Intentional homicides in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Intentional homicides was 1.25 per 100,000 people in 2017. ▲ Rising
Intentional homicides in Burkina Faso, 2002–2017
Source: UNODC Research - Data Portal – Intentional Homicide, UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). Measured in per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 1.25 per 100,000 people for intentional homicides in 2017. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 11.6% on the previous year and up 89.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, intentional homicides in Burkina Faso peaked at 1.25 per 100,000 people in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.4694 per 100,000 people, in 2005.
That places Burkina Faso 121st out of 172 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Intentional homicides in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.6345 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2003 | 0.6401 per 100,000 people | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.5986 per 100,000 people | -6.5% |
| 2005 | 0.4694 per 100,000 people | -21.6% |
| 2006 | 0.4989 per 100,000 people | +6.3% |
| 2007 | 0.6596 per 100,000 people | +32.2% |
| 2008 | 1.03 per 100,000 people | +55.9% |
| 2009 | 0.8916 per 100,000 people | -13.3% |
| 2010 | 0.7882 per 100,000 people | -11.6% |
| 2011 | 0.5596 per 100,000 people | -29.0% |
| 2012 | 0.694 per 100,000 people | +24.0% |
| 2013 | 0.7087 per 100,000 people | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.7392 per 100,000 people | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 0.646 per 100,000 people | -12.6% |
| 2016 | 1.12 per 100,000 people | +73.5% |
| 2017 | 1.25 per 100,000 people | +11.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6776 per 100,000 people | 0.4694 per 100,000 people | 1.03 per 100,000 people | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.8134 per 100,000 people | 0.5596 per 100,000 people | 1.25 per 100,000 people | 8 |
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More public sector data for Burkina Faso
- Arms imports 37.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 1.57 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0016 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 94.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 37.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 43.47 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0442 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 23.76 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 1.02 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 69.44 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is intentional homicides in Burkina Faso?
- Intentional homicides in Burkina Faso was 1.25 per 100,000 people in 2017, according to UNODC Research - Data Portal – Intentional Homicide, UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).
- What is the highest intentional homicides recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 1.25 per 100,000 people in 2017.
- What is the lowest intentional homicides recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4694 per 100,000 people in 2005.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for intentional homicides?
- Burkina Faso ranks 121st out of 172 countries with data for 2017.
- Is intentional homicides rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 89.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from UNODC Research - Data Portal – Intentional Homicide, UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), published as part of Intentional homicides (per 100,000 people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An intentional homicide is defined as an unlawful death inflicted upon a person with the intent to cause death or serious injury.