Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning in World
World: Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning was 0.7475 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning in World, 2000–2021
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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More health data for World
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -0.3116 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1186 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -0.4394 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1255 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate -0.3771 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.2441 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 1.06 % change on previous year (2025)
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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