Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning was 0.9508 per 100,000 population in 2021. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning in Upper 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
Upper middle income recorded 0.9508 per 100,000 population for mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 24.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning in Upper middle income peaked at 1.36 per 100,000 population in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.9508 per 100,000 population, in 2021.
That places Upper middle income 18th out of 45 groups 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 Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.14 per 100,000 population | — |
| 2001 | 1.17 per 100,000 population | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 1.23 per 100,000 population | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 1.3 per 100,000 population | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 1.36 per 100,000 population | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 1.36 per 100,000 population | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 1.3 per 100,000 population | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 1.29 per 100,000 population | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 1.29 per 100,000 population | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 1.3 per 100,000 population | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 1.3 per 100,000 population | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 1.26 per 100,000 population | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 1.22 per 100,000 population | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 1.2 per 100,000 population | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 1.18 per 100,000 population | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 1.15 per 100,000 population | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 1.12 per 100,000 population | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 1.08 per 100,000 population | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 1.05 per 100,000 population | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 1.02 per 100,000 population | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 0.9854 per 100,000 population | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 0.9508 per 100,000 population | -3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.27 per 100,000 population | 1.14 per 100,000 population | 1.36 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.16 per 100,000 population | 1.02 per 100,000 population | 1.3 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9681 per 100,000 population | 0.9508 per 100,000 population | 0.9854 per 100,000 population | 2 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
- 15 Kiribati 1.72 per 100,000 population compare
- 16 Grenada 1.69 per 100,000 population compare
- 16 South Africa 1.69 per 100,000 population compare
- 18 South Sudan 1.61 per 100,000 population compare
- 19 Belarus 1.58 per 100,000 population compare
- 19 Burkina Faso 1.58 per 100,000 population compare
- 21 Niger 1.56 per 100,000 population compare
More health data for Upper middle income
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 0.5853 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.1956 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate -1.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1015 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.0941 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -1.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita 0.6853 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning in Upper middle income?
- Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning in Upper middle income was 0.9508 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 Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 1.36 per 100,000 population in 2005.
- What is the lowest mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9508 per 100,000 population in 2021.
- How does Upper middle income rank for mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning?
- Upper middle income ranks 18th out of 45 groups with data for 2021.
- Is mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Upper 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.