health2021

Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning (per 100,000 population)

Compare mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning (per 100,000 population) across 185 countries using the latest fixed-year World Bank WDI observations for 2021.

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Key Insights

Global Average
0.8per 100,000 people
Median: 0.5per 100,000 people
Countries Covered
185
with available data
Highest
Moldova, Republic of
4.2per 100,000 people
Lowest
Singapore
0.0per 100,000 people
Top 5 Countries
1Moldova, Republic of4.2per 100,000 people
2Zimbabwe3.5per 100,000 people
3Lesotho3.5per 100,000 people
4Somalia3.2per 100,000 people
5Mongolia3.0per 100,000 people
By Region
Africa1.0per 100,000 people(9 countries)
Other0.9per 100,000 people(106 countries)
Asia0.5per 100,000 people(25 countries)
North America0.5per 100,000 people(4 countries)
Europe0.5per 100,000 people(32 countries)
Key Findings
  • 185 ISO-mapped countries or territories have a finite fixed-year observation.
  • Moldova, Republic of has the highest published value (4.15 per 100,000 people).
  • Singapore has the lowest published value (0.0001 per 100,000 people).

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.0per 100,000 people)High (4.2per 100,000 people)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 0.8per 100,000 people)

Africa (9)
Other (106)
Asia (25)
North America (4)
Europe (32)
South America (7)
Oceania (2)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

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About This Statistic

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.

Values use one fixed 2021 reference year from World Development Indicators series SH.STA.POIS.P5. MapTheory excludes aggregates, missing/non-finite values, and geographies without an ISO 3166-1 numeric mapping; it does not interpolate missing countries.

Methodology

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.

Full Data

Rank Country Value
1Moldova, Republic of4.2per 100,000 people
2Zimbabwe3.5per 100,000 people
3Lesotho3.5per 100,000 people
4Somalia3.2per 100,000 people
5Mongolia3.0per 100,000 people
6Eswatini3.0per 100,000 people
7Nepal2.9per 100,000 people
8Russian Federation2.8per 100,000 people
9Afghanistan2.5per 100,000 people
10Burundi2.3per 100,000 people
11Eritrea2.1per 100,000 people
12Ukraine2.1per 100,000 people
13Romania1.9per 100,000 people
14Bosnia and Herzegovina1.9per 100,000 people
15Kiribati1.7per 100,000 people
16Grenada1.7per 100,000 people
17South Africa1.7per 100,000 people
18South Sudan1.6per 100,000 people
19Belarus1.6per 100,000 people
20Burkina Faso1.6per 100,000 people
21Niger1.6per 100,000 people
22Yemen1.6per 100,000 people
23Djibouti1.5per 100,000 people
24Kenya1.5per 100,000 people
25People's Republic of China1.5per 100,000 people
26Mozambique1.5per 100,000 people
27Estonia1.4per 100,000 people
28Kazakhstan1.4per 100,000 people
29Comoros1.4per 100,000 people
30Namibia1.4per 100,000 people
31Madagascar1.4per 100,000 people
32Central African Republic1.4per 100,000 people
33Democratic Republic of the Congo1.3per 100,000 people
34Rwanda1.3per 100,000 people
35North Korea1.3per 100,000 people
36Tonga1.3per 100,000 people
37Mali1.2per 100,000 people
38Sierra Leone1.2per 100,000 people
39Poland1.2per 100,000 people
40Zambia1.2per 100,000 people
41Chad1.2per 100,000 people
42Lithuania1.2per 100,000 people
43Ethiopia1.2per 100,000 people
44Sudan1.2per 100,000 people
45Uganda1.1per 100,000 people
46Malawi1.1per 100,000 people
47Georgia1.1per 100,000 people
48Togo1.1per 100,000 people
49The Republic of North Macedonia1.1per 100,000 people
50Benin1.1per 100,000 people
51Cameroon1.1per 100,000 people
52Nigeria1.1per 100,000 people
53Botswana1.1per 100,000 people
54Ecuador1.0per 100,000 people
55Guinea-Bissau1.0per 100,000 people
56United Republic of Tanzania1.0per 100,000 people
57Guinea1.0per 100,000 people
58Angola1.0per 100,000 people
59Cote d'Ivoire1.0per 100,000 people
60Myanmar0.9per 100,000 people
61Armenia0.9per 100,000 people
62Tajikistan0.9per 100,000 people
63Libya0.9per 100,000 people
64Vietnam0.9per 100,000 people
65Ghana0.9per 100,000 people
66Republic of The Gambia0.8per 100,000 people
67Liberia0.8per 100,000 people
68Guatemala0.8per 100,000 people
69Mauritius0.8per 100,000 people
70Senegal0.8per 100,000 people
71Latvia0.8per 100,000 people
72El Salvador0.8per 100,000 people
73Peru0.8per 100,000 people
74Bulgaria0.7per 100,000 people
75Morocco0.7per 100,000 people
76Kyrgyzstan0.7per 100,000 people
77Malaysia0.7per 100,000 people
78Equatorial Guinea0.6per 100,000 people
79Gabon0.6per 100,000 people
80Solomon Islands0.6per 100,000 people
81Islamic Republic of Iran0.6per 100,000 people
82Republic of the Congo0.6per 100,000 people
83Slovakia0.6per 100,000 people
84Uzbekistan0.6per 100,000 people
85Czech Republic0.6per 100,000 people
86Vanuatu0.6per 100,000 people
87United States of America0.5per 100,000 people
88Antigua and Barbuda0.5per 100,000 people
89Honduras0.5per 100,000 people
90Micronesia, Federated States of0.5per 100,000 people
91Algeria0.5per 100,000 people
92Mauritania0.5per 100,000 people
93Haiti0.5per 100,000 people
94Hungary0.5per 100,000 people
95Uruguay0.5per 100,000 people
96Papua New Guinea0.4per 100,000 people
97Chile0.4per 100,000 people
98Belgium0.4per 100,000 people
99Cambodia0.4per 100,000 people
100Qatar0.4per 100,000 people
101Azerbaijan0.4per 100,000 people
102Germany0.4per 100,000 people
103Tunisia0.4per 100,000 people
104Venezuela0.4per 100,000 people
105Mexico0.4per 100,000 people
106Bolivia0.4per 100,000 people
107Finland0.4per 100,000 people
108Thailand0.4per 100,000 people
109Kuwait0.4per 100,000 people
110Lao People's Democratic Republic0.4per 100,000 people
111France0.3per 100,000 people
112Seychelles0.3per 100,000 people
113Spain0.3per 100,000 people
114Türkiye0.3per 100,000 people
115Portugal0.3per 100,000 people
116United Kingdom0.3per 100,000 people
117Jordan0.3per 100,000 people
118Montenegro0.3per 100,000 people
119Serbia0.3per 100,000 people
120Italy0.3per 100,000 people
121Sao Tome and Principe0.3per 100,000 people
122Turkmenistan0.3per 100,000 people
123Canada0.3per 100,000 people
124Timor-Leste0.3per 100,000 people
125Saudi Arabia0.3per 100,000 people
126Samoa0.3per 100,000 people
127Cape Verde0.3per 100,000 people
128Croatia0.3per 100,000 people
129Cyprus0.3per 100,000 people
130Norway0.3per 100,000 people
131Syrian Arab Republic0.3per 100,000 people
132Dominican Republic0.3per 100,000 people
133Puerto Rico0.3per 100,000 people
134Argentina0.3per 100,000 people
135Ireland0.3per 100,000 people
136South Korea0.3per 100,000 people
137Indonesia0.2per 100,000 people
138Philippines0.2per 100,000 people
139Slovenia0.2per 100,000 people
140Suriname0.2per 100,000 people
141Egypt0.2per 100,000 people
142Albania0.2per 100,000 people
143Belize0.2per 100,000 people
144Fiji0.2per 100,000 people
145New Zealand0.2per 100,000 people
146Panama0.2per 100,000 people
147Bahrain0.2per 100,000 people
148Colombia0.2per 100,000 people
149Greece0.2per 100,000 people
150Iraq0.2per 100,000 people
151Japan0.2per 100,000 people
152Austria0.2per 100,000 people
153Sri Lanka0.2per 100,000 people
154Paraguay0.2per 100,000 people
155Lebanon0.2per 100,000 people
156Bahamas0.2per 100,000 people
157Sweden0.2per 100,000 people
158United Arab Emirates0.2per 100,000 people
159State of Palestine0.1per 100,000 people
160Nicaragua0.1per 100,000 people
161Saint Lucia0.1per 100,000 people
162Brazil0.1per 100,000 people
163Costa Rica0.1per 100,000 people
164Cuba0.1per 100,000 people
165India0.1per 100,000 people
166Pakistan0.1per 100,000 people
167Switzerland0.1per 100,000 people
168Trinidad and Tobago0.1per 100,000 people
169Australia0.1per 100,000 people
170Bangladesh0.1per 100,000 people
171Barbados0.1per 100,000 people
172Jamaica0.1per 100,000 people
173Malta0.1per 100,000 people
174Luxembourg0.1per 100,000 people
175Netherlands0.1per 100,000 people
176Bhutan0.1per 100,000 people
177Guyana0.1per 100,000 people
178Maldives0.1per 100,000 people
179Israel0.0per 100,000 people
180Oman0.0per 100,000 people
181Saint Vincent and the Grenadines0.0per 100,000 people
182Iceland0.0per 100,000 people
183Brunei Darussalam0.0per 100,000 people
184Denmark0.0per 100,000 people
185Singapore0.0per 100,000 people
Showing 185 of 185 countries

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Data Source

This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2021).

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