Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning was 0.7643 per 100,000 population in 2021. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning in Low & middle income, 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
Low & middle income recorded 0.7643 per 100,000 population 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 2.5% on the previous year and down 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning in Low & middle income peaked at 1.02 per 100,000 population in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.7643 per 100,000 population, in 2021.
Low & middle income ranks 23rd of 47 groups 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 Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.9254 per 100,000 population | — |
| 2001 | 0.9352 per 100,000 population | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.96 per 100,000 population | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 0.9977 per 100,000 population | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 1.02 per 100,000 population | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 1.02 per 100,000 population | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.9818 per 100,000 population | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 0.9747 per 100,000 population | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.9713 per 100,000 population | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.9706 per 100,000 population | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.965 per 100,000 population | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.945 per 100,000 population | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9304 per 100,000 population | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.9265 per 100,000 population | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.9129 per 100,000 population | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.8856 per 100,000 population | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 0.868 per 100,000 population | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.8397 per 100,000 population | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 0.834 per 100,000 population | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.8158 per 100,000 population | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.7835 per 100,000 population | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 0.7643 per 100,000 population | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9755 per 100,000 population | 0.9254 per 100,000 population | 1.02 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8923 per 100,000 population | 0.8158 per 100,000 population | 0.965 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7739 per 100,000 population | 0.7643 per 100,000 population | 0.7835 per 100,000 population | 2 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning in Low & middle income?
- Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning in Low & middle income was 0.7643 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 Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 per 100,000 population in 2005.
- What is the lowest mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7643 per 100,000 population in 2021.
- How does Low & middle income rank for mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning?
- Low & middle income ranks 23rd out of 47 groups with data for 2021.
- Is mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Low & middle income 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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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.