Cause of death, by injury in Middle income
Middle income: Cause of death, by injury was 6.7% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Cause of death, by injury in Middle income, 2000–2021
Source: Global Health Estimates, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2021, cause of death, by injury in Middle income stood at 6.7%. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 9.9% on the previous year and down 27.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cause of death, by injury in Middle income peaked at 9.2% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 6.7%, in 2021.
Middle income ranks 27th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Cause of death, by injury in Middle income, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.8% | — |
| 2010 | 9.2% | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 8.7% | -6.1% |
| 2019 | 8.3% | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 7.4% | -10.7% |
| 2021 | 6.7% | -9.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.8% | 8.8% | 8.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 8.7% | 8.3% | 9.2% | 3 |
| 2020s | 7.0% | 6.7% | 7.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Middle income
More health data for Middle income
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 1.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0345 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate -1.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 2.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0335 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0371 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cause of death, by injury in Middle income?
- Cause of death, by injury in Middle income was 6.7% in 2021, according to Global Health Estimates, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest cause of death, by injury recorded in Middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 9.2% in 2010.
- What is the lowest cause of death, by injury recorded in Middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.7% in 2021.
- How does Middle income rank for cause of death, by injury?
- Middle income ranks 27th out of 47 groups with data for 2021.
- Is cause of death, by injury rising or falling in Middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Middle income data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Estimates, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Cause of death, by injury (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cause of death refers to the share of all deaths for all ages by underlying causes. Injuries include unintentional and intentional injuries.