Cause of death, by injury, ages 60+ in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Cause of death, by injury, ages 60+ was 2.3% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Cause of death, by injury, ages 60+ in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 2000–2021
Source: Global Health Estimates, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of total deaths ages 60+.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cause of death, by injury, ages 60+ in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) is 2.3%, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 22.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cause of death, by injury, ages 60+ in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 3.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 2.3%, in 2021.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 42nd of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Cause of death, by injury, ages 60+ in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of total deaths ages 60+ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.9% | — |
| 2010 | 2.9% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3.0% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 2.8% | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 2.3% | -19.5% |
| 2021 | 2.3% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.9% | 2.9% | 2.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 2.8% | 3.0% | 3 |
| 2020s | 2.3% | 2.3% | 2.3% | 2 |
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More health data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 3.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0305 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 3.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0351 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 1.51 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0341 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate 0.4849 % change on previous year (2025)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is cause of death, by injury, ages 60+ in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Cause of death, by injury, ages 60+ in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 2.3% in 2021, according to Global Health Estimates, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest cause of death, by injury, ages 60+ recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 3.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest cause of death, by injury, ages 60+ recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3% in 2021.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for cause of death, by injury, ages 60+?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 42nd out of 47 groups with data for 2021.
- Is cause of death, by injury, ages 60+ rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 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+ (% of total deaths ages 60+). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.