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

The value for Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning (per 100,000 population) in Malta was 0.100 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 0.500 in 2000 and a minimum value of 0.000 in 2005.

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 0.500
2001 0.400
2002 0.400
2003 0.200
2004 0.100
2005 0.000
2006 0.000
2007 0.000
2008 0.000
2009 0.000
2010 0.100
2011 0.100
2012 0.100
2013 0.000
2014 0.000
2015 0.000
2016 0.100
2017 0.200
2018 0.100
2019 0.100

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