Korea - Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning (per 100,000 population)

The value for Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning (per 100,000 population) in Korea was 0.200 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 0.800 in 2001 and a minimum value of 0.200 in 2019.

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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Year Value
2000 0.800
2001 0.800
2002 0.600
2003 0.400
2004 0.500
2005 0.500
2006 0.600
2007 0.400
2008 0.300
2009 0.300
2010 0.400
2011 0.300
2012 0.500
2013 0.400
2014 0.300
2015 0.300
2016 0.300
2017 0.300
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