Afghanistan vs Eritrea: Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning

Afghanistan
2.5 per 100,000 population
in 2021
Eritrea
2.1 per 100,000 population
in 2021
Afghanistan rank
9th
Eritrea rank
11th

Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Eritrea
01234200020102021

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 2.5 per 100,000 population against 2.1 per 100,000 population in Eritrea, a difference of 0.4 per 100,000 population.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.2 times Eritrea's.

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

Afghanistan ranks 9th and Eritrea ranks 11th of 185 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Eritrea Difference Ahead
2000s 3.26 per 100,000 population 2.3 per 100,000 population 0.959 per 100,000 population Afghanistan
2010s 2.69 per 100,000 population 2.19 per 100,000 population 0.497 per 100,000 population Afghanistan
2020s 2.69 per 100,000 population 2.09 per 100,000 population 0.595 per 100,000 population Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, Afghanistan or Eritrea?
Afghanistan, at 2.5 per 100,000 population against 2.1 per 100,000 population in Eritrea as of 2021.
What is the difference in mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning between Afghanistan and Eritrea?
0.4 per 100,000 population, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Eritrea?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Afghanistan and Eritrea rank globally for mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning?
Afghanistan ranks 9th and Eritrea ranks 11th 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 (per 100,000 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 (per 100,000 population)
Unit
per 100,000 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 deaths from unintentional poisonings in a year per 100,000 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.