Australia vs Sri Lanka: Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, female

Australia
0.074 per 100,000 female population
in 2021
Sri Lanka
0.078 per 100,000 female population
in 2021
Australia rank
157th
Sri Lanka rank
156th

Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, female over time

  • Australia
  • Sri Lanka
0.050.10.150.20.25200020102021

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 0.078 per 100,000 female population against 0.074 per 100,000 female population in Australia, a difference of 0.004 per 100,000 female population.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.

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

Australia ranks 157th and Sri Lanka ranks 156th of 185 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
2000s 0.179 per 100,000 female population 0.158 per 100,000 female population 0.021 per 100,000 female population Australia
2010s 0.143 per 100,000 female population 0.0899 per 100,000 female population 0.0531 per 100,000 female population Australia
2020s 0.0825 per 100,000 female population 0.073 per 100,000 female population 0.0095 per 100,000 female population Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, female, Australia or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 0.078 per 100,000 female population against 0.074 per 100,000 female population in Australia as of 2021.
What is the difference in mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, female between Australia and Sri Lanka?
0.004 per 100,000 female population, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Sri Lanka?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Australia and Sri Lanka rank globally for mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, female?
Australia ranks 157th and Sri Lanka ranks 156th of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO), published as Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, female (per 100,000 female population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, female (per 100,000 female population)
Unit
per 100,000 female population
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
232 places, 5,104 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed

Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings is the number of female deaths from unintentional poisonings in a year per 100,000 female population. Unintentional poisoning can be caused by household chemicals, pesticides, kerosene, carbon monoxide and medicines, or can be the result of environmental contamination or occupational chemical exposure.