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

The value for Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning (per 100,000 population) in Saudi Arabia was 0.800 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 1.000 in 2014 and a minimum value of 0.800 in 2000.

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 0.900
2002 0.900
2003 0.900
2004 0.800
2005 0.800
2006 0.900
2007 0.900
2008 0.900
2009 0.900
2010 0.900
2011 1.000
2012 1.000
2013 1.000
2014 1.000
2015 0.900
2016 0.900
2017 0.900
2018 0.900
2019 0.800

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