Poland vs Sierra Leone: Death rate from poisoning

Poland
1.22 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Sierra Leone
1.24 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Poland rank
40th
Sierra Leone rank
38th

Death rate from poisoning over time

  • Poland
  • Sierra Leone
0.50.7511.21.5200020102021

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 1.24 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.22 deaths per 100,000 people in Poland, a difference of 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Poland ahead.

Poland ranks 40th and Sierra Leone ranks 38th of 194 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Poland averaged higher in 2 and Sierra Leone in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Poland Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
2000s 1.09 deaths per 100,000 people 1.07 deaths per 100,000 people 0.014 deaths per 100,000 people Poland
2010s 0.69 deaths per 100,000 people 1.23 deaths per 100,000 people 0.543 deaths per 100,000 people Sierra Leone
2020s 1.37 deaths per 100,000 people 1.19 deaths per 100,000 people 0.185 deaths per 100,000 people Poland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate from poisoning, Poland or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 1.24 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.22 deaths per 100,000 people in Poland as of 2021.
What is the difference in death rate from poisoning between Poland and Sierra Leone?
0.02 deaths per 100,000 people, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and Sierra Leone?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Poland and Sierra Leone rank globally for death rate from poisoning?
Poland ranks 40th and Sierra Leone ranks 38th 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.