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Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning (per 100,000 population)
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Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning (per 100,000 population)
Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings is the number of deaths from unintentional poisonings in a year per 100,000 population. Unintentional poisoning can
be caused by household chemicals, pesticides, kerosene, carbon monoxide and medicines, or can be the result of environmental contamination or occupational chemical exposure.
World Bank code: SH.STA.POIS.P5
• Data available for 185 countries • Latest year: 2021
In ,
Moldova
led Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning (per 100,000 population) at 4.15.
The world median across 185 reporting countries was
0.49.
What this measures:
Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings is the number of deaths from unintentional poisonings in a year per 100,000 population. Unintentional poisoning can
be caused by household chemicals, pesticides, kerosene, carbon monoxide and medicines, or can be the result of environmental contamination or occupational chemical exposure.
How "Health & Population" indicators are measured
Health and population indicators come from national vital-registration systems, demographic and health surveys, and modeling by the UN Population Division and WHO. Mortality and morbidity estimates are often modeled rather than directly observed in lower-capacity statistical systems, which means some figures are interpolations between survey years. Life expectancy is a "period" measure based on current age-specific mortality, not a forecast of how long someone born today will actually live.
Distribution — 2021
Reporting
185 countries
Median
0.49
Mean
0.76
25th percentile
0.22
75th percentile
1.11
Range
0.00 – 4.15
World at a Glance — 2021
Every reporting country, grouped by region, shaded by value (quintile).
Lighter = lower value · Darker = higher value. Hover a cell to see the country and value.
Highest Values — 2021
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Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning (per 100,000 population)
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