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

The value for Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, male (per 100,000 male population) in Malaysia was 1.000 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 1.000 in 2019 and a minimum value of 0.800 in 2013.

Definition: Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings is the number of male deaths from unintentional poisonings in a year per 100,000 male 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 1.000
2001 1.000
2002 1.000
2003 1.000
2004 1.000
2005 0.900
2006 0.900
2007 0.900
2008 0.900
2009 0.900
2010 0.900
2011 0.900
2012 0.900
2013 0.800
2014 0.800
2015 0.900
2016 0.900
2017 0.900
2018 0.900
2019 1.000

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