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

The value for Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning (per 100,000 population) in Nicaragua was 0.300 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 0.600 in 2000 and a minimum value of 0.200 in 2012.

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 0.600
2001 0.500
2002 0.400
2003 0.300
2004 0.400
2005 0.300
2006 0.500
2007 0.300
2008 0.400
2009 0.400
2010 0.300
2011 0.300
2012 0.200
2013 0.300
2014 0.300
2015 0.200
2016 0.300
2017 0.200
2018 0.200
2019 0.300

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