Death rate from poisoning ghe in United States
United States: Death rate from poisoning ghe was 0.52 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Death rate from poisoning ghe in United States, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
United States recorded 0.52 for death rate from poisoning ghe in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate from poisoning ghe in United States peaked at 0.52 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.34, in 2000.
United States ranks 91st of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Death rate from poisoning ghe in United States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.34 | — |
| 2001 | 0.36 | +5.9% |
| 2002 | 0.38 | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 0.37 | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 0.36 | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 0.38 | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 0.37 | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 0.4 | +8.1% |
| 2008 | 0.43 | +7.5% |
| 2009 | 0.43 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.4 | -7.0% |
| 2011 | 0.43 | +7.5% |
| 2012 | 0.4 | -7.0% |
| 2013 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.42 | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 0.42 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.47 | +11.9% |
| 2017 | 0.47 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.49 | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 0.51 | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 0.5 | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 0.52 | +4.0% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 0.52 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.29, 1.8× the median. (63 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.382 | 0.34 | 0.43 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.441 | 0.4 | 0.51 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.51 | 0.5 | 0.52 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate from poisoning ghe in United States?
- Death rate from poisoning ghe in United States was 0.52 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest death rate from poisoning ghe recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 0.52 in 2021.
- What is the lowest death rate from poisoning ghe recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.34 in 2000.
- How does United States rank for death rate from poisoning ghe?
- United States ranks 91st out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rate from poisoning ghe rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Death rate from poisoning ghe. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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