Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning (per 100,000 population) - Country Ranking
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/).
See also: Thematic map, Time series comparison
| Rank | Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moldova | 5.50 | 2019 |
| 2 | Lesotho | 5.20 | 2019 |
| 3 | Somalia | 4.90 | 2019 |
| 4 | Russia | 3.80 | 2019 |
| 5 | Mozambique | 3.70 | 2019 |
| 6 | Chad | 3.50 | 2019 |
| 6 | Zimbabwe | 3.50 | 2019 |
| 8 | Niger | 3.30 | 2019 |
| 8 | Nigeria | 3.30 | 2019 |
| 8 | Eswatini | 3.30 | 2019 |
| 8 | Belarus | 3.30 | 2019 |
| 8 | Eritrea | 3.30 | 2019 |
| 8 | Ethiopia | 3.30 | 2019 |
| 14 | Burundi | 3.20 | 2019 |
| 15 | Burkina Faso | 3.10 | 2019 |
| 16 | Mali | 2.90 | 2019 |
| 17 | Mongolia | 2.80 | 2019 |
| 17 | Sierra Leone | 2.80 | 2019 |
| 17 | Central African Republic | 2.80 | 2019 |
| 20 | Cameroon | 2.60 | 2019 |
| 20 | Kiribati | 2.60 | 2019 |
| 20 | Benin | 2.60 | 2019 |
| 20 | Zambia | 2.60 | 2019 |
| 24 | Ukraine | 2.50 | 2019 |
| 24 | Djibouti | 2.50 | 2019 |
| 24 | Côte d'Ivoire | 2.50 | 2019 |
| 27 | Comoros | 2.40 | 2019 |
| 27 | Kenya | 2.40 | 2019 |
| 29 | Guinea-Bissau | 2.30 | 2019 |
| 29 | Guinea | 2.30 | 2019 |
| 29 | Solomon Islands | 2.30 | 2019 |
| 32 | Madagascar | 2.10 | 2019 |
| 33 | Dem. Rep. Congo | 2.00 | 2019 |
| 33 | Angola | 2.00 | 2019 |
| 33 | Tanzania | 2.00 | 2019 |
| 36 | Togo | 1.90 | 2019 |
| 36 | Romania | 1.90 | 2019 |
| 36 | Senegal | 1.90 | 2019 |
| 36 | Namibia | 1.90 | 2019 |
| 36 | Kazakhstan | 1.90 | 2019 |
| 41 | Botswana | 1.80 | 2019 |
| 41 | The Gambia | 1.80 | 2019 |
| 41 | China | 1.80 | 2019 |
| 41 | Yemen | 1.80 | 2019 |
| 45 | South Africa | 1.70 | 2019 |
| 45 | Sudan | 1.70 | 2019 |
| 45 | Uganda | 1.70 | 2019 |
| 45 | Malawi | 1.70 | 2019 |
| 45 | Liberia | 1.70 | 2019 |
| 45 | Ghana | 1.70 | 2019 |
| 45 | Lithuania | 1.70 | 2019 |
| 45 | Rwanda | 1.70 | 2019 |
| 45 | Nepal | 1.70 | 2019 |
| 54 | Pakistan | 1.60 | 2019 |
| 54 | Equatorial Guinea | 1.60 | 2019 |
| 54 | Guatemala | 1.60 | 2019 |
| 57 | Mauritania | 1.50 | 2019 |
| 58 | Haiti | 1.40 | 2019 |
| 58 | Papua New Guinea | 1.40 | 2019 |
| 58 | Dem. People's Rep. Korea | 1.40 | 2019 |
| 61 | Gabon | 1.30 | 2019 |
| 61 | Myanmar | 1.30 | 2019 |
| 61 | Congo | 1.30 | 2019 |
| 64 | Latvia | 1.20 | 2019 |
| 65 | Tonga | 1.10 | 2019 |
| 66 | Iran | 1.00 | 2019 |
| 66 | Iceland | 1.00 | 2019 |
| 66 | Afghanistan | 1.00 | 2019 |
| 69 | Azerbaijan | 0.90 | 2019 |
| 69 | Kyrgyz Republic | 0.90 | 2019 |
| 69 | Oman | 0.90 | 2019 |
| 69 | Vietnam | 0.90 | 2019 |
| 73 | Saudi Arabia | 0.80 | 2019 |
| 73 | Uzbekistan | 0.80 | 2019 |
| 73 | Mauritius | 0.80 | 2019 |
| 73 | Libya | 0.80 | 2019 |
| 77 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.70 | 2019 |
| 77 | Armenia | 0.70 | 2019 |
| 77 | Algeria | 0.70 | 2019 |
| 77 | São Tomé and Principe | 0.70 | 2019 |
| 77 | Morocco | 0.70 | 2019 |
| 77 | Malaysia | 0.70 | 2019 |
| 77 | Barbados | 0.70 | 2019 |
| 77 | Vanuatu | 0.70 | 2019 |
| 77 | Tunisia | 0.70 | 2019 |
| 86 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.60 | 2019 |
| 86 | Turkmenistan | 0.60 | 2019 |
| 86 | Bolivia | 0.60 | 2019 |
| 86 | Georgia | 0.60 | 2019 |
| 86 | Lao PDR | 0.60 | 2019 |
| 86 | Lebanon | 0.60 | 2019 |
| 86 | Montenegro | 0.60 | 2019 |
| 86 | Estonia | 0.60 | 2019 |
| 94 | Bulgaria | 0.50 | 2019 |
| 94 | North Macedonia | 0.50 | 2019 |
| 94 | Slovak Republic | 0.50 | 2019 |
| 94 | Seychelles | 0.50 | 2019 |
| 94 | Cambodia | 0.50 | 2019 |
| 94 | Jordan | 0.50 | 2019 |
| 94 | Honduras | 0.50 | 2019 |
| 94 | Hungary | 0.50 | 2019 |
| 94 | Poland | 0.50 | 2019 |
| 94 | Uruguay | 0.50 | 2019 |
| 94 | United States | 0.50 | 2019 |
| 105 | Tajikistan | 0.40 | 2019 |
| 105 | Timor-Leste | 0.40 | 2019 |
| 105 | Peru | 0.40 | 2019 |
| 105 | Turkey | 0.40 | 2019 |
| 105 | Samoa | 0.40 | 2019 |
| 105 | Czech Republic | 0.40 | 2019 |
| 105 | Chile | 0.40 | 2019 |
| 105 | Cabo Verde | 0.40 | 2019 |
| 105 | Dominican Republic | 0.40 | 2019 |
| 105 | Spain | 0.40 | 2019 |
| 105 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.40 | 2019 |
| 105 | Belgium | 0.40 | 2019 |
| 105 | United Arab Emirates | 0.40 | 2019 |
| 105 | Argentina | 0.40 | 2019 |
| 105 | Belize | 0.40 | 2019 |
| 105 | Finland | 0.40 | 2019 |
| 105 | Sri Lanka | 0.40 | 2019 |
| 105 | Mexico | 0.40 | 2019 |
| 105 | Croatia | 0.40 | 2019 |
| 105 | Kuwait | 0.40 | 2019 |
| 125 | India | 0.30 | 2019 |
| 125 | Albania | 0.30 | 2019 |
| 125 | Bahrain | 0.30 | 2019 |
| 125 | United Kingdom | 0.30 | 2019 |
| 125 | Ecuador | 0.30 | 2019 |
| 125 | Cyprus | 0.30 | 2019 |
| 125 | Germany | 0.30 | 2019 |
| 125 | Canada | 0.30 | 2019 |
| 125 | Bangladesh | 0.30 | 2019 |
| 125 | Fiji | 0.30 | 2019 |
| 125 | France | 0.30 | 2019 |
| 125 | Indonesia | 0.30 | 2019 |
| 125 | Ireland | 0.30 | 2019 |
| 125 | Portugal | 0.30 | 2019 |
| 125 | Qatar | 0.30 | 2019 |
| 125 | Nicaragua | 0.30 | 2019 |
| 125 | Italy | 0.30 | 2019 |
| 125 | Norway | 0.30 | 2019 |
| 125 | Serbia | 0.30 | 2019 |
| 125 | Suriname | 0.30 | 2019 |
| 145 | Sweden | 0.20 | 2019 |
| 145 | Thailand | 0.20 | 2019 |
| 145 | Paraguay | 0.20 | 2019 |
| 145 | El Salvador | 0.20 | 2019 |
| 145 | Venezuela | 0.20 | 2019 |
| 145 | New Zealand | 0.20 | 2019 |
| 145 | Luxembourg | 0.20 | 2019 |
| 145 | Philippines | 0.20 | 2019 |
| 145 | Slovenia | 0.20 | 2019 |
| 145 | Japan | 0.20 | 2019 |
| 145 | Cuba | 0.20 | 2019 |
| 145 | Austria | 0.20 | 2019 |
| 145 | Bhutan | 0.20 | 2019 |
| 145 | Switzerland | 0.20 | 2019 |
| 145 | Egypt | 0.20 | 2019 |
| 145 | The Bahamas | 0.20 | 2019 |
| 145 | Iraq | 0.20 | 2019 |
| 145 | Greece | 0.20 | 2019 |
| 145 | Korea | 0.20 | 2019 |
| 164 | Guyana | 0.10 | 2019 |
| 164 | Grenada | 0.10 | 2019 |
| 164 | Jamaica | 0.10 | 2019 |
| 164 | Australia | 0.10 | 2019 |
| 164 | Malta | 0.10 | 2019 |
| 164 | Denmark | 0.10 | 2019 |
| 164 | Colombia | 0.10 | 2019 |
| 164 | Costa Rica | 0.10 | 2019 |
| 164 | Brazil | 0.10 | 2019 |
| 164 | St. Lucia | 0.10 | 2019 |
| 164 | Netherlands | 0.10 | 2019 |
| 164 | Panama | 0.10 | 2019 |
| 164 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.10 | 2019 |
| 177 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.00 | 2019 |
| 177 | Singapore | 0.00 | 2019 |
| 177 | Israel | 0.00 | 2019 |
| 177 | Brunei | 0.00 | 2019 |
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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
