Australia vs Costa Rica: Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning
Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning over time
- Australia
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.13 per 100,000 population against 0.12 per 100,000 population in Australia, a difference of 0.01 per 100,000 population.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 164th and Costa Rica ranks 163rd of 185 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Costa Rica in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.278 per 100,000 population | 0.1163 per 100,000 population | 0.1617 per 100,000 population | Australia |
| 2010s | 0.162 per 100,000 population | 0.1305 per 100,000 population | 0.0315 per 100,000 population | Australia |
| 2020s | 0.135 per 100,000 population | 0.145 per 100,000 population | 0.01 per 100,000 population | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, Australia or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 0.13 per 100,000 population against 0.12 per 100,000 population in Australia as of 2021.
- What is the difference in mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning between Australia and Costa Rica?
- 0.01 per 100,000 population, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Costa Rica?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Australia and Costa Rica rank globally for mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning?
- Australia ranks 164th and Costa Rica ranks 163rd 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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About this data
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.