Costa Rica vs Pakistan: Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning

Costa Rica
0.13 per 100,000 population
in 2021
Pakistan
0.12 per 100,000 population
in 2021
Costa Rica rank
163rd
Pakistan rank
164th

Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Pakistan
0.050.10.150.2200020102021

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.13 per 100,000 population against 0.12 per 100,000 population in Pakistan, a difference of 0.01 per 100,000 population.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Pakistan's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Pakistan ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 163rd and Pakistan ranks 164th of 185 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Pakistan in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Pakistan Difference Ahead
2000s 0.1163 per 100,000 population 0.135 per 100,000 population 0.0187 per 100,000 population Pakistan
2010s 0.1305 per 100,000 population 0.132 per 100,000 population 0.0015 per 100,000 population Pakistan
2020s 0.145 per 100,000 population 0.12 per 100,000 population 0.025 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, Costa Rica or Pakistan?
Costa Rica, at 0.13 per 100,000 population against 0.12 per 100,000 population in Pakistan as of 2021.
What is the difference in mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning between Costa Rica and Pakistan?
0.01 per 100,000 population, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Pakistan?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Costa Rica and Pakistan rank globally for mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning?
Costa Rica ranks 163rd and Pakistan ranks 164th 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
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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.