Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning in El Salvador
El Salvador: Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning was 0.77 per 100,000 population in 2021. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning in El Salvador, 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 population.
Analysis
In 2021, mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning in El Salvador stood at 0.77 per 100,000 population. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning in El Salvador peaked at 1.16 per 100,000 population in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.77 per 100,000 population, in 2018.
That places El Salvador 72nd out of 185 countries with data for 2021, putting it 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 El Salvador, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.92 per 100,000 population | — |
| 2001 | 0.82 per 100,000 population | -10.9% |
| 2002 | 0.84 per 100,000 population | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 0.85 per 100,000 population | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.92 per 100,000 population | +8.2% |
| 2005 | 1.01 per 100,000 population | +9.8% |
| 2006 | 1.03 per 100,000 population | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 0.97 per 100,000 population | -5.8% |
| 2008 | 0.91 per 100,000 population | -6.2% |
| 2009 | 0.98 per 100,000 population | +7.7% |
| 2010 | 0.89 per 100,000 population | -9.2% |
| 2011 | 0.94 per 100,000 population | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 0.79 per 100,000 population | -16.0% |
| 2013 | 0.79 per 100,000 population | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9 per 100,000 population | +13.9% |
| 2015 | 1.16 per 100,000 population | +28.9% |
| 2016 | 1.03 per 100,000 population | -11.2% |
| 2017 | 0.9 per 100,000 population | -12.6% |
| 2018 | 0.77 per 100,000 population | -14.4% |
| 2019 | 0.81 per 100,000 population | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 0.77 per 100,000 population | -4.9% |
| 2021 | 0.77 per 100,000 population | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.925 per 100,000 population | 0.82 per 100,000 population | 1.03 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.898 per 100,000 population | 0.77 per 100,000 population | 1.16 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.77 per 100,000 population | 0.77 per 100,000 population | 0.77 per 100,000 population | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning in El Salvador?
- Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning in El Salvador was 0.77 per 100,000 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 recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 1.16 per 100,000 population in 2015.
- What is the lowest mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.77 per 100,000 population in 2018.
- How does El Salvador rank for mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning?
- El Salvador ranks 72nd out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador 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 (per 100,000 population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings is the number of deaths from unintentional poisonings in a year per 100,000 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.