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

The value for Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning (per 100,000 population) in Vanuatu was 0.700 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 0.900 in 2006 and a minimum value of 0.700 in 2017.

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 0.900
2001 0.900
2002 0.900
2003 0.900
2004 0.800
2005 0.800
2006 0.900
2007 0.800
2008 0.800
2009 0.800
2010 0.800
2011 0.800
2012 0.800
2013 0.800
2014 0.800
2015 0.800
2016 0.800
2017 0.700
2018 0.700
2019 0.700

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