Homicide rate (World Health) in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Homicide rate (World Health) was 9.23 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Homicide rate in Burkina Faso, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 9.23 deaths per 100,000 people for homicide rate 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 in Burkina Faso peaked at 10.35 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 9.23 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2021.
That places Burkina Faso 46th out of 194 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.
Homicide rate (World Health) in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.35 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 10.02 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 10 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 9.98 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 9.92 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 9.85 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 9.79 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 9.76 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 9.73 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 9.67 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 9.67 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 9.63 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 9.58 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 9.54 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 9.59 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 9.53 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 9.43 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 9.25 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 9.32 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 9.28 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 9.24 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 9.23 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.1% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 9.23 deaths per 100,000 people is above the median for low income countries, which is 8.38 deaths per 100,000 people, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 9.23 deaths per 100,000 people is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8.48 deaths per 100,000 people, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.91 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.67 deaths per 100,000 people | 10.35 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.48 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.25 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.67 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.23 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.23 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.24 deaths per 100,000 people | 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 40,996 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 351,209 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 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 in Burkina Faso?
- Homicide rate in Burkina Faso was 9.23 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 10.35 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest homicide rate recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.23 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for homicide rate?
- Burkina Faso ranks 46th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is homicide rate 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 World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Homicide rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from interpersonal violence in both sexes, per 100,000 people.