Homicide rate ghe in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Homicide rate ghe was 9.23 in 2021. βΌ Falling
Latest (2021)
9.23
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
46th
of 192 countries
All-time high
10.35
in 2000
All-time low
9.23
in 2021
Years of data
22
2000β2021
Homicide rate ghe in Burkina Faso, 2000β2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 9.23 for homicide rate ghe in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate ghe in Burkina Faso peaked at 10.35 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 9.23, in 2021.
That places Burkina Faso 46th out of 192 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.91 | 9.67 | 10.35 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.48 | 9.25 | 9.67 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.23 | 9.23 | 9.24 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
More social development data for Burkina Faso
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 40,996 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 351,209 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 7 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0146 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 351,209 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0017 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate ghe in Burkina Faso?
- Homicide rate ghe in Burkina Faso was 9.23 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate ghe recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 10.35 in 2000.
- What is the lowest homicide rate ghe recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.23 in 2021.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for homicide rate ghe?
- Burkina Faso ranks 46th out of 192 countries with data for 2021.
- Is homicide rate ghe rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Homicide rate ghe. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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