Cause of death, by injury, ages 0-4 (% of total deaths ages 0-4) by country
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.
Countries reporting
185
Highest
21.2%
China
Lowest
0.0%
Malta
Median
5.6%
Years covered
22
2000–2021
Data points
1,392
What the numbers show
Cause of death, by injury, ages 0-4 (% of total deaths ages 0-4) is currently reported for 185 countries. The highest value is 21.2% in China; the lowest is 0.0% in Malta.
The median across all reporting countries is 5.6%, and the mean is 5.8%.
Over the past decade 112 countries rose and 73 fell. The largest increase was in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (up 389.9%), and the largest decrease in Malta (down 99.8%).
Cause of death, by injury, ages 0-4: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 21.2% | 2021 | up 56.3% | rising |
| 2 | Estonia | 14.8% | 2021 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 3 | New Zealand | 13.7% | 2021 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 4 | United States | 12.9% | 2021 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 5 | South Korea | 11.4% | 2021 | up 2.8% | falling |
| 6 | Lithuania | 11.4% | 2021 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 7 | Latvia | 11.3% | 2021 | up 9.7% | flat |
| 8 | Belarus | 10.5% | 2021 | down 3.2% | flat |
| 9 | Luxembourg | 10.4% | 2021 | down 18.5% | rising |
| 10 | Yemen | 9.6% | 2021 | up 103.9% | rising |
| 11 | Vietnam | 9.3% | 2021 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 12 | North Korea | 9.3% | 2021 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 13 | Afghanistan | 8.6% | 2021 | up 90.5% | rising |
| 14 | Ecuador | 8.6% | 2021 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 15 | Moldova | 8.4% | 2021 | up 21.5% | falling |
| 16 | Guyana | 8.4% | 2021 | down 16.1% | rising |
| 17 | Japan | 8.4% | 2021 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 18 | Cape Verde | 8.3% | 2021 | up 31.2% | rising |
| 19 | Azerbaijan | 8.2% | 2021 | up 28.5% | rising |
| 20 | Uruguay | 8.2% | 2021 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 21 | Israel | 8.2% | 2021 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 22 | Denmark | 8.1% | 2021 | up 93.2% | rising |
| 23 | Romania | 8.1% | 2021 | down 7.9% | flat |
| 24 | Mongolia | 8.0% | 2021 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 25 | Bangladesh | 8.0% | 2021 | down 12.4% | rising |
| 26 | Ukraine | 8.0% | 2021 | up 23.3% | rising |
| 27 | Czechia | 7.9% | 2021 | down 20.1% | falling |
| 28 | Peru | 7.8% | 2021 | down 6.9% | rising |
| 29 | Sao Tome and Principe | 7.8% | 2021 | up 64.5% | rising |
| 30 | Armenia | 7.8% | 2021 | down 11.2% | rising |
| 31 | El Salvador | 7.7% | 2021 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 32 | Laos | 7.7% | 2021 | up 52.1% | rising |
| 33 | Philippines | 7.7% | 2021 | up 48.7% | rising |
| 34 | Georgia | 7.7% | 2021 | up 41.1% | rising |
| 35 | Paraguay | 7.6% | 2021 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 36 | Iceland | 7.5% | 2021 | up 92.8% | volatile |
| 37 | Haiti | 7.5% | 2021 | down 88.9% | volatile |
| 38 | Venezuela | 7.4% | 2021 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 39 | Greece | 7.4% | 2021 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 40 | South Africa | 7.4% | 2021 | up 82.1% | rising |
| 41 | Cuba | 7.4% | 2021 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 42 | Sri Lanka | 7.4% | 2021 | down 5.8% | rising |
| 43 | Myanmar | 7.4% | 2021 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 44 | Syria | 7.2% | 2021 | up 63.2% | volatile |
| 45 | Belgium | 7.2% | 2021 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 46 | Tajikistan | 7.2% | 2021 | up 29.4% | rising |
| 47 | Nepal | 7.1% | 2021 | up 32.6% | rising |
| 48 | Cambodia | 6.9% | 2021 | up 41.1% | rising |
| 49 | Jordan | 6.9% | 2021 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 50 | Kazakhstan | 6.9% | 2021 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 51 | Iraq | 6.8% | 2021 | up 38.4% | rising |
| 52 | Kenya | 6.7% | 2021 | up 68.6% | rising |
| 53 | Tonga | 6.7% | 2021 | down 6.5% | rising |
| 54 | Chile | 6.6% | 2021 | down 19.3% | falling |
| 55 | Lebanon | 6.6% | 2021 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 56 | Zimbabwe | 6.6% | 2021 | up 60.7% | rising |
| 57 | Indonesia | 6.5% | 2021 | up 38.5% | rising |
| 58 | Malaysia | 6.5% | 2021 | down 3.5% | flat |
| 59 | Russia | 6.5% | 2021 | down 25.3% | falling |
| 60 | Senegal | 6.5% | 2021 | up 26.8% | rising |
| 61 | Bhutan | 6.5% | 2021 | up 33.4% | rising |
| 62 | Mexico | 6.5% | 2021 | down 1.3% | falling |
| 63 | Hungary | 6.4% | 2021 | up 29.4% | flat |
| 64 | Burundi | 6.4% | 2021 | up 46.5% | rising |
| 65 | Portugal | 6.3% | 2021 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 66 | Australia | 6.3% | 2021 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 67 | Thailand | 6.3% | 2021 | down 6.6% | rising |
| 68 | Bolivia | 6.2% | 2021 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 69 | Suriname | 6.2% | 2021 | down 20.1% | falling |
| 70 | Cyprus | 6.2% | 2021 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 71 | Eritrea | 6.2% | 2021 | up 30.0% | rising |
| 72 | Algeria | 6.2% | 2021 | up 21.0% | rising |
| 73 | Grenada | 6.1% | 2021 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 74 | Ghana | 6.1% | 2021 | up 77.8% | rising |
| 75 | Eswatini | 6.0% | 2021 | up 50.5% | rising |
| 76 | France | 5.9% | 2021 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 77 | Canada | 5.9% | 2021 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 78 | Morocco | 5.9% | 2021 | up 26.3% | rising |
| 79 | Barbados | 5.9% | 2021 | up 227.5% | rising |
| 80 | Seychelles | 5.9% | 2021 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 81 | Pakistan | 5.8% | 2021 | up 107.7% | rising |
| 82 | Uzbekistan | 5.8% | 2021 | up 34.3% | rising |
| 83 | Maldives | 5.8% | 2021 | down 11.2% | rising |
| 84 | Rwanda | 5.8% | 2021 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 85 | Togo | 5.8% | 2021 | up 99.0% | rising |
| 86 | Honduras | 5.7% | 2021 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 87 | Argentina | 5.7% | 2021 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 88 | Libya | 5.7% | 2021 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 89 | Burkina Faso | 5.7% | 2021 | up 144.9% | rising |
| 90 | Finland | 5.6% | 2021 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 91 | East Timor | 5.6% | 2021 | up 55.2% | rising |
| 92 | Singapore | 5.6% | 2021 | up 90.6% | rising |
| 93 | Egypt | 5.6% | 2021 | up 22.3% | rising |
| 94 | Vanuatu | 5.6% | 2021 | up 22.3% | rising |
| 95 | India | 5.6% | 2021 | up 74.6% | rising |
| 96 | Namibia | 5.5% | 2021 | up 45.7% | rising |
| 97 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 5.5% | 2021 | up 5.8% | falling |
| 98 | Malawi | 5.5% | 2021 | up 74.7% | rising |
| 99 | Sudan | 5.5% | 2021 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 100 | Comoros | 5.4% | 2021 | up 34.4% | rising |
| 101 | Guatemala | 5.4% | 2021 | down 10.5% | rising |
| 102 | Fiji | 5.4% | 2021 | down 25.3% | falling |
| 103 | Lesotho | 5.4% | 2021 | up 101.1% | rising |
| 104 | Bulgaria | 5.4% | 2021 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 105 | Bahamas | 5.3% | 2021 | down 42.8% | volatile |
| 106 | Trinidad and Tobago | 5.3% | 2021 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 107 | Iran | 5.3% | 2021 | down 20.7% | falling |
| 108 | Gambia | 5.2% | 2021 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 109 | Zambia | 5.2% | 2021 | up 51.4% | rising |
| 110 | Turkmenistan | 5.2% | 2021 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 111 | Brazil | 5.2% | 2021 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 112 | Tanzania | 5.2% | 2021 | up 31.1% | rising |
| 113 | Dominican Republic | 5.0% | 2021 | up 29.8% | rising |
| 114 | Spain | 5.0% | 2021 | down 30.4% | falling |
| 115 | Austria | 4.9% | 2021 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 116 | Tunisia | 4.9% | 2021 | up 2.3% | falling |
| 117 | Belize | 4.9% | 2021 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 118 | Botswana | 4.9% | 2021 | up 91.0% | rising |
| 119 | Norway | 4.9% | 2021 | up 86.3% | falling |
| 120 | Puerto Rico | 4.9% | 2021 | up 59.8% | rising |
| 121 | Samoa | 4.9% | 2021 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 122 | Uganda | 4.8% | 2021 | up 72.9% | rising |
| 123 | Kuwait | 4.7% | 2021 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 124 | Germany | 4.6% | 2021 | down 27.0% | falling |
| 125 | Albania | 4.6% | 2021 | down 27.6% | falling |
| 126 | United Arab Emirates | 4.5% | 2021 | up 7.6% | falling |
| 127 | Kiribati | 4.5% | 2021 | up 25.1% | rising |
| 128 | Slovenia | 4.5% | 2021 | down 0.2% | falling |
| 129 | Sweden | 4.4% | 2021 | up 57.1% | rising |
| 130 | Poland | 4.4% | 2021 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 131 | Kyrgyzstan | 4.4% | 2021 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 132 | Croatia | 4.3% | 2021 | down 21.5% | falling |
| 133 | Colombia | 4.3% | 2021 | down 22.9% | falling |
| 134 | United Kingdom | 4.3% | 2021 | up 15.1% | falling |
| 135 | Ethiopia | 4.3% | 2021 | up 29.8% | rising |
| 136 | Saudi Arabia | 4.3% | 2021 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 137 | Guinea-Bissau | 4.3% | 2021 | up 46.0% | rising |
| 138 | Benin | 4.2% | 2021 | up 57.4% | rising |
| 139 | Solomon Islands | 4.2% | 2021 | down 16.6% | rising |
| 140 | Cote d'Ivoire | 4.1% | 2021 | up 137.4% | rising |
| 141 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 4.1% | 2021 | up 389.9% | falling |
| 142 | Costa Rica | 4.1% | 2021 | down 27.5% | falling |
| 143 | Madagascar | 4.1% | 2021 | down 7.7% | rising |
| 144 | Mali | 4.1% | 2021 | up 38.1% | rising |
| 145 | Oman | 4.0% | 2021 | down 13.1% | flat |
| 146 | Guinea | 4.0% | 2021 | up 60.5% | rising |
| 147 | Qatar | 4.0% | 2021 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 148 | Cameroon | 3.9% | 2021 | up 25.3% | rising |
| 149 | Mauritius | 3.9% | 2021 | down 45.7% | falling |
| 150 | Palestine | 3.9% | 2021 | up 2.7% | falling |
| 151 | Italy | 3.9% | 2021 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 152 | Switzerland | 3.8% | 2021 | down 0.6% | falling |
| 153 | Turkey | 3.8% | 2021 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 154 | Nigeria | 3.8% | 2021 | up 99.0% | rising |
| 155 | Serbia | 3.8% | 2021 | down 17.7% | falling |
| 156 | Nicaragua | 3.8% | 2021 | down 31.9% | falling |
| 157 | Brunei | 3.7% | 2021 | up 26.6% | volatile |
| 158 | Djibouti | 3.7% | 2021 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 159 | Mauritania | 3.7% | 2021 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 160 | Gabon | 3.6% | 2021 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 161 | Bahrain | 3.6% | 2021 | down 19.9% | falling |
| 162 | Micronesia (country) | 3.5% | 2021 | down 6.2% | rising |
| 163 | Papua New Guinea | 3.5% | 2021 | down 10.6% | rising |
| 164 | Sierra Leone | 3.5% | 2021 | up 66.9% | rising |
| 165 | Niger | 3.5% | 2021 | up 82.6% | rising |
| 166 | Netherlands | 3.4% | 2021 | down 24.7% | falling |
| 167 | Somalia | 3.3% | 2021 | up 61.2% | rising |
| 168 | Slovakia | 3.3% | 2021 | down 49.9% | falling |
| 169 | Angola | 3.2% | 2021 | up 20.1% | rising |
| 170 | Panama | 3.2% | 2021 | down 35.7% | falling |
| 171 | Chad | 3.2% | 2021 | up 20.5% | rising |
| 172 | South Sudan | 3.1% | 2021 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 173 | Ireland | 2.9% | 2021 | down 24.3% | falling |
| 174 | Mozambique | 2.8% | 2021 | up 55.4% | rising |
| 175 | Montenegro | 2.8% | 2021 | down 13.5% | falling |
| 176 | Saint Lucia | 2.7% | 2021 | down 48.9% | falling |
| 177 | Congo | 2.7% | 2021 | down 14.0% | volatile |
| 178 | North Macedonia | 2.7% | 2021 | down 59.3% | falling |
| 179 | Equatorial Guinea | 2.5% | 2021 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 180 | Liberia | 2.4% | 2021 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 181 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 2.1% | 2021 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 182 | Central African Republic | 2.0% | 2021 | up 34.6% | rising |
| 183 | Jamaica | 1.8% | 2021 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 184 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1.6% | 2021 | down 68.9% | volatile |
| 185 | Malta | 0.0% | 2021 | down 99.8% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- North America 12.4%
- Late-demographic dividend 12.2%
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 10.6%
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 10.6%
- East Asia & Pacific 10.6%
- Post-demographic dividend 9.4%
- Upper middle income 8.9%
- High income 8.3%
- OECD members 7.3%
- IBRD only 6.7%
- Caribbean Small States 6.6%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 6.5%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 6.5%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 6.5%
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 6.1%
- Latin America & Caribbean 6.1%
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 6.1%
- Central Europe and the Baltics 6.1%
- Early-demographic dividend 6.0%
- South Asia 5.9%
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 5.9%
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 5.9%
- Arab World 5.8%
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 5.8%
- Europe & Central Asia 5.7%
- Middle income 5.7%
- Small states 5.4%
- European Union 5.4%
- Other small states 5.4%
- World 5.3%
- Low & middle income 5.2%
- IDA & IBRD total 5.2%
- Euro area 5.2%
- Lower middle income 5.1%
- Pacific island small states 4.9%
- IDA only 4.6%
- IDA total 4.6%
- IDA blend 4.6%
- Least developed countries 4.5%
- Low income 4.2%
About this data
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.