Kenya vs Low & middle income: Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning

Kenya
1.49 per 100,000 population
in 2021
Low & middle income
0.7643 per 100,000 population
in 2021
Kenya rank
24th
Low & middle income rank
23rd

Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning over time

  • Kenya
  • Low & middle income
00.511.52200020102021

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 1.49 per 100,000 population against 0.7643 per 100,000 population in Low & middle income, a difference of 0.7257 per 100,000 population.

That makes Kenya's figure about 1.9 times Low & middle income's.

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

Kenya ranks 24th and Low & middle income ranks 23rd of 185 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Low & middle income Difference Ahead
2000s 1.56 per 100,000 population 0.9755 per 100,000 population 0.5895 per 100,000 population Kenya
2010s 1.62 per 100,000 population 0.8923 per 100,000 population 0.7247 per 100,000 population Kenya
2020s 1.56 per 100,000 population 0.7739 per 100,000 population 0.7861 per 100,000 population Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, Kenya or Low & middle income?
Kenya, at 1.49 per 100,000 population against 0.7643 per 100,000 population in Low & middle income as of 2021.
What is the difference in mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning between Kenya and Low & middle income?
0.7257 per 100,000 population, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Low & middle income?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Kenya and Low & middle income rank globally for mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning?
Kenya ranks 24th and Low & middle income ranks 23rd 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.