Cause of death, by injury, ages 60+ in Pacific island small states
Pacific island small states: Cause of death, by injury, ages 60+ was 1.5% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Cause of death, by injury, ages 60+ in Pacific island small states, 2000–2021
Source: Global Health Estimates, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of total deaths ages 60+.
Analysis
Pacific island small states recorded 1.5% for cause of death, by injury, ages 60+ in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 17.7% on the previous year and down 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cause of death, by injury, ages 60+ in Pacific island small states peaked at 1.9% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 2021.
That places Pacific island small states 46th out of 47 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Cause of death, by injury, ages 60+ in Pacific island small states, year by year
| Year | % of total deaths ages 60+ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.7% | — |
| 2010 | 1.8% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 1.9% | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 1.7% | -7.5% |
| 2020 | 1.8% | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 1.5% | -17.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 1.7% | 1.9% | 3 |
| 2020s | 1.7% | 1.5% | 1.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Pacific island small states
- 43 Madagascar 4.2% compare
- 44 Sierra Leone 4.1% compare
- 45 Iceland 4.1% compare
- 46 Liberia 4.1% compare
- 47 Luxembourg 4.0% compare
- 48 Austria 4.0% compare
- 49 Zambia 4.0% compare
More health data for Pacific island small states
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 1.85 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.025 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 3.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0298 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, per capita 0.053 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0323 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 2.31 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cause of death, by injury, ages 60+ in Pacific island small states?
- Cause of death, by injury, ages 60+ in Pacific island small states was 1.5% in 2021, according to Global Health Estimates, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest cause of death, by injury, ages 60+ recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The highest recorded value was 1.9% in 2015.
- What is the lowest cause of death, by injury, ages 60+ recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 2021.
- How does Pacific island small states rank for cause of death, by injury, ages 60+?
- Pacific island small states ranks 46th out of 47 groups with data for 2021.
- Is cause of death, by injury, ages 60+ rising or falling in Pacific island small states?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Pacific island small states 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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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.