social2023
Poisonings
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2023; countries can have different observation years.
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Key Insights
Global Average
342.0deaths
Median: 39.7deaths
Countries Covered
204
with available data
Highest
People's Republic of China
18,369.8deaths
Lowest
Tokelau
0.0deaths
Top 5 Countries
1People's Republic of China18,369.8deaths
2India5,841.7deaths
3Russian Federation4,300.4deaths
4Bangladesh3,027.5deaths
5Nigeria2,881.9deaths
By Region
Asia1,323.7deaths(26 countries)
Africa1,089.1deaths(9 countries)
North America574.2deaths(4 countries)
Other164.8deaths(124 countries)
South America112.8deaths(7 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.0deaths)High (18,369.8deaths)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 342.0deaths)
Asia (26)
Africa (9)
North America (4)
Other (124)
South America (7)
Europe (32)
Oceania (2)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest
About This Statistic
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2023; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | People's Republic of China | 18,369.8deaths |
| 2 | India | 5,841.7deaths |
| 3 | Russian Federation | 4,300.4deaths |
| 4 | Bangladesh | 3,027.5deaths |
| 5 | Nigeria | 2,881.9deaths |
| 6 | Ethiopia | 2,540.7deaths |
| 7 | Indonesia | 2,010.0deaths |
| 8 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 1,491.3deaths |
| 9 | United States of America | 1,462.0deaths |
| 10 | Myanmar | 1,300.1deaths |
| 11 | Vietnam | 1,148.4deaths |
| 12 | Kenya | 1,116.7deaths |
| 13 | Nepal | 1,052.0deaths |
| 14 | South Africa | 797.3deaths |
| 15 | Ukraine | 776.7deaths |
| 16 | Madagascar | 755.3deaths |
| 17 | United Republic of Tanzania | 738.7deaths |
| 18 | Afghanistan | 727.4deaths |
| 19 | Uganda | 721.2deaths |
| 20 | Morocco | 641.6deaths |
| 21 | Niger | 631.2deaths |
| 22 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 629.5deaths |
| 23 | Angola | 548.9deaths |
| 24 | Mexico | 535.4deaths |
| 25 | Burundi | 473.5deaths |
| 26 | Cote d'Ivoire | 459.4deaths |
| 27 | Rwanda | 452.6deaths |
| 28 | Ghana | 448.8deaths |
| 29 | Algeria | 447.9deaths |
| 30 | Pakistan | 441.3deaths |
| 31 | Sudan | 431.4deaths |
| 32 | Cameroon | 418.2deaths |
| 33 | Türkiye | 415.5deaths |
| 34 | Burkina Faso | 401.7deaths |
| 35 | South Sudan | 395.0deaths |
| 36 | Mozambique | 385.5deaths |
| 37 | Egypt | 378.1deaths |
| 38 | Somalia | 377.8deaths |
| 39 | Yemen | 368.1deaths |
| 40 | Malawi | 361.7deaths |
| 41 | Zambia | 357.2deaths |
| 42 | Chad | 353.7deaths |
| 43 | North Korea | 339.8deaths |
| 44 | Kazakhstan | 309.4deaths |
| 45 | Mali | 306.4deaths |
| 46 | Japan | 276.4deaths |
| 47 | Eritrea | 244.3deaths |
| 48 | Senegal | 222.2deaths |
| 49 | Romania | 203.9deaths |
| 50 | South Korea | 200.2deaths |
| 51 | Guinea | 200.1deaths |
| 52 | Argentina | 198.5deaths |
| 53 | Thailand | 193.6deaths |
| 54 | Sierra Leone | 172.6deaths |
| 55 | Peru | 171.9deaths |
| 56 | Guatemala | 170.4deaths |
| 57 | Belarus | 169.9deaths |
| 58 | Malaysia | 168.8deaths |
| 59 | Philippines | 168.4deaths |
| 60 | Uzbekistan | 162.8deaths |
| 61 | Taiwan, Province of China | 161.5deaths |
| 62 | Brazil | 159.2deaths |
| 63 | Poland | 155.8deaths |
| 64 | Benin | 155.0deaths |
| 65 | Iraq | 146.1deaths |
| 66 | Canada | 129.1deaths |
| 67 | Zimbabwe | 121.9deaths |
| 68 | France | 117.4deaths |
| 69 | Moldova, Republic of | 117.3deaths |
| 70 | Ecuador | 107.9deaths |
| 71 | Haiti | 106.2deaths |
| 72 | United Kingdom | 105.3deaths |
| 73 | Venezuela | 103.9deaths |
| 74 | Central African Republic | 103.7deaths |
| 75 | Bolivia | 96.0deaths |
| 76 | Colombia | 95.4deaths |
| 77 | Azerbaijan | 92.7deaths |
| 78 | Mongolia | 89.2deaths |
| 79 | Liberia | 84.4deaths |
| 80 | Togo | 81.0deaths |
| 81 | Italy | 79.7deaths |
| 82 | Honduras | 79.2deaths |
| 83 | Spain | 69.9deaths |
| 84 | Germany | 69.4deaths |
| 85 | Jordan | 67.2deaths |
| 86 | Tunisia | 66.2deaths |
| 87 | Cambodia | 65.2deaths |
| 88 | Namibia | 63.6deaths |
| 89 | Papua New Guinea | 62.7deaths |
| 90 | Libya | 62.7deaths |
| 91 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 60.0deaths |
| 92 | El Salvador | 58.7deaths |
| 93 | Republic of the Congo | 57.5deaths |
| 94 | Sri Lanka | 55.5deaths |
| 95 | Syrian Arab Republic | 49.1deaths |
| 96 | Portugal | 48.7deaths |
| 97 | Saudi Arabia | 47.6deaths |
| 98 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 44.9deaths |
| 99 | Czech Republic | 43.4deaths |
| 100 | Lithuania | 42.5deaths |
| 101 | Tajikistan | 41.9deaths |
| 102 | Mauritania | 39.7deaths |
| 103 | Chile | 39.7deaths |
| 104 | Kyrgyzstan | 35.5deaths |
| 105 | Guinea-Bissau | 32.9deaths |
| 106 | Belgium | 32.7deaths |
| 107 | Australia | 30.1deaths |
| 108 | Lesotho | 28.9deaths |
| 109 | Eswatini | 26.0deaths |
| 110 | Hungary | 25.0deaths |
| 111 | Bulgaria | 25.0deaths |
| 112 | Botswana | 24.8deaths |
| 113 | Finland | 24.2deaths |
| 114 | Serbia | 23.4deaths |
| 115 | Republic of The Gambia | 22.6deaths |
| 116 | Austria | 22.0deaths |
| 117 | Djibouti | 21.7deaths |
| 118 | Nicaragua | 20.7deaths |
| 119 | Latvia | 20.3deaths |
| 120 | Gabon | 19.7deaths |
| 121 | Turkmenistan | 19.5deaths |
| 122 | Sweden | 17.3deaths |
| 123 | Uruguay | 17.3deaths |
| 124 | Slovakia | 17.2deaths |
| 125 | Greece | 16.9deaths |
| 126 | Georgia | 16.0deaths |
| 127 | Costa Rica | 15.7deaths |
| 128 | Dominican Republic | 15.1deaths |
| 129 | Equatorial Guinea | 14.6deaths |
| 130 | Kuwait | 14.5deaths |
| 131 | Cuba | 14.4deaths |
| 132 | Lebanon | 14.3deaths |
| 133 | Norway | 13.9deaths |
| 134 | Paraguay | 12.8deaths |
| 135 | United Arab Emirates | 12.7deaths |
| 136 | Armenia | 10.6deaths |
| 137 | Estonia | 10.4deaths |
| 138 | Panama | 9.3deaths |
| 139 | Qatar | 8.1deaths |
| 140 | Ireland | 7.2deaths |
| 141 | Comoros | 7.2deaths |
| 142 | Albania | 7.2deaths |
| 143 | Croatia | 7.2deaths |
| 144 | State of Palestine | 7.1deaths |
| 145 | Netherlands | 6.8deaths |
| 146 | Timor-Leste | 5.6deaths |
| 147 | New Zealand | 5.5deaths |
| 148 | Israel | 5.5deaths |
| 149 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 4.6deaths |
| 150 | Puerto Rico | 4.4deaths |
| 151 | Jamaica | 3.5deaths |
| 152 | Mauritius | 3.4deaths |
| 153 | Solomon Islands | 3.2deaths |
| 154 | Cyprus | 3.1deaths |
| 155 | Denmark | 3.0deaths |
| 156 | Bhutan | 2.9deaths |
| 157 | Switzerland | 2.6deaths |
| 158 | Bahrain | 2.5deaths |
| 159 | Slovenia | 2.4deaths |
| 160 | Oman | 2.3deaths |
| 161 | Montenegro | 2.3deaths |
| 162 | Singapore | 2.2deaths |
| 163 | Fiji | 2.2deaths |
| 164 | Sao Tome and Principe | 2.0deaths |
| 165 | Cape Verde | 2.0deaths |
| 166 | Kiribati | 2.0deaths |
| 167 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.6deaths |
| 168 | Suriname | 1.4deaths |
| 169 | Belize | 1.3deaths |
| 170 | Tonga | 1.2deaths |
| 171 | Guyana | 1.1deaths |
| 172 | Vanuatu | 0.9deaths |
| 173 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.9deaths |
| 174 | Maldives | 0.7deaths |
| 175 | Iceland | 0.6deaths |
| 176 | Samoa | 0.5deaths |
| 177 | Bahamas | 0.5deaths |
| 178 | Luxembourg | 0.5deaths |
| 179 | Greenland | 0.5deaths |
| 180 | Dominica | 0.4deaths |
| 181 | Malta | 0.4deaths |
| 182 | Barbados | 0.4deaths |
| 183 | Monaco | 0.4deaths |
| 184 | Grenada | 0.3deaths |
| 185 | Palau | 0.3deaths |
| 186 | Seychelles | 0.3deaths |
| 187 | Saint Lucia | 0.2deaths |
| 188 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.2deaths |
| 189 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | 0.2deaths |
| 190 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 0.2deaths |
| 191 | Marshall Islands | 0.1deaths |
| 192 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.1deaths |
| 193 | American Samoa | 0.1deaths |
| 194 | Nauru | 0.1deaths |
| 195 | Bermuda | 0.1deaths |
| 196 | San Marino | 0.1deaths |
| 197 | Guam | 0.1deaths |
| 198 | Northern Mariana Islands | 0.1deaths |
| 199 | Tuvalu | 0.1deaths |
| 200 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.0deaths |
| 201 | Cook Islands | 0.0deaths |
| 202 | Andorra | 0.0deaths |
| 203 | Niue | 0.0deaths |
| 204 | Tokelau | 0.0deaths |
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2023).
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