Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings, by sex (deaths) in Latin America and the Caribbean
Latin America and the Caribbean: Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings, by sex (deaths) was 0.3 per 100,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings, by sex in Latin America and the Caribbean, 2000–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per 100,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings, by sex in Latin America and the Caribbean is 0.3 per 100,000 people, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of down 25.0% on the previous year and down 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings, by sex in Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 0.5 per 100,000 people in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.3 per 100,000 people, in 2019.
That places Latin America and the Caribbean 17th out of 21 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings, by sex (deaths) in Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.4 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2005 | 0.5 per 100,000 people | +25.0% |
| 2010 | 0.4 per 100,000 people | -20.0% |
| 2015 | 0.4 per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.3 per 100,000 people | -25.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4 per 100,000 people | +33.3% |
| 2021 | 0.3 per 100,000 people | -25.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.45 per 100,000 people | 0.4 per 100,000 people | 0.5 per 100,000 people | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.3667 per 100,000 people | 0.3 per 100,000 people | 0.4 per 100,000 people | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.35 per 100,000 people | 0.3 per 100,000 people | 0.4 per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Latin America and the Caribbean
- 15 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.9 per 100,000 people compare
- 15 Romania 1.9 per 100,000 people compare
- 17 Grenada 1.7 per 100,000 people compare
- 17 Kiribati 1.7 per 100,000 people compare
- 17 South Africa 1.7 per 100,000 people compare
- 20 Belarus 1.6 per 100,000 people compare
- 20 Burkina Faso 1.6 per 100,000 people compare
- 20 Niger 1.6 per 100,000 people compare
- 20 South Sudan 1.6 per 100,000 people compare
- 20 Yemen 1.6 per 100,000 people compare
More health data for Latin America and the Caribbean
- Neonatal deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate -4.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Under-five deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate -3.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Infant deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate -2.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 65,579 (2024)
- Infant mortality rate 13.29 (2024)
- Infant deaths 123,075 (2024)
- Child deaths age 1 to 4 19,510 (2024)
- Under-five mortality rate 15.35 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 77,054 (2024)
- Under-five deaths 142,579 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings, by sex in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings, by sex in Latin America and the Caribbean was 0.3 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 Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5 per 100,000 people in 2005.
- What is the lowest mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings, by sex recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3 per 100,000 people in 2019.
- How does Latin America and the Caribbean rank for mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings, by sex?
- Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 17th out of 21 groups with data for 2021.
- Is mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings, by sex rising or falling in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latin America and the Caribbean 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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