North America vs Zambia: Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, female

North America
0.3485 per 100,000 female population
in 2021
Zambia
1.02 per 100,000 female population
in 2021
North America rank
34th
Zambia rank
32nd

Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, female over time

  • North America
  • Zambia
0.20.40.60.811.2200020102021

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 1.02 per 100,000 female population against 0.3485 per 100,000 female population in North America, a difference of 0.6715 per 100,000 female population.

That makes Zambia's figure about 2.9 times North America's.

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

North America ranks 34th and Zambia ranks 32nd of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade North America Zambia Difference Ahead
2000s 0.2649 per 100,000 female population 0.882 per 100,000 female population 0.6171 per 100,000 female population Zambia
2010s 0.3012 per 100,000 female population 0.976 per 100,000 female population 0.6748 per 100,000 female population Zambia
2020s 0.3499 per 100,000 female population 1.02 per 100,000 female population 0.6701 per 100,000 female population Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, female, North America or Zambia?
Zambia, at 1.02 per 100,000 female population against 0.3485 per 100,000 female population in North America as of 2021.
What is the difference in mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, female between North America and Zambia?
0.6715 per 100,000 female population, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North America and Zambia?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do North America and Zambia rank globally for mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, female?
North America ranks 34th and Zambia ranks 32nd of 47 groups.
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.