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

The value for Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, female (per 100,000 female population) in Georgia was 0.600 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 0.800 in 2009 and a minimum value of 0.500 in 2000.

Definition: Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings is the number of female deaths from unintentional poisonings in a year per 100,000 female 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.

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 0.500
2001 0.500
2002 0.600
2003 0.500
2004 0.500
2005 0.600
2006 0.500
2007 0.600
2008 0.600
2009 0.800
2010 0.600
2011 0.700
2012 0.700
2013 0.700
2014 0.700
2015 0.700
2016 0.700
2017 0.600
2018 0.600
2019 0.600

Development Relevance: Mortality rates due to unintentional poisoning remains relatively high in low income countries. This indicator implicates inadequate management of hazardous chemicals and pollution, and of the effectiveness of a country’s health system.

Limitations and Exceptions: Some countries do not have death registration data or sample registration systems. The estimates on this indicator need to be completed with other type of information for these countries.

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Mortality