Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings, by sex (deaths) in Australia and New Zealand
Australia and New Zealand: Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings, by sex (deaths) was 0.1 per 100,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
0.1 per 100,000 people
Change on year
down 50.0%
World rank
169th
of 197 countries
All-time high
0.4 per 100,000 people
in 2000
All-time low
0.1 per 100,000 people
in 2019
Years of data
7
2000–2021
Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings, by sex in Australia and New Zealand, 2000–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per 100,000 people.
Analysis
In 2021, mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings, by sex in Australia and New Zealand stood at 0.1 per 100,000 people. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 50.0% on the previous year and down 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings, by sex in Australia and New Zealand peaked at 0.4 per 100,000 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.1 per 100,000 people, in 2019.
Australia and New Zealand ranks 169th of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings, by sex (deaths) in Australia and New Zealand, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.4 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2005 | 0.3 per 100,000 people | -25.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2 per 100,000 people | -33.3% |
| 2015 | 0.2 per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1 per 100,000 people | -50.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2 per 100,000 people | +100.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1 per 100,000 people | -50.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.35 per 100,000 people | 0.3 per 100,000 people | 0.4 per 100,000 people | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.1667 per 100,000 people | 0.1 per 100,000 people | 0.2 per 100,000 people | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.15 per 100,000 people | 0.1 per 100,000 people | 0.2 per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Australia and New Zealand
- 169 Australia 0.1 per 100,000 people compare
- 169 Bangladesh 0.1 per 100,000 people compare
- 169 Barbados 0.1 per 100,000 people compare
- 169 Bhutan 0.1 per 100,000 people compare
- 169 Brazil 0.1 per 100,000 people compare
- 169 Costa Rica 0.1 per 100,000 people compare
- 169 Cuba 0.1 per 100,000 people compare
- 169 Guyana 0.1 per 100,000 people compare
- 169 India 0.1 per 100,000 people compare
- 169 Jamaica 0.1 per 100,000 people compare
- 169 Luxembourg 0.1 per 100,000 people compare
- 169 Maldives 0.1 per 100,000 people compare
- 169 Malta 0.1 per 100,000 people compare
- 169 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 0.1 per 100,000 people compare
- 169 Nicaragua 0.1 per 100,000 people compare
- 169 Pakistan 0.1 per 100,000 people compare
- 169 Saint Lucia 0.1 per 100,000 people compare
- 169 State of Palestine 0.1 per 100,000 people compare
- 169 Switzerland 0.1 per 100,000 people compare
- 169 Trinidad and Tobago 0.1 per 100,000 people compare
More health data for Australia and New Zealand
- Neonatal deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate -1.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Under-five deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate -1.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Infant deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate -1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 525 (2024)
- Under-five mortality rate 3.79 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 0.9024 (2024)
- Infant deaths 1,179 (2024)
- Infant mortality rate 3.24 (2024)
- Under-five deaths 1,377 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 852 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings, by sex in Australia and New Zealand?
- Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings, by sex in Australia and New Zealand was 0.1 per 100,000 people in 2021, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings, by sex recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4 per 100,000 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings, by sex recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1 per 100,000 people in 2019.
- How does Australia and New Zealand rank for mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings, by sex?
- Australia and New Zealand ranks 169th out of 197 countries with data for 2021.
- Is mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings, by sex rising or falling in Australia and New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia and New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings, by sex (deaths per 100,000 population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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