Syrian Arab Republic - Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, male (per 100,000 male population)

The value for Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, male (per 100,000 male population) in Syrian Arab Republic was 0.600 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 0.900 in 2014 and a minimum value of 0.300 in 2011.

Definition: Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings is the number of male deaths from unintentional poisonings in a year per 100,000 male 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 0.500
2002 0.400
2003 0.400
2004 0.400
2005 0.400
2006 0.400
2007 0.400
2008 0.400
2009 0.400
2010 0.400
2011 0.300
2012 0.500
2013 0.800
2014 0.900
2015 0.700
2016 0.400
2017 0.500
2018 0.700
2019 0.600

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