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

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

Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, female over time

  • India
  • Sri Lanka
0.050.10.150.2200020102021

How they compare

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

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

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

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

Across the 3 decades both report, India averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
2000s 0.124 per 100,000 female population 0.158 per 100,000 female population 0.034 per 100,000 female population Sri Lanka
2010s 0.0943 per 100,000 female population 0.0899 per 100,000 female population 0.0044 per 100,000 female population India
2020s 0.0745 per 100,000 female population 0.073 per 100,000 female population 0.0015 per 100,000 female population India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, female, India or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 0.078 per 100,000 female population against 0.074 per 100,000 female population in India as of 2021.
What is the difference in mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, female between India and Sri Lanka?
0.004 per 100,000 female population, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Sri Lanka?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do India and Sri Lanka rank globally for mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, female?
India 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.