
- 156 Philippines 62.3 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
- 158 Lao People's Democratic Republic 61.13 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
- 159 Equatorial Guinea 60.92 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
- 160 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 60.9 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is rate of disease burden from drug use disorders in Burundi?
- Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders in Burundi was 62.18 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 Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 62.18 DALYs per 100,000 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest rate of disease burden from drug use disorders recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.32 DALYs per 100,000 people in 2003.
- How does Burundi rank for rate of disease burden from drug use disorders?
- Burundi ranks 157th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is rate of disease burden from drug use disorders rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burundi 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.