Somalia vs Zimbabwe: Death rate from poisoning
Somalia
3.18 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Zimbabwe
3.5 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Somalia rank
4th
Zimbabwe rank
3rd
Death rate from poisoning over time
- Somalia
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 3.5 deaths per 100,000 people against 3.18 deaths per 100,000 people in Somalia, a difference of 0.32 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.1 times Somalia's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Somalia ahead.
Somalia ranks 4th and Zimbabwe ranks 3rd of 194 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 1 and Zimbabwe in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.91 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.88 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.034 deaths per 100,000 people | Somalia |
| 2010s | 3.06 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.36 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.303 deaths per 100,000 people | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 3.16 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.34 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.19 deaths per 100,000 people | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate from poisoning, Somalia or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 3.5 deaths per 100,000 people against 3.18 deaths per 100,000 people in Somalia as of 2021.
- What is the difference in death rate from poisoning between Somalia and Zimbabwe?
- 0.32 deaths per 100,000 people, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Zimbabwe?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Somalia and Zimbabwe rank globally for death rate from poisoning?
- Somalia ranks 4th and Zimbabwe ranks 3rd 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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About this data
Estimated number of deaths from poisonings in both sexes, per 100,000 people.