Ghana vs Libya: Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning
Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning over time
- Ghana
- Libya
How they compare
Libya currently reports 0.88 per 100,000 population against 0.87 per 100,000 population in Ghana, a difference of 0.01 per 100,000 population.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 65th and Libya ranks 63rd of 185 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 2 and Libya in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.01 per 100,000 population | 0.799 per 100,000 population | 0.212 per 100,000 population | Ghana |
| 2010s | 0.989 per 100,000 population | 0.898 per 100,000 population | 0.091 per 100,000 population | Ghana |
| 2020s | 0.86 per 100,000 population | 0.875 per 100,000 population | 0.015 per 100,000 population | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, Ghana or Libya?
- Libya, at 0.88 per 100,000 population against 0.87 per 100,000 population in Ghana as of 2021.
- What is the difference in mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning between Ghana and Libya?
- 0.01 per 100,000 population, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Libya?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Ghana and Libya rank globally for mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning?
- Ghana ranks 65th and Libya ranks 63rd 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.