Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning was 0.2988 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning in Saudi Arabia, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 0.2988 for mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 14.1% on the previous year and down 39.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0.806 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.2988, in 2021.
Saudi Arabia ranks 124th of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.7879 | — |
| 2001 | 0.7841 | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.7778 | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.7785 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.8012 | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 0.806 | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.8012 | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.7806 | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 0.7464 | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 0.6872 | -7.9% |
| 2010 | 0.6016 | -12.5% |
| 2011 | 0.4968 | -17.4% |
| 2012 | 0.4123 | -17.0% |
| 2013 | 0.3746 | -9.1% |
| 2014 | 0.3728 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.3329 | -10.7% |
| 2016 | 0.3365 | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.3625 | +7.7% |
| 2018 | 0.3781 | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 0.3675 | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 0.348 | -5.3% |
| 2021 | 0.2988 | -14.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7751 | 0.6872 | 0.806 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4036 | 0.3329 | 0.6016 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3234 | 0.2988 | 0.348 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning in Saudi Arabia?
- Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning in Saudi Arabia was 0.2988 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.806 in 2005.
- What is the lowest mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2988 in 2021.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 124th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning (per 100 000 population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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