What is the difference in death rate from poisoning between Eswatini and Somalia?

0.21 deaths per 100,000 people, with Somalia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Somalia?

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.

Eswatini vs Somalia: Death rate from poisoning

Eswatini

2.97 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Somalia

3.18 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Eswatini rank

6th

Somalia rank

4th

Death rate from poisoning over time

Eswatini
Somalia

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 3.18 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.97 deaths per 100,000 people in Eswatini, a difference of 0.21 deaths per 100,000 people.

That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Eswatini's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Somalia ahead.

Eswatini ranks 6th and Somalia ranks 4th of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Eswatini	Somalia	Difference	Ahead
2000s	2.13 deaths per 100,000 people	2.91 deaths per 100,000 people	0.784 deaths per 100,000 people	Somalia
2010s	2.94 deaths per 100,000 people	3.06 deaths per 100,000 people	0.111 deaths per 100,000 people	Somalia
2020s	2.78 deaths per 100,000 people	3.16 deaths per 100,000 people	0.38 deaths per 100,000 people	Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate from poisoning, Eswatini or Somalia?: Somalia, at 3.18 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.97 deaths per 100,000 people in Eswatini as of 2021.
What is the difference in death rate from poisoning between Eswatini and Somalia?: 0.21 deaths per 100,000 people, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Somalia?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Eswatini and Somalia rank globally for death rate from poisoning?: Eswatini ranks 6th and Somalia ranks 4th 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.