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

The value for Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning (per 100,000 population) in Belize was 0.400 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 0.900 in 2000 and a minimum value of 0.300 in 2008.

Definition: 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.

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

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Year Value
2000 0.900
2001 0.600
2002 0.700
2003 0.600
2004 0.600
2005 0.500
2006 0.500
2007 0.400
2008 0.300
2009 0.400
2010 0.400
2011 0.400
2012 0.400
2013 0.300
2014 0.300
2015 0.300
2016 0.300
2017 0.400
2018 0.300
2019 0.400

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