Burkina Faso vs Kenya
Burkina Faso vs Kenya: Suicide rate
Suicide rate in 2017: 13.2 per 100,000 people in Burkina Faso and 11.1 per 100,000 people in Kenya, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Burkina Faso, by 2.2 per 100,000 people, or 1.19 times that in Kenya.
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
What the numbers say
- Burkina Faso has been higher since 2008, when it overtook Kenya.
- The world as a whole: 10 per 100,000 people in 2017.
Every year
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
| Year | Burkina Faso | Kenya | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 13.2 | 11.1 | 10 |
| 2016 | 13.3 | 11.2 | 10.1 |
| 2015 | 13.3 | 11.3 | 10.2 |
| 2014 | 13.2 | 11.5 | 10.3 |
| 2013 | 13.2 | 11.7 | 10.5 |
| 2012 | 13.1 | 12 | 10.7 |
| 2011 | 12.8 | 12.2 | 11 |
| 2010 | 12.7 | 12.3 | 11.2 |
| 2009 | 12.5 | 12.4 | 11.4 |
| 2008 | 12.6 | 12.5 | 11.6 |
| 2007 | 12.6 | 12.8 | 11.7 |
| 2006 | 12.7 | 13 | 12 |
| 2005 | 12.7 | 13.2 | 12.5 |
| 2004 | 12.9 | 13.3 | 12.6 |
| 2003 | 12.9 | 13.6 | 12.8 |
| 2002 | 13 | 13.4 | 13 |
| 2001 | 13.2 | 13.3 | 13.4 |
| 2000 | 13.3 | 13.4 | 14.1 |
| 1999 | 13.4 | 13.2 | 14.5 |
| 1998 | 13.6 | 13 | 14.7 |
| 1997 | 13.5 | 12.7 | 15.1 |
| 1996 | 13.4 | 12.4 | 15.4 |
| 1995 | 13.4 | 12.1 | 15.9 |
| 1994 | 13.3 | 11.9 | 16.1 |
| 1993 | 13.3 | 11.8 | 16 |
| 1992 | 13.4 | 11.6 | 15.8 |
| 1991 | 13.5 | 11.4 | 15.5 |
| 1990 | 13.8 | 11.3 | 15.4 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Deaths by suicide in a year, per 100,000 people.
- Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 195 countries with a value in 2017, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Burkina Faso vs Kenya
Health
- Life expectancyBurkina Faso: 61.1 years in 2023Kenya: 63.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBurkina Faso: 7.5 per 100 live births in 2024Kenya: 3.9 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBurkina Faso: 52.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023Kenya: 29.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionBurkina Faso: 3.69% in 2017Kenya: 3.51% in 2017
People
- PopulationBurkina Faso: 23 million people in 2023Kenya: 55.3 million people in 2023
- Population growthBurkina Faso: 2.26% a year in 2023Kenya: 1.97% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateBurkina Faso: 4.19 births per woman in 2023Kenya: 3.21 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationBurkina Faso: 28.9% in 2025Kenya: 32.2% in 2025
- Median ageBurkina Faso: 17.3 years in 2023Kenya: 19.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBurkina Faso: 2.6% in 2023Kenya: 2.9% in 2023
- Net migration rateBurkina Faso: -1.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Kenya: -0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingBurkina Faso: 3.3% of GDP in 2025Kenya: 1.07% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsBurkina Faso: $844M in 2025Kenya: $1.36B in 2025
- Military spending per personBurkina Faso: $37 in 2025Kenya: $26 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingBurkina Faso: 13.2% of government spending in 2025Kenya: 4.6% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelBurkina Faso: 11,000 people in 2020Kenya: 24,000 people in 2020
- National powerBurkina Faso: 0.09% of world capability in 2022Kenya: 0.23% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersBurkina Faso: 0.12% of the labour force in 2020Kenya: 0.11% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsBurkina Faso: 34 million TIV in 2025Kenya: 117 million TIV in 2025