North Korea vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning

North Korea
1.26 per 100,000 population
in 2021
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
0.4689 per 100,000 population
in 2021
North Korea rank
35th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
36th

Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning over time

  • North Korea
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
0.50.7511.21.5200020102021

How they compare

North Korea currently reports 1.26 per 100,000 population against 0.4689 per 100,000 population in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 0.7911 per 100,000 population.

That makes North Korea's figure about 2.7 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.

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

North Korea ranks 35th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 36th of 185 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade North Korea Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Difference Ahead
2000s 1.19 per 100,000 population 0.6661 per 100,000 population 0.5269 per 100,000 population North Korea
2010s 1.41 per 100,000 population 0.5587 per 100,000 population 0.8493 per 100,000 population North Korea
2020s 1.26 per 100,000 population 0.4696 per 100,000 population 0.7904 per 100,000 population North Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, North Korea or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
North Korea, at 1.26 per 100,000 population against 0.4689 per 100,000 population in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2021.
What is the difference in mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning between North Korea and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
0.7911 per 100,000 population, with North Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do North Korea and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning?
North Korea ranks 35th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 36th 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.