Lower middle income vs Zambia: Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning

Lower middle income
0.407 per 100,000 population
in 2021
Zambia
1.18 per 100,000 population
in 2021
Lower middle income rank
38th
Zambia rank
40th

Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning over time

  • Lower middle income
  • Zambia
0.40.60.811.2200020102021

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 1.18 per 100,000 population against 0.407 per 100,000 population in Lower middle income, a difference of 0.773 per 100,000 population.

That makes Zambia's figure about 2.9 times Lower middle income's.

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

Lower middle income ranks 38th and Zambia ranks 40th of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Lower middle income Zambia Difference Ahead
2000s 0.4874 per 100,000 population 1.17 per 100,000 population 0.6846 per 100,000 population Zambia
2010s 0.4486 per 100,000 population 1.11 per 100,000 population 0.6624 per 100,000 population Zambia
2020s 0.4089 per 100,000 population 1.15 per 100,000 population 0.7411 per 100,000 population Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, Lower middle income or Zambia?
Zambia, at 1.18 per 100,000 population against 0.407 per 100,000 population in Lower middle income as of 2021.
What is the difference in mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning between Lower middle income and Zambia?
0.773 per 100,000 population, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and Zambia?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Lower middle income and Zambia rank globally for mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning?
Lower middle income ranks 38th and Zambia ranks 40th of 47 groups.
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.