Which has higher cause of death, by injury, male, Dominican Republic or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?

Dominican Republic, at 15.5% against 11.2% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2021.

What is the difference in cause of death, by injury, male between Dominican Republic and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?

4.3%, with Dominican Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high 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, male (% of total male deaths). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Dominican Republic vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Cause of death, by injury, male

Dominican Republic

15.5%

in 2021

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

11.2%

in 2021

Dominican Republic rank

12th

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank

15th

Cause of death, by injury, male over time

Dominican Republic
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 15.5% against 11.2% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 4.3%.

That makes Dominican Republic's figure about 1.4 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 6 years both countries report, Dominican Republic has been ahead every year.

Dominican Republic ranks 12th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 15th of 185 countries.

Dominican Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominican Republic	Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)	Difference	Ahead
2000s	16.4%	8.7%	7.7%	Dominican Republic
2010s	18.7%	10.6%	8.2%	Dominican Republic
2020s	15.0%	11.2%	3.8%	Dominican Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cause of death, by injury, male, Dominican Republic or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?: Dominican Republic, at 15.5% against 11.2% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2021.
What is the difference in cause of death, by injury, male between Dominican Republic and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?: 4.3%, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?: 6 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Dominican Republic and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for cause of death, by injury, male?: Dominican Republic ranks 12th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 15th of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Global Health Estimates, World Health Organization (WHO), published as Cause of death, by injury, male (% of total male deaths). 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, male (% of total male deaths)
Unit: % of total male deaths
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 male deaths ages due to injury divided by number of all male deaths ages, expressed by percentage. Injury includes unintentional and intentional injuries.