Share of deaths from injuries — all countries

Share of deaths from injuries — New Zealand

Share of deaths from injuries in New Zealand in 2021 — 6%. Ranked 76 in the world out of 185. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 0.1 pp.

2021 6% −0 pp vs 2020
World rank 76of 185
Period maximum 6.5%2010
Period minimum 5.8%2015

Trend over time

2000–2021 · % of total deaths

Share of deaths from injuries — New Zealand, 2000–20215.866.26.46.6200020032006200920122015201820212000: 6%2010: 6.5%2015: 5.8%2019: 6.2%2020: 6%2021: 6%
Change over the period: −0.1 pp Annual average: 0 pp

Comparison, 2021

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: New Zealand

New Zealand 6%
World 6.6%
Share of deaths from injuries — New Zealand, by year New Zealand All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2021 6 −0 pp
2020 6 −0.2 pp
2019 6.2
2015 5.8
2010 6.5
2000 6

Australia and New Zealand, 2021

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

NZ New Zealand 6 AU Australia 6.2

About the indicator

The share of deaths from injuries and other external causes in the total number of deaths during a year. This takes in road accidents, falls, drownings, poisonings, homicides and suicides — everything that is not a disease. This share depends little on the level of income but strongly on age structure: external causes kill predominantly the young, so in countries with a young population their contribution is noticeably higher even at the same safety of the environment.

Important: There are no aggregates by country group: a weight by the total number of deaths is needed, and we do not have it. The only one of the three groups where the large part is played not by medicine but by the environment: roads, rules, weapons and alcohol.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.