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Deaths from poisonings per 100,000 people

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 Data204 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
0.8deaths per 100,000 people
Median: 0.4deaths per 100,000 people
Countries Covered
204
with available data
Highest
South Sudan
4.0deaths per 100,000 people
Lowest
Switzerland
0.0deaths per 100,000 people
Top 5 Countries
1South Sudan4.0deaths per 100,000 people
2Eritrea3.5deaths per 100,000 people
3Nepal3.4deaths per 100,000 people
4Burundi3.3deaths per 100,000 people
5Moldova, Republic of3.3deaths per 100,000 people
By Region
Africa1.4deaths per 100,000 people(9 countries)
Other0.9deaths per 100,000 people(124 countries)
Asia0.6deaths per 100,000 people(26 countries)
North America0.6deaths per 100,000 people(4 countries)
Europe0.4deaths per 100,000 people(32 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.0deaths per 100,000 people)High (4.0deaths per 100,000 people)

Regional Comparison

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

Africa (9)
Other (124)
Asia (26)
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.

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
1South Sudan4.0deaths per 100,000 people
2Eritrea3.5deaths per 100,000 people
3Nepal3.4deaths per 100,000 people
4Burundi3.3deaths per 100,000 people
5Moldova, Republic of3.3deaths per 100,000 people
6Rwanda3.2deaths per 100,000 people
7Russian Federation2.9deaths per 100,000 people
8Mongolia2.6deaths per 100,000 people
9Madagascar2.4deaths per 100,000 people
10Niger2.4deaths per 100,000 people
11Myanmar2.3deaths per 100,000 people
12Ethiopia2.2deaths per 100,000 people
13Eswatini2.2deaths per 100,000 people
14Sierra Leone2.2deaths per 100,000 people
15Kenya2.1deaths per 100,000 people
16Namibia2.1deaths per 100,000 people
17Afghanistan2.0deaths per 100,000 people
18Ukraine2.0deaths per 100,000 people
19Bosnia and Herzegovina1.9deaths per 100,000 people
20Chad1.8deaths per 100,000 people
21Palau1.8deaths per 100,000 people
22Belarus1.8deaths per 100,000 people
23Malawi1.7deaths per 100,000 people
24Bangladesh1.7deaths per 100,000 people
25Morocco1.7deaths per 100,000 people
26Somalia1.7deaths per 100,000 people
27Zambia1.7deaths per 100,000 people
28Burkina Faso1.7deaths per 100,000 people
29Democratic Republic of the Congo1.6deaths per 100,000 people
30Uganda1.6deaths per 100,000 people
31Central African Republic1.6deaths per 100,000 people
32Djibouti1.6deaths per 100,000 people
33Kiribati1.5deaths per 100,000 people
34Angola1.5deaths per 100,000 people
35Guinea-Bissau1.5deaths per 100,000 people
36Kazakhstan1.5deaths per 100,000 people
37Lesotho1.5deaths per 100,000 people
38Lithuania1.5deaths per 100,000 people
39Liberia1.5deaths per 100,000 people
40Guinea1.4deaths per 100,000 people
41Cote d'Ivoire1.4deaths per 100,000 people
42Ghana1.3deaths per 100,000 people
43North Korea1.3deaths per 100,000 people
44People's Republic of China1.3deaths per 100,000 people
45Mali1.3deaths per 100,000 people
46South Africa1.2deaths per 100,000 people
47Cameroon1.2deaths per 100,000 people
48Senegal1.2deaths per 100,000 people
49Nigeria1.2deaths per 100,000 people
50Mozambique1.2deaths per 100,000 people
51Sudan1.2deaths per 100,000 people
52United Republic of Tanzania1.1deaths per 100,000 people
53Vietnam1.1deaths per 100,000 people
54Tonga1.1deaths per 100,000 people
55Benin1.1deaths per 100,000 people
56Latvia1.1deaths per 100,000 people
57Romania1.1deaths per 100,000 people
58Yemen1.0deaths per 100,000 people
59Guatemala1.0deaths per 100,000 people
60Gabon1.0deaths per 100,000 people
61Botswana1.0deaths per 100,000 people
62Algeria1.0deaths per 100,000 people
63El Salvador0.9deaths per 100,000 people
64Togo0.9deaths per 100,000 people
65Republic of the Congo0.9deaths per 100,000 people
66Monaco0.9deaths per 100,000 people
67Sao Tome and Principe0.9deaths per 100,000 people
68Republic of The Gambia0.9deaths per 100,000 people
69Equatorial Guinea0.9deaths per 100,000 people
70Greenland0.9deaths per 100,000 people
71Azerbaijan0.9deaths per 100,000 people
72Mauritania0.9deaths per 100,000 people
73Libya0.8deaths per 100,000 people
74Comoros0.8deaths per 100,000 people
75Bolivia0.8deaths per 100,000 people
76Haiti0.8deaths per 100,000 people
77Estonia0.8deaths per 100,000 people
78Zimbabwe0.8deaths per 100,000 people
79Honduras0.7deaths per 100,000 people
80Islamic Republic of Iran0.7deaths per 100,000 people
81Indonesia0.7deaths per 100,000 people
82Taiwan, Province of China0.7deaths per 100,000 people
83Nauru0.7deaths per 100,000 people
84Dominica0.6deaths per 100,000 people
85Ecuador0.6deaths per 100,000 people
86Lao People's Democratic Republic0.6deaths per 100,000 people
87Tuvalu0.6deaths per 100,000 people
88Papua New Guinea0.6deaths per 100,000 people
89Tunisia0.6deaths per 100,000 people
90Jordan0.5deaths per 100,000 people
91Uruguay0.5deaths per 100,000 people
92Malaysia0.5deaths per 100,000 people
93Kyrgyzstan0.5deaths per 100,000 people
94Türkiye0.5deaths per 100,000 people
95Peru0.5deaths per 100,000 people
96Portugal0.5deaths per 100,000 people
97Uzbekistan0.5deaths per 100,000 people
98Georgia0.4deaths per 100,000 people
99United States of America0.4deaths per 100,000 people
100Finland0.4deaths per 100,000 people
101Argentina0.4deaths per 100,000 people
102Mexico0.4deaths per 100,000 people
103Cape Verde0.4deaths per 100,000 people
104Venezuela0.4deaths per 100,000 people
105India0.4deaths per 100,000 people
106Poland0.4deaths per 100,000 people
107Czech Republic0.4deaths per 100,000 people
108Timor-Leste0.4deaths per 100,000 people
109Tajikistan0.4deaths per 100,000 people
110South Korea0.4deaths per 100,000 people
111Bhutan0.4deaths per 100,000 people
112Cambodia0.4deaths per 100,000 people
113Solomon Islands0.4deaths per 100,000 people
114Niue0.4deaths per 100,000 people
115Bulgaria0.4deaths per 100,000 people
116Montenegro0.4deaths per 100,000 people
117Armenia0.4deaths per 100,000 people
118Turkmenistan0.3deaths per 100,000 people
119Egypt0.3deaths per 100,000 people
120Canada0.3deaths per 100,000 people
121Marshall Islands0.3deaths per 100,000 people
122Iraq0.3deaths per 100,000 people
123Belize0.3deaths per 100,000 people
124Slovakia0.3deaths per 100,000 people
125Kuwait0.3deaths per 100,000 people
126Grenada0.3deaths per 100,000 people
127Nicaragua0.3deaths per 100,000 people
128Costa Rica0.3deaths per 100,000 people
129Albania0.3deaths per 100,000 people
130Seychelles0.3deaths per 100,000 people
131Thailand0.3deaths per 100,000 people
132Vanuatu0.3deaths per 100,000 people
133Belgium0.3deaths per 100,000 people
134Syrian Arab Republic0.3deaths per 100,000 people
135Mauritius0.3deaths per 100,000 people
136Serbia0.3deaths per 100,000 people
137Hungary0.3deaths per 100,000 people
138Qatar0.3deaths per 100,000 people
139Norway0.3deaths per 100,000 people
140Lebanon0.3deaths per 100,000 people
141Samoa0.3deaths per 100,000 people
142The Republic of North Macedonia0.2deaths per 100,000 people
143Sri Lanka0.2deaths per 100,000 people
144Austria0.2deaths per 100,000 people
145Tokelau0.2deaths per 100,000 people
146American Samoa0.2deaths per 100,000 people
147Suriname0.2deaths per 100,000 people
148San Marino0.2deaths per 100,000 people
149Fiji0.2deaths per 100,000 people
150Cyprus0.2deaths per 100,000 people
151Panama0.2deaths per 100,000 people
152Japan0.2deaths per 100,000 people
153Antigua and Barbuda0.2deaths per 100,000 people
154Cook Islands0.2deaths per 100,000 people
155Chile0.2deaths per 100,000 people
156Virgin Islands, U.S.0.2deaths per 100,000 people
157Paraguay0.2deaths per 100,000 people
158Brunei Darussalam0.2deaths per 100,000 people
159Croatia0.2deaths per 100,000 people
160Colombia0.2deaths per 100,000 people
161Pakistan0.2deaths per 100,000 people
162France0.2deaths per 100,000 people
163Northern Mariana Islands0.2deaths per 100,000 people
164Iceland0.2deaths per 100,000 people
165Sweden0.2deaths per 100,000 people
166Micronesia, Federated States of0.2deaths per 100,000 people
167Bahrain0.2deaths per 100,000 people
168Greece0.2deaths per 100,000 people
169United Kingdom0.2deaths per 100,000 people
170Philippines0.1deaths per 100,000 people
171Spain0.1deaths per 100,000 people
172Saudi Arabia0.1deaths per 100,000 people
173Ireland0.1deaths per 100,000 people
174Italy0.1deaths per 100,000 people
175Guyana0.1deaths per 100,000 people
176Dominican Republic0.1deaths per 100,000 people
177Puerto Rico0.1deaths per 100,000 people
178Bermuda0.1deaths per 100,000 people
179State of Palestine0.1deaths per 100,000 people
180Saint Lucia0.1deaths per 100,000 people
181Cuba0.1deaths per 100,000 people
182Bahamas0.1deaths per 100,000 people
183United Arab Emirates0.1deaths per 100,000 people
184Barbados0.1deaths per 100,000 people
185Jamaica0.1deaths per 100,000 people
186Maldives0.1deaths per 100,000 people
187Saint Vincent and the Grenadines0.1deaths per 100,000 people
188Trinidad and Tobago0.1deaths per 100,000 people
189Slovenia0.1deaths per 100,000 people
190Australia0.1deaths per 100,000 people
191New Zealand0.1deaths per 100,000 people
192Saint Kitts and Nevis0.1deaths per 100,000 people
193Germany0.1deaths per 100,000 people
194Malta0.1deaths per 100,000 people
195Luxembourg0.1deaths per 100,000 people
196Brazil0.1deaths per 100,000 people
197Israel0.1deaths per 100,000 people
198Guam0.1deaths per 100,000 people
199Denmark0.1deaths per 100,000 people
200Oman0.0deaths per 100,000 people
201Singapore0.0deaths per 100,000 people
202Netherlands0.0deaths per 100,000 people
203Andorra0.0deaths per 100,000 people
204Switzerland0.0deaths per 100,000 people
Showing 204 of 204 countries

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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2023).

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