Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, male in OECD members
OECD members: Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, male was 0.5277 per 100,000 male population in 2021. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, male in OECD members, 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 male population.
Analysis
OECD members recorded 0.5277 per 100,000 male population for mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, male in 2021.
The figure is down 4.2% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, male in OECD members peaked at 0.6537 per 100,000 male population in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.4789 per 100,000 male population, in 2015.
That places OECD members 38th out of 47 groups with data for 2021, putting it 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, male in OECD members, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 male population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.6438 per 100,000 male population | — |
| 2001 | 0.6242 per 100,000 male population | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 0.5669 per 100,000 male population | -9.2% |
| 2003 | 0.6233 per 100,000 male population | +10.0% |
| 2004 | 0.5905 per 100,000 male population | -5.3% |
| 2005 | 0.6537 per 100,000 male population | +10.7% |
| 2006 | 0.6191 per 100,000 male population | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 0.604 per 100,000 male population | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 0.6017 per 100,000 male population | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.5668 per 100,000 male population | -5.8% |
| 2010 | 0.5715 per 100,000 male population | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.5436 per 100,000 male population | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 0.5092 per 100,000 male population | -6.3% |
| 2013 | 0.5055 per 100,000 male population | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.4815 per 100,000 male population | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 0.4789 per 100,000 male population | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.4942 per 100,000 male population | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 0.4898 per 100,000 male population | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.51 per 100,000 male population | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 0.5148 per 100,000 male population | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.551 per 100,000 male population | +7.0% |
| 2021 | 0.5277 per 100,000 male population | -4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6094 per 100,000 male population | 0.5668 per 100,000 male population | 0.6537 per 100,000 male population | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5099 per 100,000 male population | 0.4789 per 100,000 male population | 0.5715 per 100,000 male population | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5394 per 100,000 male population | 0.5277 per 100,000 male population | 0.551 per 100,000 male population | 2 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
- 35 Sierra Leone 1.6 per 100,000 male population compare
- 36 Chad 1.57 per 100,000 male population compare
- 37 Comoros 1.56 per 100,000 male population compare
- 37 Mali 1.56 per 100,000 male population compare
- 39 Ecuador 1.55 per 100,000 male population compare
- 39 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 1.55 per 100,000 male population compare
- 41 Madagascar 1.53 per 100,000 male population compare
More health data for OECD members
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate -0.0796 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, annual growth rate 0.5497 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.0329 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 0.5518 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0336 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate -0.2511 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0339 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, male in OECD members?
- Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, male in OECD members was 0.5277 per 100,000 male 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, male recorded in OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6537 per 100,000 male population in 2005.
- What is the lowest mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, male recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4789 per 100,000 male population in 2015.
- How does OECD members rank for mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, male?
- OECD members ranks 38th out of 47 groups with data for 2021.
- Is mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, male rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this OECD members 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, male (per 100,000 male population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings is the number of male deaths from unintentional poisonings in a year per 100,000 male 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.