Cause of death, by other COVID-19 pandemic-related outcomes, ages 5-14 in Sub-Saharan Africa

Sub-Saharan Africa: Cause of death, by other COVID-19 pandemic-related outcomes, ages 5-14 was 0.5% in 2021. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2021)
0.5%
Change on year
up 148.1%
Rank
15th
of 47 groups
All-time high
0.5%
in 2021
All-time low
0.0%
in 2000
Years of data
6
2000–2021

Cause of death, by other COVID-19 pandemic-related outcomes, ages 5-14 in Sub-Saharan Africa, 2000–2021

00.20.40.62000201020212000: 0 % of total deaths ages 5-142010: 0 % of total deaths ages 5-142015: 0 % of total deaths ages 5-142019: 0 % of total deaths ages 5-142020: 0.22 % of total deaths ages 5-142021: 0.546 % of total deaths ages 5-14

Source: Global Health Estimates, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of total deaths ages 5-14.

Analysis

In 2021, cause of death, by other covid-19 pandemic-related outcomes, ages 5-14 in Sub-Saharan Africa stood at 0.5%. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 148.1% on the previous year.

Over the whole period, cause of death, by other covid-19 pandemic-related outcomes, ages 5-14 in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 0.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.

That places Sub-Saharan Africa 15th out of 47 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

Cause of death, by other COVID-19 pandemic-related outcomes, ages 5-14 in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year

Annual values for Cause of death, by other COVID-19 pandemic-related outcomes, ages 5-14 (% of total deaths ages 5-14) in Sub-Saharan Africa, 2000 to 2021.
Year % of total deaths ages 5-14 Change
2000 0.0%
2010 0.0%
2015 0.0%
2019 0.0%
2020 0.2%
2021 0.5% +148.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1
2010s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 3
2020s 0.4% 0.2% 0.5% 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is cause of death, by other covid-19 pandemic-related outcomes, ages 5-14 in Sub-Saharan Africa?
Cause of death, by other covid-19 pandemic-related outcomes, ages 5-14 in Sub-Saharan Africa was 0.5% in 2021, according to Global Health Estimates, World Health Organization (WHO).
What is the highest cause of death, by other covid-19 pandemic-related outcomes, ages 5-14 recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2021.
What is the lowest cause of death, by other covid-19 pandemic-related outcomes, ages 5-14 recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for cause of death, by other covid-19 pandemic-related outcomes, ages 5-14?
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 15th out of 47 groups with data for 2021.
Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa data come from?
The figures come from Global Health Estimates, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Cause of death, by other COVID-19 pandemic-related outcomes, ages 5-14 (% of total deaths ages 5-14). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Cause of death, by other COVID-19 pandemic-related outcomes, ages 5-14 (% of total deaths ages 5-14)
Unit
% of total deaths ages 5-14
Source
Global Health Estimates, World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
232 places, 1,392 data points, 2000–2021
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Number of deaths ages 5-14 due to other COVID-19 pandemic-related outcomes divided by number of all deaths ages 5-14, expressed by percentage. Other COVID-19 pandemic-related outcomes capture all deaths due to the pandemic which were not specifically caused by COVID-19 or indirect COVID-19 causes. These are estimated by subtracting COVID-19-specific deaths and deaths attributed to indirect COVID-19 causes from total excess mortality.