Deaths from poisonings ghe in India

India: Deaths from poisonings ghe was 1,733 in 2021. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2021)
1,733
Change on year
down 8.4%
World rank
5th
of 192 countries
All-time high
2,482
in 2011
All-time low
1,733
in 2021
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Deaths from poisonings ghe in India, 2000–2021

05001.0k1.5k2.0k2.5k2000201020212000: 2.3k2001: 2.1k2002: 2.2k2003: 2.2k2004: 2.3k2005: 2.4k2006: 2.3k2007: 2.4k2008: 2.4k2009: 2.3k2010: 2.4k2011: 2.5k2012: 2.3k2013: 2.3k2014: 2.2k2015: 2.3k2016: 2.1k2017: 2.1k2018: 2.0k2019: 2.3k2020: 1.9k2021: 1.7k

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

India recorded 1,733 for deaths from poisonings ghe in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of down 8.4% on the previous year and down 30.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, deaths from poisonings ghe in India peaked at 2,482 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1,733, in 2021.

That places India 5th out of 192 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 2,285 2,143 2,406 10
2010s 2,239 2,032 2,482 10
2020s 1,812 1,733 1,891 2

Countries ranked near India

  1. 2 Russian Federation 3,989 compare
  2. 3 Nigeria 2,345 compare
  3. 4 United States of America 1,768 compare
  4. 6 Ethiopia 1,400 compare
  5. 7 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 1,238 compare
  6. 8 South Africa 1,007 compare

See the full ranking of 194 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is deaths from poisonings ghe in India?
Deaths from poisonings ghe in India was 1,733 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest deaths from poisonings ghe recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 2,482 in 2011.
What is the lowest deaths from poisonings ghe recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 1,733 in 2021.
How does India rank for deaths from poisonings ghe?
India ranks 5th out of 192 countries with data for 2021.
Is deaths from poisonings ghe rising or falling in India?
Over the last ten years it is down 30.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this India data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Deaths from poisonings ghe. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Deaths from poisonings ghe
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
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