Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, female in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, female was 0.1881 per 100,000 female population in 2021. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, female in Latin America & Caribbean, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in per 100,000 female population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, female in Latin America & Caribbean is 0.1881 per 100,000 female population, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 14.8% on the previous year and down 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, female in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 0.2751 per 100,000 female population in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.1881 per 100,000 female population, in 2021.
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 42nd of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, female in Latin America & Caribbean, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 female population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.2426 per 100,000 female population | — |
| 2001 | 0.2697 per 100,000 female population | +11.2% |
| 2002 | 0.2588 per 100,000 female population | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 0.2374 per 100,000 female population | -8.3% |
| 2004 | 0.2559 per 100,000 female population | +7.8% |
| 2005 | 0.2751 per 100,000 female population | +7.5% |
| 2006 | 0.2298 per 100,000 female population | -16.5% |
| 2007 | 0.2356 per 100,000 female population | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 0.2139 per 100,000 female population | -9.2% |
| 2009 | 0.2475 per 100,000 female population | +15.7% |
| 2010 | 0.247 per 100,000 female population | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.2341 per 100,000 female population | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 0.2009 per 100,000 female population | -14.2% |
| 2013 | 0.2269 per 100,000 female population | +12.9% |
| 2014 | 0.2222 per 100,000 female population | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.2145 per 100,000 female population | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 0.1937 per 100,000 female population | -9.7% |
| 2017 | 0.1974 per 100,000 female population | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.2184 per 100,000 female population | +10.7% |
| 2019 | 0.215 per 100,000 female population | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.2208 per 100,000 female population | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 0.1881 per 100,000 female population | -14.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2466 per 100,000 female population | 0.2139 per 100,000 female population | 0.2751 per 100,000 female population | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.217 per 100,000 female population | 0.1937 per 100,000 female population | 0.247 per 100,000 female population | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2045 per 100,000 female population | 0.1881 per 100,000 female population | 0.2208 per 100,000 female population | 2 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean
- 39 Kazakhstan 0.92 per 100,000 female population compare
- 40 Malawi 0.91 per 100,000 female population compare
- 40 Mali 0.91 per 100,000 female population compare
- 42 Sudan 0.89 per 100,000 female population compare
- 43 Sierra Leone 0.88 per 100,000 female population compare
- 44 Central African Republic 0.85 per 100,000 female population compare
- 45 Angola 0.8 per 100,000 female population compare
More health data for Latin America & Caribbean
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 1.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0359 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 1.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0369 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 0.903 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0377 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate 0.2931 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, female in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, female in Latin America & Caribbean was 0.1881 per 100,000 female population in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, female recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2751 per 100,000 female population in 2005.
- What is the lowest mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, female recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1881 per 100,000 female population in 2021.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, female?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 42nd out of 47 groups with data for 2021.
- Is mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, female rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, female (per 100,000 female population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings is the number of female deaths from unintentional poisonings in a year per 100,000 female population. Unintentional poisoning can be caused by household chemicals, pesticides, kerosene, carbon monoxide and medicines, or can be the result of environmental contamination or occupational chemical exposure.