Finland - 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 Finland was 0.200 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 0.600 in 2010 and a minimum value of 0.200 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 0.200
2001 0.200
2002 0.300
2003 0.200
2004 0.500
2005 0.600
2006 0.200
2007 0.300
2008 0.400
2009 0.600
2010 0.600
2011 0.400
2012 0.200
2013 0.300
2014 0.300
2015 0.500
2016 0.200
2017 0.200
2018 0.300
2019 0.200

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