Belgium vs Papua New Guinea: Death rate from poisoning
Belgium
0.42 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Papua New Guinea
0.44 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Belgium rank
104th
Papua New Guinea rank
102nd
Death rate from poisoning over time
- Belgium
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.44 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.42 deaths per 100,000 people in Belgium, a difference of 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Belgium ranks 104th and Papua New Guinea ranks 102nd of 194 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.468 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.559 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.091 deaths per 100,000 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 0.412 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.517 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.105 deaths per 100,000 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 0.385 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.395 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate from poisoning, Belgium or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 0.44 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.42 deaths per 100,000 people in Belgium as of 2021.
- What is the difference in death rate from poisoning between Belgium and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Papua New Guinea?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Belgium and Papua New Guinea rank globally for death rate from poisoning?
- Belgium ranks 104th and Papua New Guinea ranks 102nd of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization (2024) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Death rate from poisoning. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths from poisonings in both sexes, per 100,000 people.