Cause of death, by injury, ages 60+ (% of total deaths ages 60+) by country
Number of deaths ages 60+ due to injury divided by number of all deaths ages 60+, expressed by percentage. Injury includes unintentional and intentional injuries.
Countries reporting
185
Highest
8.3%
Honduras
Lowest
0.9%
Egypt
Median
2.8%
Years covered
22
2000–2021
Data points
1,392
What the numbers show
Cause of death, by injury, ages 60+ (% of total deaths ages 60+) is currently reported for 185 countries. The highest value is 8.3% in Honduras; the lowest is 0.9% in Egypt.
The median across all reporting countries is 2.8%, and the mean is 3.1%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 9.
Over the past decade 44 countries rose and 141 fell. The largest increase was in Greece (up 104.2%), and the largest decrease in Haiti (down 91.9%).
Cause of death, by injury, ages 60+: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Honduras | 8.3% | 2021 | down 35.6% | falling |
| 2 | Kenya | 7.9% | 2021 | up 33.8% | rising |
| 3 | Ethiopia | 6.8% | 2021 | down 3.5% | rising |
| 4 | Comoros | 6.5% | 2021 | down 7.1% | rising |
| 5 | El Salvador | 6.4% | 2021 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 6 | Burkina Faso | 6.2% | 2021 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 7 | South Sudan | 6.1% | 2021 | down 24.5% | falling |
| 8 | Uganda | 5.8% | 2021 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 9 | Slovenia | 5.8% | 2021 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 10 | Eritrea | 5.7% | 2021 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 11 | Djibouti | 5.6% | 2021 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 12 | Niger | 5.6% | 2021 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 13 | Nigeria | 5.5% | 2021 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 14 | Guinea | 5.4% | 2021 | up 14.6% | flat |
| 15 | Senegal | 5.4% | 2021 | down 5.1% | rising |
| 16 | Bhutan | 5.4% | 2021 | down 0.3% | falling |
| 17 | Rwanda | 5.3% | 2021 | down 14.7% | flat |
| 18 | Gambia | 5.3% | 2021 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 19 | Mali | 5.3% | 2021 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 20 | Cote d'Ivoire | 5.2% | 2021 | down 6.7% | rising |
| 21 | Benin | 5.2% | 2021 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 22 | France | 5.2% | 2021 | up 3.6% | flat |
| 23 | Burundi | 5.2% | 2021 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 24 | Belize | 5.1% | 2021 | down 5.7% | rising |
| 25 | Chad | 5.1% | 2021 | down 6.8% | flat |
| 26 | South Korea | 5.1% | 2021 | down 30.4% | flat |
| 27 | Nepal | 4.9% | 2021 | down 3.2% | rising |
| 28 | Malawi | 4.9% | 2021 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 29 | Vietnam | 4.9% | 2021 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 30 | Cape Verde | 4.9% | 2021 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 31 | Afghanistan | 4.8% | 2021 | up 33.4% | rising |
| 32 | Netherlands | 4.7% | 2021 | up 55.0% | rising |
| 33 | Somalia | 4.6% | 2021 | down 16.5% | flat |
| 34 | Mozambique | 4.6% | 2021 | down 20.7% | falling |
| 35 | Togo | 4.6% | 2021 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 36 | Belgium | 4.6% | 2021 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 37 | Tanzania | 4.6% | 2021 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 38 | Switzerland | 4.4% | 2021 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 39 | Norway | 4.4% | 2021 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 40 | Canada | 4.2% | 2021 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 41 | Ghana | 4.2% | 2021 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 42 | Australia | 4.2% | 2021 | up 37.3% | rising |
| 43 | Madagascar | 4.2% | 2021 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 44 | Sierra Leone | 4.1% | 2021 | down 9.3% | flat |
| 45 | Iceland | 4.1% | 2021 | up 37.9% | rising |
| 46 | Liberia | 4.1% | 2021 | down 18.6% | falling |
| 47 | Luxembourg | 4.0% | 2021 | down 5.8% | flat |
| 48 | Austria | 4.0% | 2021 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 49 | Zambia | 4.0% | 2021 | down 6.4% | rising |
| 50 | India | 4.0% | 2021 | down 28.7% | falling |
| 51 | Finland | 3.9% | 2021 | down 6.4% | flat |
| 52 | Sweden | 3.7% | 2021 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 53 | Japan | 3.7% | 2021 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 54 | Germany | 3.6% | 2021 | up 34.3% | rising |
| 55 | Cuba | 3.6% | 2021 | down 36.8% | falling |
| 56 | Cameroon | 3.6% | 2021 | down 21.5% | flat |
| 57 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 3.6% | 2021 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 58 | Cambodia | 3.6% | 2021 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 59 | Guinea-Bissau | 3.6% | 2021 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 60 | New Zealand | 3.6% | 2021 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 61 | Haiti | 3.5% | 2021 | down 91.9% | volatile |
| 62 | Jamaica | 3.5% | 2021 | down 62.7% | falling |
| 63 | Portugal | 3.4% | 2021 | up 24.2% | rising |
| 64 | Costa Rica | 3.4% | 2021 | down 29.5% | falling |
| 65 | Yemen | 3.4% | 2021 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 66 | Mauritania | 3.4% | 2021 | down 30.4% | falling |
| 67 | United States | 3.3% | 2021 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 68 | Angola | 3.3% | 2021 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 69 | Croatia | 3.3% | 2021 | down 17.3% | rising |
| 70 | Central African Republic | 3.3% | 2021 | down 5.3% | rising |
| 71 | Sao Tome and Principe | 3.3% | 2021 | down 22.8% | flat |
| 72 | China | 3.2% | 2021 | down 4.2% | flat |
| 73 | Dominican Republic | 3.2% | 2021 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 74 | Brazil | 3.2% | 2021 | down 11.3% | rising |
| 75 | Sri Lanka | 3.2% | 2021 | down 33.6% | falling |
| 76 | United Arab Emirates | 3.1% | 2021 | down 62.0% | falling |
| 77 | Puerto Rico | 3.1% | 2021 | up 24.2% | rising |
| 78 | Guyana | 3.1% | 2021 | down 21.0% | rising |
| 79 | Uruguay | 3.1% | 2021 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 80 | Zimbabwe | 3.1% | 2021 | down 12.1% | rising |
| 81 | Iraq | 3.1% | 2021 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 82 | Sudan | 3.0% | 2021 | down 27.9% | falling |
| 83 | Cyprus | 3.0% | 2021 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 84 | Syria | 3.0% | 2021 | up 36.7% | rising |
| 85 | Bangladesh | 3.0% | 2021 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 86 | North Korea | 3.0% | 2021 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 87 | Lithuania | 2.9% | 2021 | down 20.1% | falling |
| 88 | Italy | 2.9% | 2021 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 89 | Libya | 2.8% | 2021 | down 26.8% | falling |
| 90 | Bolivia | 2.8% | 2021 | down 33.7% | falling |
| 91 | Estonia | 2.8% | 2021 | up 7.2% | falling |
| 92 | Qatar | 2.8% | 2021 | down 19.3% | falling |
| 93 | Pakistan | 2.8% | 2021 | down 22.8% | falling |
| 94 | Bahamas | 2.8% | 2021 | down 14.4% | volatile |
| 95 | Thailand | 2.8% | 2021 | down 38.6% | falling |
| 96 | Equatorial Guinea | 2.8% | 2021 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 97 | Ecuador | 2.7% | 2021 | down 39.3% | falling |
| 98 | Colombia | 2.7% | 2021 | down 45.5% | falling |
| 99 | Saudi Arabia | 2.7% | 2021 | down 35.8% | falling |
| 100 | Greece | 2.6% | 2021 | up 104.2% | rising |
| 101 | Venezuela | 2.6% | 2021 | down 33.8% | falling |
| 102 | Myanmar | 2.6% | 2021 | down 24.4% | flat |
| 103 | Congo | 2.6% | 2021 | down 20.6% | falling |
| 104 | Chile | 2.5% | 2021 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 105 | Spain | 2.5% | 2021 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 106 | Barbados | 2.5% | 2021 | down 4.6% | rising |
| 107 | Malaysia | 2.5% | 2021 | down 34.7% | falling |
| 108 | Gabon | 2.4% | 2021 | down 26.6% | falling |
| 109 | Suriname | 2.4% | 2021 | down 43.0% | falling |
| 110 | Poland | 2.4% | 2021 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 111 | Brunei | 2.4% | 2021 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 112 | Denmark | 2.4% | 2021 | up 0.5% | falling |
| 113 | Philippines | 2.4% | 2021 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 114 | Czechia | 2.4% | 2021 | down 23.3% | falling |
| 115 | Micronesia (country) | 2.3% | 2021 | up 28.3% | rising |
| 116 | United Kingdom | 2.3% | 2021 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 117 | Hungary | 2.3% | 2021 | down 32.5% | falling |
| 118 | Laos | 2.3% | 2021 | down 11.1% | rising |
| 119 | Paraguay | 2.3% | 2021 | down 26.6% | rising |
| 120 | Israel | 2.3% | 2021 | down 21.1% | falling |
| 121 | Malta | 2.3% | 2021 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 122 | East Timor | 2.3% | 2021 | down 27.8% | falling |
| 123 | Slovakia | 2.2% | 2021 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 124 | Latvia | 2.2% | 2021 | down 16.9% | falling |
| 125 | Guatemala | 2.2% | 2021 | down 52.0% | falling |
| 126 | Morocco | 2.2% | 2021 | down 21.0% | falling |
| 127 | Kuwait | 2.2% | 2021 | down 34.9% | falling |
| 128 | Grenada | 2.2% | 2021 | down 5.2% | rising |
| 129 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2.2% | 2021 | down 36.8% | flat |
| 130 | Jordan | 2.1% | 2021 | down 7.4% | flat |
| 131 | Algeria | 2.1% | 2021 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 132 | Ireland | 2.1% | 2021 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 133 | Peru | 2.1% | 2021 | down 29.8% | falling |
| 134 | Lesotho | 2.1% | 2021 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 135 | Belarus | 2.0% | 2021 | down 24.8% | falling |
| 136 | Tonga | 2.0% | 2021 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 137 | Seychelles | 2.0% | 2021 | down 14.0% | falling |
| 138 | Solomon Islands | 2.0% | 2021 | down 12.6% | rising |
| 139 | Samoa | 2.0% | 2021 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 140 | Panama | 2.0% | 2021 | down 35.7% | falling |
| 141 | Papua New Guinea | 1.9% | 2021 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 142 | Lebanon | 1.9% | 2021 | down 54.5% | falling |
| 143 | Iran | 1.9% | 2021 | down 45.9% | falling |
| 144 | Tunisia | 1.9% | 2021 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 145 | Maldives | 1.9% | 2021 | down 15.8% | flat |
| 146 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1.9% | 2021 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 147 | Vanuatu | 1.8% | 2021 | down 12.0% | flat |
| 148 | Russia | 1.8% | 2021 | down 38.4% | falling |
| 149 | Mongolia | 1.8% | 2021 | down 17.2% | flat |
| 150 | Saint Lucia | 1.7% | 2021 | down 59.1% | falling |
| 151 | Romania | 1.7% | 2021 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 152 | Georgia | 1.7% | 2021 | up 56.6% | rising |
| 153 | Moldova | 1.7% | 2021 | down 39.9% | falling |
| 154 | North Macedonia | 1.7% | 2021 | up 16.7% | falling |
| 155 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.7% | 2021 | down 6.3% | flat |
| 156 | Botswana | 1.7% | 2021 | down 32.0% | flat |
| 157 | South Africa | 1.7% | 2021 | down 35.3% | falling |
| 158 | Eswatini | 1.7% | 2021 | down 18.9% | rising |
| 159 | Singapore | 1.7% | 2021 | down 22.5% | falling |
| 160 | Nicaragua | 1.6% | 2021 | down 61.6% | falling |
| 161 | Indonesia | 1.6% | 2021 | down 27.6% | falling |
| 162 | Turkmenistan | 1.6% | 2021 | down 5.4% | rising |
| 163 | Argentina | 1.6% | 2021 | down 26.2% | falling |
| 164 | Mexico | 1.6% | 2021 | down 53.1% | falling |
| 165 | Namibia | 1.5% | 2021 | down 34.9% | flat |
| 166 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.5% | 2021 | down 33.8% | falling |
| 167 | Oman | 1.5% | 2021 | down 55.6% | falling |
| 168 | Turkey | 1.5% | 2021 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 169 | Kazakhstan | 1.5% | 2021 | down 36.9% | falling |
| 170 | Armenia | 1.5% | 2021 | down 24.2% | flat |
| 171 | Azerbaijan | 1.5% | 2021 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 172 | Tajikistan | 1.5% | 2021 | down 29.8% | falling |
| 173 | Bahrain | 1.5% | 2021 | down 24.0% | falling |
| 174 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1.5% | 2021 | down 59.5% | falling |
| 175 | Ukraine | 1.4% | 2021 | down 21.3% | falling |
| 176 | Serbia | 1.4% | 2021 | down 25.9% | falling |
| 177 | Montenegro | 1.3% | 2021 | down 39.0% | falling |
| 178 | Palestine | 1.3% | 2021 | down 24.3% | falling |
| 179 | Albania | 1.2% | 2021 | down 34.1% | falling |
| 180 | Mauritius | 1.2% | 2021 | down 47.2% | flat |
| 181 | Uzbekistan | 1.1% | 2021 | up 8.9% | falling |
| 182 | Fiji | 1.1% | 2021 | down 29.7% | falling |
| 183 | Bulgaria | 1.1% | 2021 | down 18.7% | falling |
| 184 | Kiribati | 0.9% | 2021 | down 3.0% | falling |
| 185 | Egypt | 0.9% | 2021 | down 26.4% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Africa Western and Central 5.0%
- Pre-demographic dividend 4.8%
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 4.7%
- Low income 4.6%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 4.5%
- Sub-Saharan Africa 4.5%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 4.5%
- Africa Eastern and Southern 4.2%
- Least developed countries 4.2%
- IDA only 4.1%
- IDA total 4.0%
- South Asia 3.9%
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 3.9%
- IDA blend 3.8%
- Lower middle income 3.7%
- Euro area 3.5%
- North America 3.4%
- Post-demographic dividend 3.3%
- European Union 3.2%
- OECD members 3.2%
- Low & middle income 3.2%
- World 3.2%
- Middle income 3.1%
- High income 3.1%
- East Asia & Pacific 3.1%
- IDA & IBRD total 3.1%
- Early-demographic dividend 3.1%
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 3.0%
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 3.0%
- IBRD only 2.9%
- Late-demographic dividend 2.9%
- Other small states 2.8%
- Upper middle income 2.7%
- Latin America & Caribbean 2.6%
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 2.6%
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 2.6%
- Small states 2.6%
- Europe & Central Asia 2.5%
- Caribbean Small States 2.5%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 2.3%
About this data
Number of deaths ages 60+ due to injury divided by number of all deaths ages 60+, expressed by percentage. Injury includes unintentional and intentional injuries.