Afghanistan vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Cause of death, by injury, ages 0-4

Afghanistan
8.6%
in 2021
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
6.5%
in 2021
Afghanistan rank
13th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
13th

Cause of death, by injury, ages 0-4 over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
246810200020102021

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 8.6% against 6.5% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 2.1%.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.3 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 13th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 13th of 185 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 2 and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
2000s 2.0% 2.9% 0.9% Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2010s 7.1% 5.4% 1.7% Afghanistan
2020s 9.6% 6.4% 3.3% Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cause of death, by injury, ages 0-4, Afghanistan or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Afghanistan, at 8.6% against 6.5% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2021.
What is the difference in cause of death, by injury, ages 0-4 between Afghanistan and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
2.1%, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
6 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Afghanistan and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for cause of death, by injury, ages 0-4?
Afghanistan ranks 13th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 13th of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Health Estimates, World Health Organization (WHO), published as Cause of death, by injury, ages 0-4 (% of total deaths ages 0-4). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Cause of death, by injury, ages 0-4 (% of total deaths ages 0-4)
Unit
% of total deaths ages 0-4
Source
Global Health Estimates, World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
232 places, 1,392 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed

Number of deaths ages 0-4 due to injury divided by number of all deaths ages 0-4, expressed by percentage. Injury includes unintentional and intentional injuries.