What is the difference in death rate from poisoning between Central African Republic and Kenya?

0.06 deaths per 100,000 people, with Kenya ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Kenya?

22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.

Where does this data come from?

World Health Organization (2024) – 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.

Central African Republic vs Kenya: Death rate from poisoning

Central African Republic

1.43 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Kenya

1.49 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Central African Republic rank

28th

Kenya rank

25th

Death rate from poisoning over time

Central African Republic
Kenya

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 1.49 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.43 deaths per 100,000 people in Central African Republic, a difference of 0.06 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Kenya ahead.

Central African Republic ranks 28th and Kenya ranks 25th of 194 countries.

Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Central African Republic	Kenya	Difference	Ahead
2000s	1.46 deaths per 100,000 people	1.56 deaths per 100,000 people	0.094 deaths per 100,000 people	Kenya
2010s	1.52 deaths per 100,000 people	1.61 deaths per 100,000 people	0.083 deaths per 100,000 people	Kenya
2020s	1.5 deaths per 100,000 people	1.56 deaths per 100,000 people	0.055 deaths per 100,000 people	Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate from poisoning, Central African Republic or Kenya?: Kenya, at 1.49 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.43 deaths per 100,000 people in Central African Republic as of 2021.
What is the difference in death rate from poisoning between Central African Republic and Kenya?: 0.06 deaths per 100,000 people, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Kenya?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Central African Republic and Kenya rank globally for death rate from poisoning?: Central African Republic ranks 28th and Kenya ranks 25th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Health Organization (2024) – 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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Indicator: Death rate from poisoning
Unit: deaths per 100,000 people
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of deaths from poisonings in both sexes, per 100,000 people.