Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning in World

World: Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning was 0.7461 per 100,000 population in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.7461 per 100,000 population
Change on year
down 2.0%
Rank
26th
of 45 groups
All-time high
1.1 per 100,000 population
in 2003
All-time low
0.7461 per 100,000 population
in 2021
Years of data
22
2000–2021

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

00.250.50.7512000201020212000: 1 per 100,000 population2001: 1 per 100,000 population2002: 1.1 per 100,000 population2003: 1.1 per 100,000 population2004: 1.1 per 100,000 population2005: 1.1 per 100,000 population2006: 1 per 100,000 population2007: 1 per 100,000 population2008: 1 per 100,000 population2009: 0.992 per 100,000 population2010: 0.98 per 100,000 population2011: 0.949 per 100,000 population2012: 0.925 per 100,000 population2013: 0.91 per 100,000 population2014: 0.893 per 100,000 population2015: 0.864 per 100,000 population2016: 0.849 per 100,000 population2017: 0.819 per 100,000 population2018: 0.811 per 100,000 population2019: 0.792 per 100,000 population2020: 0.761 per 100,000 population2021: 0.746 per 100,000 population

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 World stood at 0.7461 per 100,000 population. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of down 2.0% 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 1.1 per 100,000 population in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.7461 per 100,000 population, in 2021.

That places World 26th 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 World, year by year

Annual values for Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning (per 100,000 population) in World, 2000 to 2021.
Year per 100,000 population Change
2000 1.04 per 100,000 population
2001 1.05 per 100,000 population +1.0%
2002 1.07 per 100,000 population +1.9%
2003 1.1 per 100,000 population +3.3%
2004 1.1 per 100,000 population -0.0%
2005 1.1 per 100,000 population -0.4%
2006 1.04 per 100,000 population -5.3%
2007 1.01 per 100,000 population -2.7%
2008 1 per 100,000 population -0.6%
2009 0.9924 per 100,000 population -1.2%
2010 0.9803 per 100,000 population -1.2%
2011 0.9494 per 100,000 population -3.2%
2012 0.9252 per 100,000 population -2.5%
2013 0.9096 per 100,000 population -1.7%
2014 0.8928 per 100,000 population -1.8%
2015 0.864 per 100,000 population -3.2%
2016 0.849 per 100,000 population -1.7%
2017 0.8185 per 100,000 population -3.6%
2018 0.8111 per 100,000 population -0.9%
2019 0.7922 per 100,000 population -2.3%
2020 0.7611 per 100,000 population -3.9%
2021 0.7461 per 100,000 population -2.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.05 per 100,000 population 0.9924 per 100,000 population 1.1 per 100,000 population 10
2010s 0.8792 per 100,000 population 0.7922 per 100,000 population 0.9803 per 100,000 population 10
2020s 0.7536 per 100,000 population 0.7461 per 100,000 population 0.7611 per 100,000 population 2

Countries ranked near World

  1. 23 Djibouti 1.51 per 100,000 population compare
  2. 24 Kenya 1.49 per 100,000 population compare
  3. 25 China 1.47 per 100,000 population compare
  4. 25 Mozambique 1.47 per 100,000 population compare
  5. 27 Estonia 1.42 per 100,000 population compare
  6. 27 Kazakhstan 1.42 per 100,000 population compare
  7. 29 Comoros 1.38 per 100,000 population compare
  8. 29 Namibia 1.38 per 100,000 population 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 0.7461 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 World?
The highest recorded value was 1.1 per 100,000 population in 2003.
What is the lowest mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning recorded in World?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7461 per 100,000 population in 2021.
How does World rank for mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning?
World ranks 26th out of 45 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 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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Indicator
Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning (per 100,000 population)
Unit
per 100,000 population
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
232 places, 5,104 data points, 2000–2021
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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.