Cause of death, by injury, ages 60+, male in World
World: Cause of death, by injury, ages 60+, male was 3.4% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Cause of death, by injury, ages 60+, male in World, 2000–2021
Source: Global Health Estimates, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of total male deaths ages 60+.
Analysis
World recorded 3.4% for cause of death, by injury, ages 60+, male in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.1% on the previous year and down 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cause of death, by injury, ages 60+, male in World peaked at 4.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 3.4%, in 2021.
That places World 22nd out of 47 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
Cause of death, by injury, ages 60+, male in World, year by year
| Year | % of total male deaths ages 60+ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.0% | — |
| 2010 | 4.2% | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 4.2% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 4.2% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 3.7% | -11.0% |
| 2021 | 3.4% | -9.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.0% | 4.0% | 4.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 4.2% | 4.2% | 4.2% | 3 |
| 2020s | 3.6% | 3.4% | 3.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near World
More health data for World
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2,458 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0381 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.6031 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0401 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, annual growth rate -0.915 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.04 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cause of death, by injury, ages 60+, male in World?
- Cause of death, by injury, ages 60+, male in World was 3.4% in 2021, according to Global Health Estimates, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest cause of death, by injury, ages 60+, male recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 4.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest cause of death, by injury, ages 60+, male recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4% in 2021.
- How does World rank for cause of death, by injury, ages 60+, male?
- World ranks 22nd out of 47 groups with data for 2021.
- Is cause of death, by injury, ages 60+, male rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this World data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Estimates, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Cause of death, by injury, ages 60+, male (% of total male deaths ages 60+). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 6 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Number of male deaths ages 60+ due to injury divided by number of all male deaths ages 60+, expressed by percentage. Injury includes unintentional and intentional injuries.