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

The value for Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, female (per 100,000 female population) in Libya 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 2009 and a minimum value of 0.600 in 2004.

Definition: Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings is the number of female deaths from unintentional poisonings in a year per 100,000 female 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 0.700
2004 0.600
2005 0.600
2006 0.600
2007 0.700
2008 0.700
2009 0.800
2010 0.700
2011 0.600
2012 0.700
2013 0.600
2014 0.600
2015 0.600
2016 0.600
2017 0.600
2018 0.700
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