Cause of death, by injury, ages 15-59, male (% of total male deaths ages 15-59) by country
Number of male deaths ages 15-59 due to injury divided by number of all male deaths ages 15-59, expressed by percentage. Injury includes unintentional and intentional injuries.
Countries reporting
185
Highest
57.8%
Afghanistan
Lowest
7.5%
Bulgaria
Median
18.7%
Years covered
22
2000–2021
Data points
1,392
What the numbers show
Cause of death, by injury, ages 15-59, male (% of total male deaths ages 15-59) is currently reported for 185 countries. The highest value is 57.8% in Afghanistan; the lowest is 7.5% in Bulgaria.
The median across all reporting countries is 18.7%, and the mean is 20.3%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 8.
Over the past decade 33 countries rose and 152 fell. The largest increase was in Eswatini (up 46.6%), and the largest decrease in Oman (down 64.9%).
Cause of death, by injury, ages 15-59, male: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afghanistan | 57.8% | 2021 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 2 | Yemen | 49.9% | 2021 | up 34.2% | rising |
| 3 | Venezuela | 49.8% | 2021 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 4 | Honduras | 45.8% | 2021 | down 14.3% | flat |
| 5 | El Salvador | 44.7% | 2021 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 6 | Belize | 40.4% | 2021 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 7 | Colombia | 38.8% | 2021 | down 41.6% | falling |
| 8 | Iraq | 37.9% | 2021 | down 32.0% | falling |
| 9 | Jamaica | 34.2% | 2021 | down 15.4% | rising |
| 10 | Syria | 33.7% | 2021 | up 39.4% | volatile |
| 11 | Dominican Republic | 33.6% | 2021 | down 15.4% | flat |
| 12 | Costa Rica | 31.9% | 2021 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 13 | Ecuador | 31.3% | 2021 | down 35.2% | falling |
| 14 | Puerto Rico | 30.5% | 2021 | down 17.0% | flat |
| 15 | Guatemala | 30.5% | 2021 | down 37.4% | falling |
| 16 | Saudi Arabia | 30.1% | 2021 | down 28.7% | falling |
| 17 | Panama | 29.3% | 2021 | down 33.4% | falling |
| 18 | Haiti | 29.2% | 2021 | down 61.3% | volatile |
| 19 | Ethiopia | 29.0% | 2021 | up 29.8% | falling |
| 20 | Brazil | 28.7% | 2021 | down 27.1% | falling |
| 21 | Cape Verde | 28.2% | 2021 | down 23.4% | falling |
| 22 | Uruguay | 28.0% | 2021 | down 11.0% | rising |
| 23 | Qatar | 27.9% | 2021 | down 31.9% | falling |
| 24 | South Korea | 27.9% | 2021 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 25 | Trinidad and Tobago | 27.6% | 2021 | down 28.8% | rising |
| 26 | Bahamas | 27.4% | 2021 | down 7.2% | rising |
| 27 | Belgium | 26.9% | 2021 | up 3.7% | falling |
| 28 | Libya | 26.9% | 2021 | down 40.6% | falling |
| 29 | Burkina Faso | 26.1% | 2021 | up 23.6% | rising |
| 30 | Thailand | 26.1% | 2021 | down 20.1% | falling |
| 31 | Norway | 26.0% | 2021 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 32 | New Zealand | 25.9% | 2021 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 33 | Sri Lanka | 25.4% | 2021 | down 43.4% | falling |
| 34 | Sweden | 25.3% | 2021 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 35 | Australia | 25.2% | 2021 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 36 | Central African Republic | 25.0% | 2021 | up 41.3% | rising |
| 37 | Niger | 24.8% | 2021 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 38 | Palestine | 24.6% | 2021 | down 39.5% | falling |
| 39 | Mexico | 24.5% | 2021 | down 38.3% | falling |
| 40 | Nicaragua | 24.2% | 2021 | down 36.9% | falling |
| 41 | Algeria | 24.2% | 2021 | down 27.4% | falling |
| 42 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 24.1% | 2021 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 43 | Israel | 23.9% | 2021 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 44 | Nepal | 23.8% | 2021 | down 8.3% | rising |
| 45 | Comoros | 23.7% | 2021 | down 3.2% | rising |
| 46 | Bhutan | 23.5% | 2021 | down 12.3% | flat |
| 47 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 23.5% | 2021 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 48 | Mali | 23.4% | 2021 | down 0.6% | falling |
| 49 | Mongolia | 23.4% | 2021 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 50 | North Korea | 23.2% | 2021 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 51 | Uganda | 23.1% | 2021 | up 26.5% | rising |
| 52 | Chile | 22.9% | 2021 | down 28.1% | falling |
| 53 | Guinea | 22.9% | 2021 | up 18.6% | falling |
| 54 | Guyana | 22.9% | 2021 | down 26.2% | falling |
| 55 | Senegal | 22.9% | 2021 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 56 | United Arab Emirates | 22.6% | 2021 | down 46.6% | falling |
| 57 | Japan | 22.6% | 2021 | down 18.7% | falling |
| 58 | Chad | 22.4% | 2021 | up 7.6% | flat |
| 59 | Iran | 22.3% | 2021 | down 44.5% | falling |
| 60 | South Africa | 22.3% | 2021 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 61 | Sudan | 22.1% | 2021 | down 30.9% | falling |
| 62 | Nigeria | 22.0% | 2021 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 63 | Tajikistan | 21.7% | 2021 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 64 | South Sudan | 21.7% | 2021 | down 1.0% | falling |
| 65 | Slovenia | 21.3% | 2021 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 66 | Zimbabwe | 21.1% | 2021 | up 46.2% | rising |
| 67 | Benin | 21.1% | 2021 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 68 | Paraguay | 21.1% | 2021 | down 47.9% | falling |
| 69 | Finland | 21.0% | 2021 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 70 | Eritrea | 21.0% | 2021 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 71 | France | 20.8% | 2021 | down 1.3% | falling |
| 72 | Switzerland | 20.7% | 2021 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 73 | Solomon Islands | 20.5% | 2021 | down 19.9% | falling |
| 74 | Austria | 20.3% | 2021 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 75 | Vietnam | 20.2% | 2021 | down 30.8% | falling |
| 76 | Mauritania | 20.1% | 2021 | down 26.0% | falling |
| 77 | Togo | 20.0% | 2021 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 78 | Iceland | 20.0% | 2021 | down 32.1% | falling |
| 79 | Burundi | 19.8% | 2021 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 80 | Barbados | 19.7% | 2021 | down 0.8% | falling |
| 81 | United States | 19.6% | 2021 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 82 | China | 19.6% | 2021 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 83 | Pakistan | 19.5% | 2021 | down 29.2% | falling |
| 84 | Cambodia | 19.4% | 2021 | down 28.2% | falling |
| 85 | Micronesia (country) | 19.4% | 2021 | up 9.6% | falling |
| 86 | Suriname | 19.2% | 2021 | down 36.7% | falling |
| 87 | Lesotho | 19.2% | 2021 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 88 | Morocco | 19.1% | 2021 | down 37.6% | falling |
| 89 | Laos | 19.0% | 2021 | down 19.0% | flat |
| 90 | Argentina | 18.9% | 2021 | down 29.4% | falling |
| 91 | Eswatini | 18.8% | 2021 | up 46.6% | rising |
| 92 | Somalia | 18.8% | 2021 | down 14.3% | rising |
| 93 | Ireland | 18.7% | 2021 | down 30.9% | falling |
| 94 | Cote d'Ivoire | 18.6% | 2021 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 95 | Saint Lucia | 18.6% | 2021 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 96 | Vanuatu | 18.5% | 2021 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 97 | Rwanda | 18.4% | 2021 | down 10.5% | rising |
| 98 | Kyrgyzstan | 18.3% | 2021 | down 33.2% | falling |
| 99 | Kenya | 18.3% | 2021 | up 36.0% | rising |
| 100 | Tanzania | 18.3% | 2021 | up 32.4% | rising |
| 101 | East Timor | 18.1% | 2021 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 102 | Malta | 18.0% | 2021 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 103 | Samoa | 18.0% | 2021 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 104 | Bangladesh | 17.9% | 2021 | down 3.2% | rising |
| 105 | Kazakhstan | 17.6% | 2021 | down 37.4% | falling |
| 106 | Bahrain | 17.6% | 2021 | down 36.3% | falling |
| 107 | Seychelles | 17.6% | 2021 | down 29.9% | falling |
| 108 | Angola | 17.6% | 2021 | down 1.0% | falling |
| 109 | Armenia | 17.3% | 2021 | down 0.8% | volatile |
| 110 | Lithuania | 17.3% | 2021 | down 43.7% | falling |
| 111 | Kuwait | 17.2% | 2021 | down 39.6% | falling |
| 112 | Latvia | 17.1% | 2021 | down 34.4% | falling |
| 113 | Liberia | 17.1% | 2021 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 114 | Estonia | 16.9% | 2021 | down 30.9% | falling |
| 115 | Gambia | 16.9% | 2021 | up 1.9% | falling |
| 116 | Sierra Leone | 16.8% | 2021 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 117 | Luxembourg | 16.7% | 2021 | down 32.6% | falling |
| 118 | Madagascar | 16.7% | 2021 | down 15.3% | falling |
| 119 | Grenada | 16.5% | 2021 | down 18.5% | flat |
| 120 | Ghana | 16.4% | 2021 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 121 | Djibouti | 16.3% | 2021 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 122 | Malaysia | 16.2% | 2021 | down 35.4% | falling |
| 123 | Canada | 16.2% | 2021 | down 34.7% | falling |
| 124 | Poland | 16.2% | 2021 | down 25.4% | falling |
| 125 | Guinea-Bissau | 16.1% | 2021 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 126 | Papua New Guinea | 16.1% | 2021 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 127 | Philippines | 16.0% | 2021 | down 24.9% | falling |
| 128 | Uzbekistan | 16.0% | 2021 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 129 | Cyprus | 15.9% | 2021 | down 35.2% | falling |
| 130 | Spain | 15.9% | 2021 | up 0.6% | falling |
| 131 | Cameroon | 15.9% | 2021 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 132 | Tonga | 15.9% | 2021 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 133 | Myanmar | 15.8% | 2021 | down 9.5% | flat |
| 134 | Czechia | 15.8% | 2021 | down 32.1% | falling |
| 135 | Netherlands | 15.8% | 2021 | down 4.6% | flat |
| 136 | Ukraine | 15.8% | 2021 | down 20.1% | falling |
| 137 | Sao Tome and Principe | 15.7% | 2021 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 138 | Russia | 15.7% | 2021 | down 40.3% | falling |
| 139 | Namibia | 15.6% | 2021 | down 10.6% | rising |
| 140 | Gabon | 15.6% | 2021 | down 10.2% | rising |
| 141 | Portugal | 15.5% | 2021 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 142 | Croatia | 15.1% | 2021 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 143 | India | 15.0% | 2021 | down 36.2% | falling |
| 144 | Antigua and Barbuda | 14.9% | 2021 | down 38.4% | falling |
| 145 | Denmark | 14.7% | 2021 | up 3.2% | falling |
| 146 | Jordan | 14.5% | 2021 | down 43.5% | falling |
| 147 | United Kingdom | 14.5% | 2021 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 148 | Belarus | 14.4% | 2021 | down 44.0% | falling |
| 149 | Lebanon | 14.4% | 2021 | down 56.4% | falling |
| 150 | Peru | 14.3% | 2021 | down 51.2% | falling |
| 151 | Italy | 14.2% | 2021 | down 24.7% | falling |
| 152 | Moldova | 14.2% | 2021 | down 36.2% | falling |
| 153 | Singapore | 14.0% | 2021 | down 20.6% | falling |
| 154 | Malawi | 14.0% | 2021 | up 42.3% | rising |
| 155 | Georgia | 13.9% | 2021 | down 0.9% | falling |
| 156 | Mozambique | 13.8% | 2021 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 157 | Tunisia | 13.7% | 2021 | down 54.5% | falling |
| 158 | Mauritius | 13.7% | 2021 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 159 | Zambia | 13.4% | 2021 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 160 | Greece | 13.4% | 2021 | down 31.2% | falling |
| 161 | Slovakia | 13.3% | 2021 | down 36.8% | falling |
| 162 | Bolivia | 13.2% | 2021 | down 61.0% | falling |
| 163 | Congo | 13.1% | 2021 | down 30.2% | falling |
| 164 | Montenegro | 13.0% | 2021 | down 37.7% | falling |
| 165 | Azerbaijan | 12.8% | 2021 | down 35.7% | falling |
| 166 | Turkey | 12.6% | 2021 | down 38.2% | falling |
| 167 | Germany | 12.6% | 2021 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 168 | Brunei | 12.5% | 2021 | down 31.7% | falling |
| 169 | Botswana | 12.4% | 2021 | down 20.1% | rising |
| 170 | Oman | 12.1% | 2021 | down 64.9% | falling |
| 171 | Turkmenistan | 11.8% | 2021 | down 39.5% | falling |
| 172 | Hungary | 11.8% | 2021 | down 27.6% | falling |
| 173 | Romania | 11.8% | 2021 | down 34.5% | falling |
| 174 | Equatorial Guinea | 11.6% | 2021 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 175 | Albania | 11.5% | 2021 | down 56.0% | falling |
| 176 | Cuba | 11.1% | 2021 | down 49.7% | falling |
| 177 | Maldives | 11.1% | 2021 | down 49.7% | falling |
| 178 | Kiribati | 10.8% | 2021 | down 18.5% | falling |
| 179 | North Macedonia | 9.9% | 2021 | down 26.0% | falling |
| 180 | Egypt | 9.9% | 2021 | down 34.5% | falling |
| 181 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 9.9% | 2021 | down 45.6% | falling |
| 182 | Serbia | 9.1% | 2021 | down 32.2% | falling |
| 183 | Fiji | 8.0% | 2021 | down 39.4% | falling |
| 184 | Indonesia | 7.6% | 2021 | down 46.5% | falling |
| 185 | Bulgaria | 7.5% | 2021 | down 39.7% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 28.3%
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 28.1%
- Latin America & Caribbean 28.0%
- Low income 27.5%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 26.0%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 26.0%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 25.9%
- Caribbean Small States 25.3%
- IDA only 24.3%
- Least developed countries 24.1%
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 24.0%
- Arab World 23.3%
- Pre-demographic dividend 23.2%
- IDA total 22.8%
- Africa Eastern and Southern 21.0%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 20.9%
- Sub-Saharan Africa 20.9%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 20.9%
- Late-demographic dividend 20.8%
- Africa Western and Central 20.8%
- OECD members 20.4%
- Upper middle income 19.9%
- IDA blend 19.6%
- North America 19.4%
- Small states 19.3%
- Low & middle income 19.3%
- World 19.1%
- IDA & IBRD total 19.1%
- Middle income 18.3%
- Post-demographic dividend 18.2%
- High income 18.1%
- IBRD only 17.9%
- Other small states 17.8%
- East Asia & Pacific 17.7%
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 17.5%
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 17.4%
- Early-demographic dividend 17.3%
- Lower middle income 16.7%
- Euro area 15.6%
- European Union 15.3%
About this data
Number of male deaths ages 15-59 due to injury divided by number of all male deaths ages 15-59, expressed by percentage. Injury includes unintentional and intentional injuries.