North Korea vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, female

North Korea
0.97 per 100,000 female population
in 2021
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
0.3971 per 100,000 female population
in 2021
North Korea rank
33rd
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
31st

Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, female over time

  • North Korea
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
0.40.60.811.2200020102021

How they compare

North Korea currently reports 0.97 per 100,000 female population against 0.3971 per 100,000 female population in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 0.5729 per 100,000 female population.

That makes North Korea's figure about 2.4 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 22 years both countries report, North Korea has been ahead every year.

North Korea ranks 33rd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 31st of 185 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade North Korea Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
2000s 0.98 per 100,000 female population 0.5272 per 100,000 female population 0.4528 per 100,000 female population North Korea
2010s 1.08 per 100,000 female population 0.4729 per 100,000 female population 0.6031 per 100,000 female population North Korea
2020s 0.965 per 100,000 female population 0.4001 per 100,000 female population 0.5649 per 100,000 female population North Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, female, North Korea or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
North Korea, at 0.97 per 100,000 female population against 0.3971 per 100,000 female population in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2021.
What is the difference in mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, female between North Korea and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
0.5729 per 100,000 female population, with North Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do North Korea and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, female?
North Korea ranks 33rd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 31st 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.