Afghanistan vs Lesotho: Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, male

Afghanistan
2.88 per 100,000 male population
in 2021
Lesotho
3.91 per 100,000 male population
in 2021
Afghanistan rank
9th
Lesotho rank
6th

Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, male over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Lesotho
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How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 3.91 per 100,000 male population against 2.88 per 100,000 male population in Afghanistan, a difference of 1.03 per 100,000 male population.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.4 times Afghanistan's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 9th and Lesotho ranks 6th of 185 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and Lesotho in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Lesotho Difference Ahead
2000s 4 per 100,000 male population 2.31 per 100,000 male population 1.69 per 100,000 male population Afghanistan
2010s 3.14 per 100,000 male population 3.59 per 100,000 male population 0.449 per 100,000 male population Lesotho
2020s 3.06 per 100,000 male population 4.23 per 100,000 male population 1.17 per 100,000 male population Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, male, Afghanistan or Lesotho?
Lesotho, at 3.91 per 100,000 male population against 2.88 per 100,000 male population in Afghanistan as of 2021.
What is the difference in mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, male between Afghanistan and Lesotho?
1.03 per 100,000 male population, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Lesotho?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Afghanistan and Lesotho rank globally for mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, male?
Afghanistan ranks 9th and Lesotho ranks 6th 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, male (per 100,000 male 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, male (per 100,000 male population)
Unit
per 100,000 male 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 male deaths from unintentional poisonings in a year per 100,000 male 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.