Czechia vs United States of America: Death rate from poisoning

Czechia
0.57 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
United States of America
0.52 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Czechia rank
88th
United States of America rank
91st

Death rate from poisoning over time

  • Czechia
  • United States of America
0.40.60.811.21.4200020102021

How they compare

Czechia currently reports 0.57 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.52 deaths per 100,000 people in United States of America, a difference of 0.05 deaths per 100,000 people.

That makes Czechia's figure about 1.1 times United States of America's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Czechia ahead.

Czechia ranks 88th and United States of America ranks 91st of 194 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Czechia averaged higher in 2 and United States of America in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Czechia United States of America Difference Ahead
2000s 1.05 deaths per 100,000 people 0.382 deaths per 100,000 people 0.668 deaths per 100,000 people Czechia
2010s 0.84 deaths per 100,000 people 0.441 deaths per 100,000 people 0.399 deaths per 100,000 people Czechia
2020s 0.485 deaths per 100,000 people 0.51 deaths per 100,000 people 0.025 deaths per 100,000 people United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate from poisoning, Czechia or United States of America?
Czechia, at 0.57 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.52 deaths per 100,000 people in United States of America as of 2021.
What is the difference in death rate from poisoning between Czechia and United States of America?
0.05 deaths per 100,000 people, with Czechia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and United States of America?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Czechia and United States of America rank globally for death rate from poisoning?
Czechia ranks 88th and United States of America ranks 91st 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

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