Afghanistan vs Northern America: Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings, by sex (deaths)
Afghanistan
2.5 per 100,000 people
in 2021
Northern America
0.5 per 100,000 people
in 2021
Afghanistan rank
11th
Northern America rank
10th
Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings, by sex (deaths) over time
- Afghanistan
- Northern America
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 2.5 per 100,000 people against 0.5 per 100,000 people in Northern America, a difference of 2 per 100,000 people.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 5.0 times Northern America's.
Across all 7 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 11th and Northern America ranks 10th of 197 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Northern America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.25 per 100,000 people | 0.4 per 100,000 people | 2.85 per 100,000 people | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 2.77 per 100,000 people | 0.4333 per 100,000 people | 2.33 per 100,000 people | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 2.7 per 100,000 people | 0.5 per 100,000 people | 2.2 per 100,000 people | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings, by sex, Afghanistan or Northern America?
- Afghanistan, at 2.5 per 100,000 people against 0.5 per 100,000 people in Northern America as of 2021.
- What is the difference in mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings, by sex between Afghanistan and Northern America?
- 2 per 100,000 people, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Northern America?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Afghanistan and Northern America rank globally for mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings, by sex?
- Afghanistan ranks 11th and Northern America ranks 10th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings, by sex (deaths per 100,000 population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.