Cause of death, by injury, male (% of total male deaths) in OECD members
OECD members: Cause of death, by injury, male (% of total male deaths) was 6.8% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Cause of death, by injury, male in OECD members, 2000–2021
Source: Global Health Estimates, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of total male deaths.
Analysis
OECD members recorded 6.8% for cause of death, by injury, male in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 21.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cause of death, by injury, male in OECD members peaked at 9.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 6.8%, in 2021.
That places OECD members 39th out of 47 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Cause of death, by injury, male (% of total male deaths) in OECD members, year by year
| Year | % of total male deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.2% | — |
| 2010 | 8.6% | -6.0% |
| 2015 | 7.9% | -8.5% |
| 2019 | 8.0% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 6.8% | -14.4% |
| 2021 | 6.8% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.2% | 9.2% | 9.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 8.2% | 7.9% | 8.6% | 3 |
| 2020s | 6.8% | 6.8% | 6.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
More health data for OECD members
- Population ages 20-24, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, annual growth rate -0.2209 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, female, per capita 0.0314 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, female, annual growth rate -0.3008 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, male, per capita 0.032 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per capita 0.0314 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, annual growth rate 0.3776 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cause of death, by injury, male in OECD members?
- Cause of death, by injury, male in OECD members was 6.8% in 2021, according to Global Health Estimates, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest cause of death, by injury, male recorded in OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 9.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest cause of death, by injury, male recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.8% in 2021.
- How does OECD members rank for cause of death, by injury, male?
- OECD members ranks 39th out of 47 groups with data for 2021.
- Is cause of death, by injury, male rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this OECD members data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Estimates, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Cause of death, by injury, male (% of total male deaths). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of male deaths ages due to injury divided by number of all male deaths ages, expressed by percentage. Injury includes unintentional and intentional injuries.