Which has higher cause of death, by injury, ages 0-4, United States or Upper middle income?

United States, at 12.9% against 8.9% in Upper middle income as of 2021.

What is the difference in cause of death, by injury, ages 0-4 between United States and Upper middle income?

4.0%, with United States ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for United States and Upper middle income?

6 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.

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.

United States vs Upper middle income: Cause of death, by injury, ages 0-4

United States

12.9%

in 2021

Upper middle income

8.9%

in 2021

United States rank

4th

Upper middle income rank

7th

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

United States
Upper middle income

How they compare

United States currently reports 12.9% against 8.9% in Upper middle income, a difference of 4.0%.

That makes United States's figure about 1.5 times Upper middle income's.

Across all 6 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.

United States ranks 4th and Upper middle income ranks 7th of 185 countries.

United States has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	United States	Upper middle income	Difference	Ahead
2000s	10.6%	8.4%	2.1%	United States
2010s	11.7%	8.2%	3.5%	United States
2020s	12.6%	8.9%	3.7%	United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cause of death, by injury, ages 0-4, United States or Upper middle income?: United States, at 12.9% against 8.9% in Upper middle income as of 2021.
What is the difference in cause of death, by injury, ages 0-4 between United States and Upper middle income?: 4.0%, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for United States and Upper middle income?: 6 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do United States and Upper middle income rank globally for cause of death, by injury, ages 0-4?: United States ranks 4th and Upper middle income ranks 7th 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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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: 18 September 2026

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.