Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning (per 100,000 population) - Country Ranking - Middle East

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/).

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Rank Country Value Year
1 Yemen 1.80 2019
2 Pakistan 1.60 2019
3 Afghanistan 1.00 2019
3 Iran 1.00 2019
5 Kyrgyz Republic 0.90 2019
5 Oman 0.90 2019
7 Uzbekistan 0.80 2019
7 Saudi Arabia 0.80 2019
9 Syrian Arab Republic 0.60 2019
9 Turkmenistan 0.60 2019
9 Lebanon 0.60 2019
12 Jordan 0.50 2019
13 Kuwait 0.40 2019
13 United Arab Emirates 0.40 2019
13 Turkey 0.40 2019
13 Tajikistan 0.40 2019
17 Qatar 0.30 2019
17 Bahrain 0.30 2019
19 Iraq 0.20 2019
20 Israel 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