Germany - 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 Germany was 0.100 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 0.200 in 2018 and a minimum value of 0.100 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 0.100
2001 0.100
2002 0.100
2003 0.100
2004 0.100
2005 0.100
2006 0.100
2007 0.100
2008 0.100
2009 0.100
2010 0.100
2011 0.100
2012 0.100
2013 0.100
2014 0.100
2015 0.100
2016 0.100
2017 0.200
2018 0.200
2019 0.100

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