Portugal - 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 Portugal was 0.200 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 0.400 in 2018 and a minimum value of 0.100 in 2000.

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

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