Korea, Democratic People's Republic of vs OECD members: Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1.26 per 100,000 population
in 2021
OECD members
0.3821 per 100,000 population
in 2021
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
35th
OECD members rank
39th

Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning over time

  • Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
  • OECD members
0.250.50.7511.21.5200020102021

How they compare

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of currently reports 1.26 per 100,000 population against 0.3821 per 100,000 population in OECD members, a difference of 0.8779 per 100,000 population.

That makes Korea, Democratic People's Republic of's figure about 3.3 times OECD members's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of has been ahead every year.

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 35th and OECD members ranks 39th of 185 countries.

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea, Democratic People's Republic of OECD members Difference Ahead
2000s 1.19 per 100,000 population 0.4338 per 100,000 population 0.7592 per 100,000 population Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2010s 1.41 per 100,000 population 0.3694 per 100,000 population 1.04 per 100,000 population Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2020s 1.26 per 100,000 population 0.3892 per 100,000 population 0.8708 per 100,000 population Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of or OECD members?
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, at 1.26 per 100,000 population against 0.3821 per 100,000 population in OECD members as of 2021.
What is the difference in mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning between Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and OECD members?
0.8779 per 100,000 population, with Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and OECD members?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and OECD members rank globally for mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning?
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 35th and OECD members ranks 39th 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.