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

The value for Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning (per 100,000 population) in Mexico was 0.400 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 0.800 in 2005 and a minimum value of 0.400 in 2014.

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 0.700
2004 0.700
2005 0.800
2006 0.700
2007 0.700
2008 0.600
2009 0.500
2010 0.500
2011 0.600
2012 0.500
2013 0.500
2014 0.400
2015 0.500
2016 0.500
2017 0.400
2018 0.400
2019 0.400

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