Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning (per 100,000 population) - Country Ranking - Africa
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 | Lesotho | 5.20 | 2019 |
| 2 | Somalia | 4.90 | 2019 |
| 3 | Mozambique | 3.70 | 2019 |
| 4 | Chad | 3.50 | 2019 |
| 4 | Zimbabwe | 3.50 | 2019 |
| 6 | Eswatini | 3.30 | 2019 |
| 6 | Niger | 3.30 | 2019 |
| 6 | Nigeria | 3.30 | 2019 |
| 6 | Eritrea | 3.30 | 2019 |
| 6 | Ethiopia | 3.30 | 2019 |
| 11 | Burundi | 3.20 | 2019 |
| 12 | Burkina Faso | 3.10 | 2019 |
| 13 | Mali | 2.90 | 2019 |
| 14 | Central African Republic | 2.80 | 2019 |
| 14 | Sierra Leone | 2.80 | 2019 |
| 16 | Zambia | 2.60 | 2019 |
| 16 | Cameroon | 2.60 | 2019 |
| 16 | Benin | 2.60 | 2019 |
| 19 | Côte d'Ivoire | 2.50 | 2019 |
| 19 | Djibouti | 2.50 | 2019 |
| 21 | Comoros | 2.40 | 2019 |
| 21 | Kenya | 2.40 | 2019 |
| 23 | Guinea | 2.30 | 2019 |
| 23 | Guinea-Bissau | 2.30 | 2019 |
| 25 | Madagascar | 2.10 | 2019 |
| 26 | Angola | 2.00 | 2019 |
| 26 | Dem. Rep. Congo | 2.00 | 2019 |
| 26 | Tanzania | 2.00 | 2019 |
| 29 | Togo | 1.90 | 2019 |
| 29 | Senegal | 1.90 | 2019 |
| 29 | Namibia | 1.90 | 2019 |
| 32 | Botswana | 1.80 | 2019 |
| 32 | The Gambia | 1.80 | 2019 |
| 34 | Liberia | 1.70 | 2019 |
| 34 | Rwanda | 1.70 | 2019 |
| 34 | Sudan | 1.70 | 2019 |
| 34 | Ghana | 1.70 | 2019 |
| 34 | Malawi | 1.70 | 2019 |
| 34 | Uganda | 1.70 | 2019 |
| 34 | South Africa | 1.70 | 2019 |
| 41 | Equatorial Guinea | 1.60 | 2019 |
| 42 | Mauritania | 1.50 | 2019 |
| 43 | Gabon | 1.30 | 2019 |
| 43 | Congo | 1.30 | 2019 |
| 45 | Mauritius | 0.80 | 2019 |
| 45 | Libya | 0.80 | 2019 |
| 47 | Morocco | 0.70 | 2019 |
| 47 | Algeria | 0.70 | 2019 |
| 47 | Tunisia | 0.70 | 2019 |
| 47 | São Tomé and Principe | 0.70 | 2019 |
| 51 | Seychelles | 0.50 | 2019 |
| 52 | Cabo Verde | 0.40 | 2019 |
| 53 | Egypt | 0.20 | 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
