Health in Africa Western and Central 345 indicators covering health for Africa Western and Central. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Cause of death, by injury, ages 5-14, male 27.7% 2021 up 21.7% 39th Cause of death, by injury, ages 15-59, female 7.3% 2021 up 24.1% 41st Cause of death, by injury, ages 15-59, male 20.8% 2021 up 7.8% 20th Cause of death, by injury, ages 60+, female 4.2% 2021 up 1.1% 3rd Cause of death, by injury, ages 15-59 14.8% 2021 up 14.4% 30th Cause of death, by injury, ages 60+, male 5.8% 2021 down 5.4% 1st Cause of death, by injury, female 5.9% 2021 up 34.1% 8th Cause of death, by injury, ages 60+ 5.0% 2021 down 2.8% 1st Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases, ages 5-14, female 23.9% 2021 up 37.2% 34th Cause of death, by injury, male 10.6% 2021 up 26.2% 18th Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases, ages 0-4, male 4.9% 2021 up 27.6% 45th Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases, ages 15-59, male 41.0% 2021 up 10.1% 34th Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases, ages 0-4, female 4.7% 2021 up 25.4% 45th Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases, ages 0-4 4.8% 2021 up 26.7% 45th Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases, ages 5-14, male 20.5% 2021 up 27.3% 33rd Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases, ages 15-59 40.7% 2021 up 18.2% 38th Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases, ages 60+, female 66.6% 2021 up 1.2% 35th Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases, ages 60+, male 62.2% 2021 down 3.8% 30th Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases, ages 5-14 22.1% 2021 up 32.2% 33rd Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases, female 32.6% 2021 up 28.1% 45th Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases, ages 60+ 64.4% 2021 down 1.3% 32nd Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases, ages 15-59, female 40.4% 2021 up 28.8% 45th Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases, male 30.3% 2021 up 20.0% 45th Cause of death, by other COVID-19 pandemic-related outcomes, ages 0-4 0.0% 2021 — 11th Cause of death, by other COVID-19 pandemic-related outcomes, ages 0.0% 2021 — 11th Cause of death, by other COVID-19 pandemic-related outcomes, ages 0.0% 2021 — 11th Cause of death, by other COVID-19 pandemic-related outcomes, ages 0.6% 2021 — 21st Cause of death, by other COVID-19 pandemic-related outcomes, ages 2.2% 2021 — 35th Cause of death, by other COVID-19 pandemic-related outcomes, ages 1.8% 2021 — 35th Cause of death, by other COVID-19 pandemic-related outcomes, ages 0.5% 2021 — 10th Cause of death, by other COVID-19 pandemic-related outcomes, ages 1.3% 2021 — 37th Cause of death, by other COVID-19 pandemic-related outcomes, ages 5-14 0.5% 2021 — 18th Cause of death, by other COVID-19 pandemic-related outcomes, ages 2.0% 2021 — 30th Cause of death, by other COVID-19 pandemic-related outcomes, ages 60+ 2.7% 2021 — 29th Cause of death, by other COVID-19 pandemic-related outcomes, male 1.5% 2021 — 35th Cause of death, by other COVID-19 pandemic-related outcomes, ages 3.4% 2021 — 28th Cause of death, by other COVID-19 pandemic-related outcomes, female 0.9% 2021 — 37th Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population 63.8% 2024 up 64.0% 3rd Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population 21.5% 2024 up 76.3% 4th Incidence of malaria 271.11 per 1,000 population at risk 2024 down 9.2% 1st Mortality caused by road traffic injury 24.52 per 100,000 population 2019 down 6.5% 10th Mortality caused by road traffic injury, female 15.09 per 100,000 female population 2019 down 8.8% 8th Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male 33.89 per 100,000 male population 2019 down 5.4% 10th Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate 80.6% 2023 up 1.8% 2nd Diarrhea treatment 37.0% 2018 — 5th ← Previous Page 6 of 6