Statizoid

Death rate from unintentional poisoning in Sao Tome and Principe

Sao Tome and Principe: Death rate from unintentional poisoning was 0.3 per 100,000 population in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.3 per 100,000 population
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
110th
of 185 countries
All-time high
0.6 per 100,000 population
in 2000
All-time low
0.3 per 100,000 population
in 2020
Years of data
7
2000–2021

Death rate from unintentional poisoning in Sao Tome and Principe, 2000–2021

00.20.40.62000201020212000: 0.6 per 100,000 population2005: 0.5 per 100,000 population2010: 0.5 per 100,000 population2015: 0.4 per 100,000 population2019: 0.4 per 100,000 population2020: 0.3 per 100,000 population2021: 0.3 per 100,000 population

Source: World Health Organization – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in per 100,000 population.

Analysis

The most recent figure for death rate from unintentional poisoning in Sao Tome and Principe is 0.3 per 100,000 population, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.

That represents a change of down 40.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, death rate from unintentional poisoning in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 0.6 per 100,000 population in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.3 per 100,000 population, in 2020.

Sao Tome and Principe ranks 110th of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Death rate from unintentional poisoning in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year

Year per 100,000 population Change
2000 0.6 per 100,000 population —
2005 0.5 per 100,000 population -16.7%
2010 0.5 per 100,000 population +0.0%
2015 0.4 per 100,000 population -20.0%
2019 0.4 per 100,000 population +0.0%
2020 0.3 per 100,000 population -25.0%
2021 0.3 per 100,000 population +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.55 per 100,000 population 0.5 per 100,000 population 0.6 per 100,000 population 2
2010s 0.4333 per 100,000 population 0.4 per 100,000 population 0.5 per 100,000 population 3
2020s 0.3 per 100,000 population 0.3 per 100,000 population 0.3 per 100,000 population 2

Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe

  1. 110 Argentina 0.3 per 100,000 population compare
  2. 110 Canada 0.3 per 100,000 population compare
  3. 110 Cape Verde 0.3 per 100,000 population compare
  4. 110 Croatia 0.3 per 100,000 population compare
  5. 110 Cyprus 0.3 per 100,000 population compare
  6. 110 Dominican Republic 0.3 per 100,000 population compare
  7. 110 East Timor 0.3 per 100,000 population compare
  8. 110 France 0.3 per 100,000 population compare
  9. 110 Ireland 0.3 per 100,000 population compare
  10. 110 Italy 0.3 per 100,000 population compare
  11. 110 Jordan 0.3 per 100,000 population compare
  12. 110 Laos 0.3 per 100,000 population compare
  13. 110 Montenegro 0.3 per 100,000 population compare
  14. 110 Norway 0.3 per 100,000 population compare
  15. 110 Portugal 0.3 per 100,000 population compare
  16. 110 Puerto Rico 0.3 per 100,000 population compare
  17. 110 Samoa 0.3 per 100,000 population compare
  18. 110 Saudi Arabia 0.3 per 100,000 population compare
  19. 110 Serbia 0.3 per 100,000 population compare
  20. 110 Seychelles 0.3 per 100,000 population compare
  21. 110 Spain 0.3 per 100,000 population compare
  22. 110 Syria 0.3 per 100,000 population compare
  23. 110 Turkey 0.3 per 100,000 population compare
  24. 110 Turkmenistan 0.3 per 100,000 population compare
  25. 110 United Kingdom 0.3 per 100,000 population compare

See the full ranking of 185 places →

More health data for Sao Tome and Principe

All data for Sao Tome and Principe →

Frequently asked questions

What is death rate from unintentional poisoning in Sao Tome and Principe?
Death rate from unintentional poisoning in Sao Tome and Principe was 0.3 per 100,000 population in 2021, according to World Health Organization – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest death rate from unintentional poisoning recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
The highest recorded value was 0.6 per 100,000 population in 2000.
What is the lowest death rate from unintentional poisoning recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3 per 100,000 population in 2020.
How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for death rate from unintentional poisoning?
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 110th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
Is death rate from unintentional poisoning rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
Over the last ten years it is down 40.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Sao Tome and Principe data come from?
The figures come from World Health Organization – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Death rate from unintentional poisoning. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 7 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Death rate from unintentional poisoning in Sao Tome and Principe. Statizoid, drawing on World Health Organization – processed by Our World in Data. Retrieved 01 September 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/stat/death-rate-from-poisonings/sao-tome-and-principe/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/stat/death-rate-from-poisonings/sao-tome-and-principe/">Death rate from unintentional poisoning in Sao Tome and Principe</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Death rate from unintentional poisoning
Unit
per 100,000 population
Source
World Health Organization – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
185 places, 1,295 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed

Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings, by sex (deaths per 100,000 population).