Which has higher cause of death, by injury, Afghanistan or Least developed countries?

Afghanistan, at 23.2% against 9.5% in Least developed countries as of 2021.

How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Least developed countries?

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 (% of total). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Afghanistan vs Least developed countries: Cause of death, by injury

Afghanistan

23.2%

in 2021

Least developed countries

9.5%

in 2021

Afghanistan rank

1st

Least developed countries rank

4th

Cause of death, by injury over time

Afghanistan
Least developed countries

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 23.2% against 9.5% in Least developed countries, a difference of 13.7%.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 2.4 times Least developed countries's.

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

Afghanistan ranks 1st and Least developed countries ranks 4th of 185 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Afghanistan	Least developed countries	Difference	Ahead
2000s	9.5%	7.1%	2.4%	Afghanistan
2010s	19.5%	9.8%	9.7%	Afghanistan
2020s	21.0%	9.4%	11.6%	Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cause of death, by injury, Afghanistan or Least developed countries?: Afghanistan, at 23.2% against 9.5% in Least developed countries as of 2021.
What is the difference in cause of death, by injury between Afghanistan and Least developed countries?: 13.7%, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Least developed countries?: 6 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Afghanistan and Least developed countries rank globally for cause of death, by injury?: Afghanistan ranks 1st and Least developed countries ranks 4th of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Global Health Estimates, World Health Organization (WHO), published as Cause of death, by injury (% of total). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Afghanistan vs Least developed countries: Cause of death, by injury. Statizoid, drawing on Global Health Estimates, World Health Organization (WHO). Retrieved 16 September 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/compare/cause-of-death-by-injury-percent-of-total/afghanistan/least-developed-countries-un-classification/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/compare/cause-of-death-by-injury-percent-of-total/afghanistan/least-developed-countries-un-classification/">Afghanistan vs Least developed countries: Cause of death, by injury</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator: Cause of death, by injury (% of total)
Unit: % of total
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: 03 September 2026

Cause of death refers to the share of all deaths for all ages by underlying causes. Injuries include unintentional and intentional injuries.