Self harm death rates by age in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Self harm death rates by age was 0.8319 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
0.8319
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
29th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.8653
in 2001
All-time low
0.6657
in 2011
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Self harm death rates by age in Burkina Faso, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for self harm death rates by age in Burkina Faso is 0.8319, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self harm death rates by age in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.8653 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.6657, in 2011.
Burkina Faso ranks 29th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Self harm death rates by age in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.7153 | — |
| 2001 | 0.8653 | +21.0% |
| 2002 | 0.8245 | -4.7% |
| 2003 | 0.8145 | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.7877 | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 0.754 | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 0.7447 | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.7283 | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 0.7471 | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 0.7299 | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 0.7232 | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.6657 | -8.0% |
| 2012 | 0.7725 | +16.0% |
| 2013 | 0.8045 | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 0.8066 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.8235 | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.8211 | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.8278 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.8241 | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.8269 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.8156 | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.8319 | +2.0% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 0.8319 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.7346, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 0.8319 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5131, 1.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7711 | 0.7153 | 0.8653 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7896 | 0.6657 | 0.8278 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8238 | 0.8156 | 0.8319 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 26 Cote d'Ivoire 0.9096 compare
- 27 Liberia 0.864 compare
- 28 Marshall Islands 0.8425 compare
- 30 Kazakhstan 0.8305 compare
- 31 El Salvador 0.824 compare
- 32 Latvia 0.8052 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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 13,085 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0714 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is self harm death rates by age in Burkina Faso?
- Self harm death rates by age in Burkina Faso was 0.8319 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest self harm death rates by age recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8653 in 2001.
- What is the lowest self harm death rates by age recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6657 in 2011.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for self harm death rates by age?
- Burkina Faso ranks 29th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is self harm death rates by age rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.0%. 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 Self harm death rates by age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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