Cause of death, by injury, ages 15-59 (% of total deaths ages 15-59) by country
Number of deaths ages 15-59 due to injury divided by number of all deaths ages 15-59, expressed by percentage. Injury includes unintentional and intentional injuries.
Countries reporting
185
Highest
41.7%
Afghanistan
Lowest
5.8%
Indonesia
Median
14.7%
Years covered
22
2000–2021
Data points
1,392
What the numbers show
Cause of death, by injury, ages 15-59 (% of total deaths ages 15-59) is currently reported for 185 countries. The highest value is 41.7% in Afghanistan; the lowest is 5.8% in Indonesia.
The median across all reporting countries is 14.7%, and the mean is 16.0%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 7.
Over the past decade 42 countries rose and 143 fell. The largest increase was in Zimbabwe (up 56.4%), and the largest decrease in Haiti (down 72.2%).
Cause of death, by injury, ages 15-59: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afghanistan | 41.7% | 2021 | up 37.1% | rising |
| 2 | El Salvador | 40.6% | 2021 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 3 | Yemen | 40.3% | 2021 | up 39.3% | rising |
| 4 | Venezuela | 38.6% | 2021 | down 20.3% | falling |
| 5 | Honduras | 35.0% | 2021 | down 21.4% | flat |
| 6 | Iraq | 29.9% | 2021 | down 32.5% | falling |
| 7 | Colombia | 29.2% | 2021 | down 43.8% | falling |
| 8 | Belize | 28.8% | 2021 | down 18.3% | falling |
| 9 | South Korea | 27.0% | 2021 | down 13.2% | flat |
| 10 | Syria | 26.5% | 2021 | up 41.0% | volatile |
| 11 | Dominican Republic | 25.8% | 2021 | down 12.9% | flat |
| 12 | Saudi Arabia | 25.7% | 2021 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 13 | Jamaica | 25.2% | 2021 | down 14.0% | rising |
| 14 | Qatar | 24.7% | 2021 | down 35.0% | falling |
| 15 | Costa Rica | 24.7% | 2021 | down 18.0% | falling |
| 16 | Puerto Rico | 24.3% | 2021 | down 14.1% | flat |
| 17 | Cape Verde | 24.1% | 2021 | down 20.3% | flat |
| 18 | Ecuador | 24.0% | 2021 | down 36.4% | falling |
| 19 | Belgium | 23.6% | 2021 | up 3.4% | falling |
| 20 | Uruguay | 22.8% | 2021 | down 11.3% | flat |
| 21 | Guatemala | 22.7% | 2021 | down 39.8% | falling |
| 22 | Haiti | 21.7% | 2021 | down 72.2% | volatile |
| 23 | Panama | 21.7% | 2021 | down 36.2% | falling |
| 24 | Norway | 21.6% | 2021 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 25 | Sweden | 21.6% | 2021 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 26 | Libya | 21.6% | 2021 | down 40.6% | falling |
| 27 | Brazil | 21.5% | 2021 | down 31.0% | falling |
| 28 | Thailand | 21.4% | 2021 | down 21.4% | falling |
| 29 | Ethiopia | 21.2% | 2021 | up 40.3% | flat |
| 30 | New Zealand | 21.1% | 2021 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 31 | Australia | 21.1% | 2021 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 32 | Sri Lanka | 21.0% | 2021 | down 46.6% | falling |
| 33 | Japan | 20.9% | 2021 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 34 | Trinidad and Tobago | 20.2% | 2021 | down 30.6% | rising |
| 35 | Burkina Faso | 20.1% | 2021 | up 30.0% | rising |
| 36 | United Arab Emirates | 19.8% | 2021 | down 49.0% | falling |
| 37 | North Korea | 19.6% | 2021 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 38 | Nepal | 19.5% | 2021 | down 8.7% | rising |
| 39 | Bahamas | 19.5% | 2021 | down 12.0% | rising |
| 40 | Mongolia | 19.4% | 2021 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 41 | Bhutan | 19.4% | 2021 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 42 | Finland | 19.3% | 2021 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 43 | Israel | 19.1% | 2021 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 44 | Palestine | 19.0% | 2021 | down 40.5% | falling |
| 45 | Algeria | 18.8% | 2021 | down 26.6% | falling |
| 46 | Mexico | 18.7% | 2021 | down 39.4% | falling |
| 47 | Iceland | 18.7% | 2021 | down 24.4% | falling |
| 48 | Chile | 18.6% | 2021 | down 28.0% | falling |
| 49 | Comoros | 18.4% | 2021 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 50 | Iran | 18.3% | 2021 | down 48.6% | falling |
| 51 | Slovenia | 18.1% | 2021 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 52 | France | 18.0% | 2021 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 53 | Switzerland | 17.8% | 2021 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 54 | Niger | 17.8% | 2021 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 55 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 17.8% | 2021 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 56 | China | 17.6% | 2021 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 57 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 17.6% | 2021 | down 16.1% | flat |
| 58 | Vietnam | 17.5% | 2021 | down 31.9% | falling |
| 59 | Nicaragua | 17.4% | 2021 | down 39.7% | falling |
| 60 | Central African Republic | 17.2% | 2021 | up 49.3% | rising |
| 61 | Guyana | 17.2% | 2021 | down 29.1% | falling |
| 62 | Austria | 17.1% | 2021 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 63 | Senegal | 17.0% | 2021 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 64 | Uganda | 16.8% | 2021 | up 43.1% | rising |
| 65 | Sudan | 16.7% | 2021 | down 29.8% | falling |
| 66 | United States | 16.6% | 2021 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 67 | Mali | 16.5% | 2021 | up 7.1% | falling |
| 68 | South Africa | 16.5% | 2021 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 69 | Guinea | 16.4% | 2021 | up 27.4% | flat |
| 70 | Benin | 16.0% | 2021 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 71 | Eritrea | 16.0% | 2021 | down 0.3% | falling |
| 72 | Togo | 15.9% | 2021 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 73 | Suriname | 15.8% | 2021 | down 36.3% | falling |
| 74 | Paraguay | 15.8% | 2021 | down 48.9% | falling |
| 75 | Solomon Islands | 15.8% | 2021 | down 22.1% | falling |
| 76 | Malta | 15.7% | 2021 | down 0.9% | falling |
| 77 | Tajikistan | 15.6% | 2021 | down 34.4% | falling |
| 78 | Chad | 15.4% | 2021 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 79 | Kyrgyzstan | 15.4% | 2021 | down 34.5% | falling |
| 80 | Luxembourg | 15.3% | 2021 | down 28.4% | falling |
| 81 | South Sudan | 15.2% | 2021 | up 7.8% | falling |
| 82 | Ireland | 15.2% | 2021 | down 31.7% | falling |
| 83 | Latvia | 15.2% | 2021 | down 32.3% | falling |
| 84 | Estonia | 15.1% | 2021 | down 29.0% | falling |
| 85 | Lithuania | 15.1% | 2021 | down 44.8% | falling |
| 86 | Zimbabwe | 15.0% | 2021 | up 56.4% | rising |
| 87 | Nigeria | 14.9% | 2021 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 88 | Cote d'Ivoire | 14.9% | 2021 | up 24.7% | rising |
| 89 | Micronesia (country) | 14.9% | 2021 | up 8.3% | falling |
| 90 | Laos | 14.9% | 2021 | down 19.0% | rising |
| 91 | Vanuatu | 14.9% | 2021 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 92 | Cambodia | 14.8% | 2021 | down 27.4% | falling |
| 93 | Kuwait | 14.7% | 2021 | down 39.9% | falling |
| 94 | Pakistan | 14.6% | 2021 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 95 | Kazakhstan | 14.6% | 2021 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 96 | Burundi | 14.5% | 2021 | up 6.4% | falling |
| 97 | Argentina | 14.5% | 2021 | down 31.0% | falling |
| 98 | Lesotho | 14.4% | 2021 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 99 | Saint Lucia | 14.4% | 2021 | down 50.9% | falling |
| 100 | Somalia | 14.1% | 2021 | down 11.9% | rising |
| 101 | Seychelles | 14.1% | 2021 | down 31.9% | falling |
| 102 | Canada | 14.0% | 2021 | down 32.4% | falling |
| 103 | East Timor | 13.9% | 2021 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 104 | Armenia | 13.8% | 2021 | down 1.7% | volatile |
| 105 | Mauritania | 13.8% | 2021 | down 24.2% | falling |
| 106 | Poland | 13.8% | 2021 | down 24.9% | falling |
| 107 | Czechia | 13.7% | 2021 | down 30.9% | falling |
| 108 | Kenya | 13.7% | 2021 | up 46.2% | rising |
| 109 | Samoa | 13.7% | 2021 | down 20.4% | falling |
| 110 | Bahrain | 13.6% | 2021 | down 40.2% | falling |
| 111 | Barbados | 13.6% | 2021 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 112 | Eswatini | 13.5% | 2021 | up 40.3% | rising |
| 113 | Spain | 13.5% | 2021 | down 0.3% | falling |
| 114 | India | 13.5% | 2021 | down 36.1% | falling |
| 115 | Morocco | 13.5% | 2021 | down 38.7% | falling |
| 116 | Russia | 13.3% | 2021 | down 43.5% | falling |
| 117 | Rwanda | 13.2% | 2021 | down 6.6% | rising |
| 118 | Ukraine | 13.2% | 2021 | down 20.9% | falling |
| 119 | Myanmar | 13.2% | 2021 | down 9.5% | flat |
| 120 | Portugal | 13.1% | 2021 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 121 | Uzbekistan | 13.1% | 2021 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 122 | Cyprus | 13.1% | 2021 | down 37.1% | falling |
| 123 | Netherlands | 13.1% | 2021 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 124 | Tanzania | 13.0% | 2021 | up 48.5% | rising |
| 125 | Malaysia | 12.9% | 2021 | down 37.8% | falling |
| 126 | Bangladesh | 12.8% | 2021 | down 4.8% | rising |
| 127 | Croatia | 12.7% | 2021 | down 17.1% | falling |
| 128 | Angola | 12.6% | 2021 | up 2.4% | falling |
| 129 | Ghana | 12.6% | 2021 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 130 | Belarus | 12.5% | 2021 | down 45.0% | falling |
| 131 | Djibouti | 12.5% | 2021 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 132 | Tonga | 12.5% | 2021 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 133 | Madagascar | 12.3% | 2021 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 134 | Papua New Guinea | 12.2% | 2021 | down 14.7% | flat |
| 135 | Singapore | 12.2% | 2021 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 136 | Sierra Leone | 12.2% | 2021 | up 3.2% | falling |
| 137 | Guinea-Bissau | 12.1% | 2021 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 138 | Gambia | 12.1% | 2021 | up 11.5% | flat |
| 139 | Denmark | 12.0% | 2021 | down 0.2% | falling |
| 140 | Sao Tome and Principe | 12.0% | 2021 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 141 | Liberia | 12.0% | 2021 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 142 | Philippines | 12.0% | 2021 | down 28.0% | falling |
| 143 | United Kingdom | 11.9% | 2021 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 144 | Tunisia | 11.7% | 2021 | down 54.2% | falling |
| 145 | Lebanon | 11.6% | 2021 | down 55.5% | falling |
| 146 | Georgia | 11.6% | 2021 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 147 | Jordan | 11.5% | 2021 | down 43.9% | falling |
| 148 | Grenada | 11.5% | 2021 | down 23.8% | falling |
| 149 | Italy | 11.5% | 2021 | down 23.3% | falling |
| 150 | Peru | 11.4% | 2021 | down 48.5% | falling |
| 151 | Namibia | 11.4% | 2021 | down 11.9% | rising |
| 152 | Moldova | 11.4% | 2021 | down 40.1% | falling |
| 153 | Slovakia | 11.4% | 2021 | down 35.6% | falling |
| 154 | Gabon | 11.3% | 2021 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 155 | Cameroon | 11.1% | 2021 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 156 | Mauritius | 11.0% | 2021 | down 21.1% | falling |
| 157 | Greece | 10.9% | 2021 | down 33.2% | falling |
| 158 | Germany | 10.9% | 2021 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 159 | Montenegro | 10.9% | 2021 | down 36.0% | falling |
| 160 | Oman | 10.5% | 2021 | down 65.1% | falling |
| 161 | Turkey | 10.3% | 2021 | down 38.2% | falling |
| 162 | Mozambique | 10.2% | 2021 | up 33.6% | rising |
| 163 | Bolivia | 10.1% | 2021 | down 58.7% | falling |
| 164 | Azerbaijan | 10.1% | 2021 | down 37.0% | falling |
| 165 | Romania | 9.9% | 2021 | down 35.4% | falling |
| 166 | Hungary | 9.9% | 2021 | down 29.2% | falling |
| 167 | Albania | 9.9% | 2021 | down 53.5% | falling |
| 168 | Malawi | 9.8% | 2021 | up 55.6% | rising |
| 169 | Zambia | 9.6% | 2021 | up 22.7% | rising |
| 170 | Turkmenistan | 9.6% | 2021 | down 40.3% | falling |
| 171 | Botswana | 9.4% | 2021 | down 15.5% | rising |
| 172 | Antigua and Barbuda | 9.3% | 2021 | down 44.5% | falling |
| 173 | Brunei | 9.1% | 2021 | down 40.3% | falling |
| 174 | Maldives | 9.0% | 2021 | down 47.3% | falling |
| 175 | Congo | 8.9% | 2021 | down 24.5% | falling |
| 176 | Equatorial Guinea | 8.4% | 2021 | up 18.4% | falling |
| 177 | Cuba | 8.4% | 2021 | down 50.3% | falling |
| 178 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 8.0% | 2021 | down 45.8% | falling |
| 179 | North Macedonia | 7.9% | 2021 | down 28.2% | falling |
| 180 | Kiribati | 7.9% | 2021 | down 22.0% | falling |
| 181 | Egypt | 7.6% | 2021 | down 35.3% | falling |
| 182 | Serbia | 7.5% | 2021 | down 31.6% | falling |
| 183 | Fiji | 6.5% | 2021 | down 39.2% | falling |
| 184 | Bulgaria | 6.3% | 2021 | down 40.4% | falling |
| 185 | Indonesia | 5.8% | 2021 | down 45.6% | 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) 21.4%
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 21.2%
- Latin America & Caribbean 21.2%
- Low income 20.1%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 19.7%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 19.6%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 19.6%
- Caribbean Small States 18.6%
- Arab World 18.1%
- IDA only 17.9%
- Least developed countries 17.7%
- Late-demographic dividend 17.6%
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 17.4%
- OECD members 16.8%
- IDA total 16.7%
- Pre-demographic dividend 16.6%
- North America 16.4%
- Upper middle income 16.1%
- Post-demographic dividend 15.6%
- Low & middle income 15.5%
- World 15.5%
- High income 15.4%
- IDA & IBRD total 15.4%
- Africa Eastern and Southern 15.3%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 15.2%
- Sub-Saharan Africa 15.2%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 15.2%
- East Asia & Pacific 15.0%
- IBRD only 14.9%
- Middle income 14.9%
- Africa Western and Central 14.8%
- Small states 14.7%
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 14.7%
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 14.6%
- IDA blend 14.3%
- Early-demographic dividend 14.1%
- Other small states 13.9%
- Lower middle income 13.8%
- South Asia 13.6%
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 13.6%
About this data
Number of deaths ages 15-59 due to injury divided by number of all deaths ages 15-59, expressed by percentage. Injury includes unintentional and intentional injuries.