Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings, by sex (deaths per 100,000 population) by country
Countries reporting
197
Highest
4.1 per 100,000 people
Republic of Moldova
Lowest
0 per 100,000 people
Brunei Darussalam
Median
0.5 per 100,000 people
Years covered
22
2000–2021
Data points
1,526
What the numbers show
Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings, by sex (deaths per 100,000 population) is currently reported for 197 countries. The highest value is 4.1 per 100,000 people in Republic of Moldova; the lowest is 0 per 100,000 people in Brunei Darussalam.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.5 per 100,000 people, and the mean is 0.7716 per 100,000 people.
Over the past decade 30 countries rose and 120 fell. The largest increase was in Grenada (up 325.0%), and the largest decrease in Brunei Darussalam (down 100.0%).
Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings, by sex: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Republic of Moldova | 4.1 per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 43.1% | falling |
| 1 | Republic of Moldova | 4.1 per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 43.1% | falling |
| 3 | Lesotho | 3.5 per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 3 | Zimbabwe | 3.5 per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 5 | Somalia | 3.2 per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 6 | Mongolia | 3 per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 7.1% | falling |
| 6 | Eswatini | 3 per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 14.3% | rising |
| 8 | Nepal | 2.9 per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 9 | Russian Federation | 2.8 per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 52.5% | falling |
| 9 | Russian Federation | 2.8 per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 52.5% | falling |
| 11 | Afghanistan | 2.5 per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 12 | Burundi | 2.3 per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 4.2% | flat |
| 13 | Eritrea | 2.1 per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 13 | Ukraine | 2.1 per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 34.4% | volatile |
| 15 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.9 per 100,000 people | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 15 | Romania | 1.9 per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 24.0% | falling |
| 17 | Grenada | 1.7 per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 325.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Kiribati | 1.7 per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 5.6% | rising |
| 17 | South Africa | 1.7 per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 5.6% | rising |
| 20 | Burkina Faso | 1.6 per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 20 | Belarus | 1.6 per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 68.6% | volatile |
| 20 | Niger | 1.6 per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 20 | South Sudan | 1.6 per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 33.3% | flat |
| 20 | Yemen | 1.6 per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 6.7% | falling |
| 25 | China | 1.5 per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 25.0% | flat |
| 25 | Djibouti | 1.5 per 100,000 people | 2021 | unchanged | rising |
| 25 | Kenya | 1.5 per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 25 | Mozambique | 1.5 per 100,000 people | 2021 | unchanged | rising |
| 29 | Central African Republic | 1.4 per 100,000 people | 2021 | unchanged | falling |
| 29 | Comoros | 1.4 per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 29 | Estonia | 1.4 per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 55.6% | volatile |
| 29 | Kazakhstan | 1.4 per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 56.2% | falling |
| 29 | Madagascar | 1.4 per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 6.7% | flat |
| 29 | Namibia | 1.4 per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 35 | Rwanda | 1.3 per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 35 | Tonga | 1.3 per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 35 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 1.3 per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 35 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 1.3 per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 7.1% | rising |
| 39 | Ethiopia | 1.2 per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 39 | Lithuania | 1.2 per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 81.5% | volatile |
| 39 | Mali | 1.2 per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 39 | Poland | 1.2 per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 39 | Sudan | 1.2 per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 39 | Sierra Leone | 1.2 per 100,000 people | 2021 | unchanged | rising |
| 39 | Chad | 1.2 per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 39 | Zambia | 1.2 per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 9.1% | flat |
| 47 | Benin | 1.1 per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 47 | Botswana | 1.1 per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 42.1% | falling |
| 47 | Cameroon | 1.1 per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 8.3% | flat |
| 47 | Georgia | 1.1 per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 120.0% | volatile |
| 47 | North Macedonia | 1.1 per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 120.0% | rising |
| 47 | Malawi | 1.1 per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 47 | Nigeria | 1.1 per 100,000 people | 2021 | unchanged | rising |
| 47 | Togo | 1.1 per 100,000 people | 2021 | unchanged | rising |
| 47 | Uganda | 1.1 per 100,000 people | 2021 | unchanged | falling |
| 56 | Angola | 1 per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 56 | Côte d'Ivoire | 1 per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 56 | Ecuador | 1 per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 56 | Guinea | 1 per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 9.1% | rising |
| 56 | Guinea-Bissau | 1 per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 56 | Côte d'Ivoire | 1 per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 56 | United Republic of Tanzania | 1 per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 63 | Armenia | 0.9 per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 63 | Ghana | 0.9 per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 63 | Libya | 0.9 per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 63 | Myanmar | 0.9 per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 63 | Tajikistan | 0.9 per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 63 | Viet Nam | 0.9 per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 10.0% | flat |
| 63 | Viet Nam | 0.9 per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 10.0% | flat |
| 70 | Gambia | 0.8 per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 70 | Guatemala | 0.8 per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 70 | Liberia | 0.8 per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 11.1% | flat |
| 70 | Latvia | 0.8 per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 65.2% | volatile |
| 70 | Mauritius | 0.8 per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 70 | Peru | 0.8 per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 42.9% | flat |
| 70 | Senegal | 0.8 per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 70 | El Salvador | 0.8 per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 78 | Bulgaria | 0.7 per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 78 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.7 per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 30.0% | volatile |
| 78 | Morocco | 0.7 per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 78 | Malaysia | 0.7 per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 16.7% | falling |
| 82 | Congo | 0.6 per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 82 | Czechia | 0.6 per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 82 | Gabon | 0.6 per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 82 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.6 per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 82 | Solomon Islands | 0.6 per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 82 | Slovakia | 0.6 per 100,000 people | 2021 | unchanged | falling |
| 82 | Uzbekistan | 0.6 per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 82 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 0.6 per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 90 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.5 per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 66.7% | volatile |
| 90 | Algeria | 0.5 per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 90 | Honduras | 0.5 per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 90 | Haiti | 0.5 per 100,000 people | 2021 | unchanged | falling |
| 90 | Hungary | 0.5 per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 44.4% | falling |
| 90 | Mauritania | 0.5 per 100,000 people | 2021 | unchanged | falling |
| 90 | Uruguay | 0.5 per 100,000 people | 2021 | unchanged | falling |
| 90 | United States of America | 0.5 per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 90 | Vanuatu | 0.5 per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 90 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 0.5 per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 100 | Azerbaijan | 0.4 per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 42.9% | falling |
| 100 | Belgium | 0.4 per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 100 | Chile | 0.4 per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 100 | Germany | 0.4 per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 100 | Finland | 0.4 per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 63.6% | falling |
| 100 | Cambodia | 0.4 per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 100 | Kuwait | 0.4 per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 100 | Mexico | 0.4 per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 100 | Papua New Guinea | 0.4 per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 100 | Qatar | 0.4 per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 55.6% | falling |
| 100 | Thailand | 0.4 per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 100 | Tunisia | 0.4 per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 42.9% | falling |
| 100 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 0.4 per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 100 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 0.4 per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 114 | Argentina | 0.3 per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 114 | Canada | 0.3 per 100,000 people | 2021 | unchanged | falling |
| 114 | Cyprus | 0.3 per 100,000 people | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 114 | Dominican Republic | 0.3 per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 114 | Spain | 0.3 per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 114 | France | 0.3 per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 114 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.3 per 100,000 people | 2021 | unchanged | rising |
| 114 | Croatia | 0.3 per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 114 | Ireland | 0.3 per 100,000 people | 2021 | unchanged | falling |
| 114 | Italy | 0.3 per 100,000 people | 2021 | unchanged | falling |
| 114 | Jordan | 0.3 per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 57.1% | falling |
| 114 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.3 per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 114 | Montenegro | 0.3 per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 114 | Norway | 0.3 per 100,000 people | 2021 | unchanged | rising |
| 114 | Puerto Rico | 0.3 per 100,000 people | 2021 | unchanged | volatile |
| 114 | Portugal | 0.3 per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 114 | Saudi Arabia | 0.3 per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 114 | Serbia | 0.3 per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 114 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.3 per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 114 | Seychelles | 0.3 per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 114 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.3 per 100,000 people | 2021 | unchanged | volatile |
| 114 | Turkmenistan | 0.3 per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 114 | Timor-Leste | 0.3 per 100,000 people | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 114 | Türkiye | 0.3 per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 114 | Samoa | 0.3 per 100,000 people | 2021 | unchanged | falling |
| 114 | Timor-Leste | 0.3 per 100,000 people | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 114 | Cabo Verde | 0.3 per 100,000 people | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 114 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.3 per 100,000 people | 2021 | unchanged | volatile |
| 114 | Türkiye | 0.3 per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 114 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.3 per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 114 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.3 per 100,000 people | 2021 | unchanged | rising |
| 145 | Albania | 0.2 per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 60.0% | falling |
| 145 | United Arab Emirates | 0.2 per 100,000 people | 2021 | unchanged | falling |
| 145 | Austria | 0.2 per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 145 | Bahrain | 0.2 per 100,000 people | 2021 | unchanged | falling |
| 145 | Bahamas | 0.2 per 100,000 people | 2021 | unchanged | falling |
| 145 | Belize | 0.2 per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 145 | Colombia | 0.2 per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 145 | Egypt | 0.2 per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 145 | Fiji | 0.2 per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 145 | Greece | 0.2 per 100,000 people | 2021 | unchanged | falling |
| 145 | Indonesia | 0.2 per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 145 | Iraq | 0.2 per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 145 | Japan | 0.2 per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 145 | Republic of Korea | 0.2 per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 145 | Lebanon | 0.2 per 100,000 people | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 145 | Sri Lanka | 0.2 per 100,000 people | 2021 | unchanged | volatile |
| 145 | New Zealand | 0.2 per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 145 | Panama | 0.2 per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 145 | Philippines | 0.2 per 100,000 people | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 145 | Paraguay | 0.2 per 100,000 people | 2021 | unchanged | rising |
| 145 | Suriname | 0.2 per 100,000 people | 2021 | unchanged | falling |
| 145 | Slovenia | 0.2 per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 145 | Sweden | 0.2 per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 145 | Republic of Korea | 0.2 per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 169 | Australia | 0.1 per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 169 | Bangladesh | 0.1 per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 169 | Brazil | 0.1 per 100,000 people | 2021 | unchanged | rising |
| 169 | Barbados | 0.1 per 100,000 people | 2021 | unchanged | falling |
| 169 | Bhutan | 0.1 per 100,000 people | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 169 | Switzerland | 0.1 per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 169 | Costa Rica | 0.1 per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 50.0% | rising |
| 169 | Cuba | 0.1 per 100,000 people | 2021 | unchanged | falling |
| 169 | Guyana | 0.1 per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 169 | India | 0.1 per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 169 | Jamaica | 0.1 per 100,000 people | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 169 | Saint Lucia | 0.1 per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 169 | Luxembourg | 0.1 per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 85.7% | volatile |
| 169 | Maldives | 0.1 per 100,000 people | 2021 | unchanged | falling |
| 169 | Malta | 0.1 per 100,000 people | 2021 | unchanged | volatile |
| 169 | Nicaragua | 0.1 per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 169 | Pakistan | 0.1 per 100,000 people | 2021 | unchanged | falling |
| 169 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.1 per 100,000 people | 2021 | unchanged | falling |
| 169 | State of Palestine | 0.1 per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 169 | Australia and New Zealand | 0.1 per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 169 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 0.1 per 100,000 people | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 190 | Brunei Darussalam | 0 per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 190 | Denmark | 0 per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 190 | Iceland | 0 per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 190 | Israel | 0 per 100,000 people | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 190 | Oman | 0 per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 190 | Singapore | 0 per 100,000 people | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 190 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 190 | Brunei Darussalam | 0 per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) 1.4 per 100,000 people
- Sub-Saharan Africa 1.3 per 100,000 people
- Eastern Asia 1.3 per 100,000 people
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 1.2 per 100,000 people
- Eastern and South-Eastern Asia 1.1 per 100,000 people
- Europe 1 per 100,000 people
- Europe and Northern America 0.9 per 100,000 people
- Central Asia 0.8 per 100,000 people
- World 0.7 per 100,000 people
- Northern America 0.5 per 100,000 people
- Northern Africa 0.5 per 100,000 people
- Western Asia 0.5 per 100,000 people
- United States of America 0.5 per 100,000 people
- Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) 0.5 per 100,000 people
- Northern Africa and Western Asia 0.5 per 100,000 people
- South-Eastern Asia 0.4 per 100,000 people
- Latin America and the Caribbean 0.3 per 100,000 people
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 0.3 per 100,000 people
- Central and Southern Asia 0.3 per 100,000 people
- Oceania 0.2 per 100,000 people
- Southern Asia 0.2 per 100,000 people