Somalia vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings, by sex (deaths)
Somalia
3.2 per 100,000 people
in 2021
Sub-Saharan Africa
1.3 per 100,000 people
in 2021
Somalia rank
5th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
2nd
Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings, by sex (deaths) over time
- Somalia
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 3.2 per 100,000 people against 1.3 per 100,000 people in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 1.9 per 100,000 people.
That makes Somalia's figure about 2.5 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 7 years both countries report, Somalia has been ahead every year.
Somalia ranks 5th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd of 197 countries.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.8 per 100,000 people | 1.35 per 100,000 people | 1.45 per 100,000 people | Somalia |
| 2010s | 3.13 per 100,000 people | 1.33 per 100,000 people | 1.8 per 100,000 people | Somalia |
| 2020s | 3.15 per 100,000 people | 1.3 per 100,000 people | 1.85 per 100,000 people | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings, by sex, Somalia or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Somalia, at 3.2 per 100,000 people against 1.3 per 100,000 people in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2021.
- What is the difference in mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings, by sex between Somalia and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 1.9 per 100,000 people, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Somalia and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings, by sex?
- Somalia ranks 5th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd 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.