Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning in World

World: Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning was 0.7475 in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.7475
Change on year
down 2.1%
Rank
6th
of 11 groups
All-time high
1.11
in 2004
All-time low
0.7475
in 2021
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning in World, 2000–2021

00.250.50.7512000201020212000: 12001: 12002: 1.12003: 1.12004: 1.12005: 1.12006: 12007: 12008: 12009: 0.9962010: 0.9842011: 0.9512012: 0.9282013: 0.9112014: 0.8962015: 0.8682016: 0.8512017: 0.822018: 0.8122019: 0.7952020: 0.7632021: 0.748

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

World recorded 0.7475 for mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 21.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning in World peaked at 1.11 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.7475, in 2021.

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

Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning in World, year by year

Annual values for Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning (per 100 000 population) in World, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 1.04
2001 1.05 +0.9%
2002 1.07 +2.0%
2003 1.1 +3.3%
2004 1.11 +0.0%
2005 1.1 -0.4%
2006 1.04 -5.3%
2007 1.01 -2.8%
2008 1.01 -0.6%
2009 0.9963 -1.1%
2010 0.9838 -1.2%
2011 0.9512 -3.3%
2012 0.9276 -2.5%
2013 0.9105 -1.8%
2014 0.896 -1.6%
2015 0.8676 -3.2%
2016 0.8507 -1.9%
2017 0.8203 -3.6%
2018 0.812 -1.0%
2019 0.7948 -2.1%
2020 0.7635 -3.9%
2021 0.7475 -2.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.05 0.9963 1.11 10
2010s 0.8815 0.7948 0.9838 10
2020s 0.7555 0.7475 0.7635 2

Countries ranked near World

  1. 3 Lesotho 3.49 compare
  2. 4 Somalia 3.17 compare
  3. 5 Mongolia 2.99 compare
  4. 6 Eswatini 2.96 compare
  5. 7 Nepal 2.93 compare
  6. 8 Russian Federation 2.75 compare
  7. 9 Afghanistan 2.5 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning in World?
Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning in World was 0.7475 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning recorded in World?
The highest recorded value was 1.11 in 2004.
What is the lowest mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning recorded in World?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7475 in 2021.
How does World rank for mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning?
World ranks 6th out of 11 groups with data for 2021.
Is mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning rising or falling in World?
Over the last ten years it is down 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this World 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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Indicator
Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning (per 100 000 population)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
196 places, 4,312 data points, 2000–2021
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