Cause of death, by injury, ages 60+ in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Cause of death, by injury, ages 60+ was 4.5% in 2021. ▬ Flat
Cause of death, by injury, ages 60+ in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), 2000–2021
Source: Global Health Estimates, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of total deaths ages 60+.
Analysis
In 2021, cause of death, by injury, ages 60+ in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) stood at 4.5%. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.1% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cause of death, by injury, ages 60+ in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 5.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 4.5%, in 2021.
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 6th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
Cause of death, by injury, ages 60+ in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % of total deaths ages 60+ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.8% | — |
| 2010 | 4.8% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 5.0% | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 5.2% | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 4.9% | -5.3% |
| 2021 | 4.5% | -8.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.8% | 4.8% | 4.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 5.0% | 4.8% | 5.2% | 3 |
| 2020s | 4.7% | 4.5% | 4.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 3 Ethiopia 6.8% compare
- 4 Comoros 6.5% compare
- 5 El Salvador 6.4% compare
- 6 Burkina Faso 6.2% compare
- 7 South Sudan 6.1% compare
- 8 Uganda 5.8% compare
- 9 Slovenia 5.8% compare
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- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.024 units per person (2025)
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- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cause of death, by injury, ages 60+ in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Cause of death, by injury, ages 60+ in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) was 4.5% in 2021, according to Global Health Estimates, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest cause of death, by injury, ages 60+ recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 5.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest cause of death, by injury, ages 60+ recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.5% in 2021.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for cause of death, by injury, ages 60+?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 6th out of 47 groups with data for 2021.
- Is cause of death, by injury, ages 60+ rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.