Cause of death, by other COVID-19 pandemic-related outcomes in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Cause of death, by other COVID-19 pandemic-related outcomes was 2.2% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Cause of death, by other COVID-19 pandemic-related outcomes in Sub-Saharan Africa, 2000–2021
Source: Global Health Estimates, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa recorded 2.2% for cause of death, by other covid-19 pandemic-related outcomes in 2021. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 235.6% on the previous year.
Over the whole period, cause of death, by other covid-19 pandemic-related outcomes in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 2.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa 26th 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 in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2010 | 0.0% | — |
| 2015 | 0.0% | — |
| 2019 | 0.0% | — |
| 2020 | 0.7% | — |
| 2021 | 2.2% | +235.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3 |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 0.7% | 2.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
More health data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 3.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.4038 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 2.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.2837 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.2801 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cause of death, by other covid-19 pandemic-related outcomes in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Cause of death, by other covid-19 pandemic-related outcomes in Sub-Saharan Africa was 2.2% 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 recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 2.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest cause of death, by other covid-19 pandemic-related outcomes 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?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 26th 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 (% 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. Other COVID-19 pandemic-related outcomes capture all deaths due to the pandemic which were not specifically caused by COVID-19 or the indirect COVID causes. These are estimated by subtracting COVID-19 specific deaths and deaths attributed to indirect COVID-19 causes from total excess mortality.