Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings, by sex (deaths) in Southern Asia
Southern Asia: Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings, by sex (deaths) was 0.2 per 100,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings, by sex in Southern Asia, 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 Southern Asia stood at 0.2 per 100,000 people. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings, by sex in Southern Asia peaked at 0.4 per 100,000 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.2 per 100,000 people, in 2020.
Southern Asia ranks 20th of 21 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings, by sex (deaths) in Southern Asia, 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 | 0.3 per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.3 per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.3 per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2 per 100,000 people | -33.3% |
| 2021 | 0.2 per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
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 | 0.3 per 100,000 people | 0.3 per 100,000 people | 0.3 per 100,000 people | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.2 per 100,000 people | 0.2 per 100,000 people | 0.2 per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Southern Asia
- 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 Southern Asia
- Neonatal deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate -3.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Under-five deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate -3.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Infant deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate -3.64 % change on previous year (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 444,800 (2024)
- Under-five mortality rate 32.79 (2024)
- Infant deaths 1.05 million (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 8.04 (2024)
- Infant mortality rate 28.49 (2024)
- Under-five deaths 1.21 million (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 764,546 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings, by sex in Southern Asia?
- Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings, by sex in Southern Asia was 0.2 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 Southern Asia?
- 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 Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2 per 100,000 people in 2020.
- How does Southern Asia rank for mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings, by sex?
- Southern Asia ranks 20th out of 21 groups with data for 2021.
- Is mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings, by sex rising or falling in Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Southern Asia 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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