Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings, by sex (deaths) in Australia
Australia: Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings, by sex (deaths) was 0.1 per 100,000 people in 2021. ◆ Volatile
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 2015
Years of data
7
2000–2021
Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings, by sex in Australia, 2000–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Australia recorded 0.1 per 100,000 people for mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings, by sex in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure 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 peaked at 0.4 per 100,000 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.1 per 100,000 people, in 2015.
That places Australia 169th out of 197 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings, by sex (deaths) in Australia, 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 | 0.1 per 100,000 people | -50.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1 per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2 per 100,000 people | +100.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1 per 100,000 people | -50.0% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0.1 per 100,000 people is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.3 per 100,000 people, 33% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Australia's 0.1 per 100,000 people is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.35 per 100,000 people, 29% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
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 | 0.1333 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
- 169 Australia and New Zealand 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
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.83 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.9072 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 215 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2021)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0279 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0295 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings, by sex in Australia?
- Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings, by sex in Australia 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?
- 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?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1 per 100,000 people in 2015.
- How does Australia rank for mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings, by sex?
- Australia ranks 169th out of 197 countries with data for 2021.
- Is mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings, by sex rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Australia 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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