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

The value for Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, male (per 100,000 male population) in Canada was 0.400 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 0.600 in 2000 and a minimum value of 0.300 in 2006.

Definition: Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings is the number of male deaths from unintentional poisonings in a year per 100,000 male 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 0.600
2001 0.400
2002 0.500
2003 0.500
2004 0.500
2005 0.400
2006 0.300
2007 0.500
2008 0.400
2009 0.400
2010 0.400
2011 0.400
2012 0.300
2013 0.400
2014 0.400
2015 0.400
2016 0.400
2017 0.500
2018 0.400
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