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

The value for Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning (per 100,000 population) in Lebanon was 0.600 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 0.800 in 2000 and a minimum value of 0.500 in 2006.

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 0.700
2002 0.700
2003 0.600
2004 0.600
2005 0.600
2006 0.500
2007 0.600
2008 0.600
2009 0.600
2010 0.600
2011 0.600
2012 0.600
2013 0.600
2014 0.500
2015 0.500
2016 0.500
2017 0.600
2018 0.500
2019 0.600

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