Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning (per 100,000 population) by country
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...
Countries reporting
185
Highest
4.15 per 100,000 population
Moldova
Lowest
0.0001 per 100,000 population
Singapore
Median
0.49 per 100,000 population
Years covered
22
2000–2021
Data points
5,104
What the numbers show
Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning (per 100,000 population) is currently reported for 185 countries. The highest value is 4.15 per 100,000 population in Moldova; the lowest is 0.0001 per 100,000 population in Singapore.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.49 per 100,000 population, and the mean is 0.7638 per 100,000 population.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 41,500.
Over the past decade 46 countries rose and 136 fell. The largest increase was in Antigua and Barbuda (up 1,633.3%), and the largest decrease in Denmark (down 99.8%).
Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moldova | 4.15 per 100,000 population | 2021 | down 27.6% | falling |
| 2 | Zimbabwe | 3.5 per 100,000 population | 2021 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 3 | Lesotho | 3.49 per 100,000 population | 2021 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 4 | Somalia | 3.17 per 100,000 population | 2021 | up 21.9% | rising |
| 5 | Mongolia | 2.99 per 100,000 population | 2021 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 6 | Eswatini | 2.96 per 100,000 population | 2021 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 7 | Nepal | 2.93 per 100,000 population | 2021 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 8 | Russia | 2.75 per 100,000 population | 2021 | down 49.2% | falling |
| 9 | Afghanistan | 2.5 per 100,000 population | 2021 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 10 | Burundi | 2.26 per 100,000 population | 2021 | down 5.4% | rising |
| 11 | Eritrea | 2.1 per 100,000 population | 2021 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 12 | Ukraine | 2.05 per 100,000 population | 2021 | down 31.2% | volatile |
| 13 | Romania | 1.92 per 100,000 population | 2021 | down 22.6% | falling |
| 14 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.87 per 100,000 population | 2021 | down 6.0% | flat |
| 15 | Kiribati | 1.72 per 100,000 population | 2021 | down 9.0% | rising |
| 16 | Grenada | 1.69 per 100,000 population | 2021 | up 244.9% | volatile |
| 16 | South Africa | 1.69 per 100,000 population | 2021 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 18 | South Sudan | 1.61 per 100,000 population | 2021 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 19 | Burkina Faso | 1.58 per 100,000 population | 2021 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 19 | Belarus | 1.58 per 100,000 population | 2021 | down 59.9% | falling |
| 21 | Niger | 1.56 per 100,000 population | 2021 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 22 | Yemen | 1.55 per 100,000 population | 2021 | up 7.6% | falling |
| 23 | Djibouti | 1.51 per 100,000 population | 2021 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 24 | Kenya | 1.49 per 100,000 population | 2021 | down 8.0% | rising |
| 25 | China | 1.47 per 100,000 population | 2021 | down 23.8% | flat |
| 25 | Mozambique | 1.47 per 100,000 population | 2021 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 27 | Estonia | 1.42 per 100,000 population | 2021 | up 14.5% | volatile |
| 27 | Kazakhstan | 1.42 per 100,000 population | 2021 | down 51.0% | falling |
| 29 | Comoros | 1.38 per 100,000 population | 2021 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 29 | Namibia | 1.38 per 100,000 population | 2021 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 31 | Madagascar | 1.37 per 100,000 population | 2021 | down 9.3% | flat |
| 32 | Central African Republic | 1.36 per 100,000 population | 2021 | down 15.0% | flat |
| 33 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 1.31 per 100,000 population | 2021 | down 8.4% | flat |
| 34 | Rwanda | 1.3 per 100,000 population | 2021 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 35 | North Korea | 1.26 per 100,000 population | 2021 | down 10.0% | rising |
| 35 | Tonga | 1.26 per 100,000 population | 2021 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 37 | Mali | 1.24 per 100,000 population | 2021 | down 8.8% | flat |
| 37 | Sierra Leone | 1.24 per 100,000 population | 2021 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 39 | Poland | 1.22 per 100,000 population | 2021 | up 71.8% | falling |
| 40 | Zambia | 1.18 per 100,000 population | 2021 | up 13.5% | falling |
| 41 | Lithuania | 1.17 per 100,000 population | 2021 | down 68.5% | falling |
| 41 | Chad | 1.17 per 100,000 population | 2021 | down 18.8% | rising |
| 43 | Ethiopia | 1.16 per 100,000 population | 2021 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 43 | Sudan | 1.16 per 100,000 population | 2021 | down 26.1% | falling |
| 45 | Uganda | 1.14 per 100,000 population | 2021 | up 0.9% | falling |
| 46 | Malawi | 1.13 per 100,000 population | 2021 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 47 | Georgia | 1.11 per 100,000 population | 2021 | up 909.1% | volatile |
| 47 | Togo | 1.11 per 100,000 population | 2021 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 49 | North Macedonia | 1.09 per 100,000 population | 2021 | up 91.2% | rising |
| 50 | Benin | 1.08 per 100,000 population | 2021 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 51 | Cameroon | 1.07 per 100,000 population | 2021 | down 11.6% | flat |
| 51 | Nigeria | 1.07 per 100,000 population | 2021 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 53 | Botswana | 1.05 per 100,000 population | 2021 | down 43.9% | falling |
| 54 | Ecuador | 1.03 per 100,000 population | 2021 | up 63.5% | rising |
| 54 | Guinea-Bissau | 1.03 per 100,000 population | 2021 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 54 | Tanzania | 1.03 per 100,000 population | 2021 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 57 | Angola | 0.99 per 100,000 population | 2021 | down 10.8% | falling |
| 57 | Guinea | 0.99 per 100,000 population | 2021 | down 13.2% | rising |
| 59 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.97 per 100,000 population | 2021 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 60 | Myanmar | 0.93 per 100,000 population | 2021 | down 20.5% | falling |
| 61 | Armenia | 0.9 per 100,000 population | 2021 | up 50.0% | falling |
| 62 | Tajikistan | 0.89 per 100,000 population | 2021 | down 18.3% | falling |
| 63 | Libya | 0.88 per 100,000 population | 2021 | down 17.0% | rising |
| 63 | Vietnam | 0.88 per 100,000 population | 2021 | down 14.6% | rising |
| 65 | Ghana | 0.87 per 100,000 population | 2021 | down 11.2% | falling |
| 66 | Gambia | 0.83 per 100,000 population | 2021 | down 29.1% | falling |
| 66 | Liberia | 0.83 per 100,000 population | 2021 | down 17.8% | rising |
| 68 | Guatemala | 0.82 per 100,000 population | 2021 | down 29.9% | falling |
| 68 | Mauritius | 0.82 per 100,000 population | 2021 | up 10.8% | volatile |
| 70 | Senegal | 0.81 per 100,000 population | 2021 | down 28.3% | falling |
| 71 | Latvia | 0.8 per 100,000 population | 2021 | down 37.5% | volatile |
| 72 | Peru | 0.77 per 100,000 population | 2021 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 72 | El Salvador | 0.77 per 100,000 population | 2021 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 74 | Bulgaria | 0.73 per 100,000 population | 2021 | up 2.8% | falling |
| 75 | Morocco | 0.71 per 100,000 population | 2021 | down 27.6% | falling |
| 76 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.7 per 100,000 population | 2021 | down 26.3% | volatile |
| 77 | Malaysia | 0.65 per 100,000 population | 2021 | up 6.6% | falling |
| 78 | Gabon | 0.64 per 100,000 population | 2021 | down 28.1% | falling |
| 78 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.64 per 100,000 population | 2021 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 78 | Solomon Islands | 0.64 per 100,000 population | 2021 | down 24.7% | falling |
| 81 | Iran | 0.62 per 100,000 population | 2021 | down 34.7% | falling |
| 82 | Congo | 0.6 per 100,000 population | 2021 | down 25.9% | falling |
| 83 | Slovakia | 0.58 per 100,000 population | 2021 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 83 | Uzbekistan | 0.58 per 100,000 population | 2021 | down 26.6% | volatile |
| 85 | Czechia | 0.57 per 100,000 population | 2021 | down 43.6% | falling |
| 86 | Vanuatu | 0.55 per 100,000 population | 2021 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 87 | United States | 0.53 per 100,000 population | 2021 | up 20.5% | rising |
| 88 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.52 per 100,000 population | 2021 | up 1,633.3% | volatile |
| 89 | Algeria | 0.51 per 100,000 population | 2021 | down 17.7% | falling |
| 89 | Micronesia (country) | 0.51 per 100,000 population | 2021 | down 26.1% | falling |
| 89 | Honduras | 0.51 per 100,000 population | 2021 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 92 | Mauritania | 0.5 per 100,000 population | 2021 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 93 | Haiti | 0.49 per 100,000 population | 2021 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 94 | Hungary | 0.46 per 100,000 population | 2021 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 94 | Uruguay | 0.46 per 100,000 population | 2021 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 96 | Papua New Guinea | 0.44 per 100,000 population | 2021 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 97 | Belgium | 0.42 per 100,000 population | 2021 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 97 | Chile | 0.42 per 100,000 population | 2021 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 99 | Azerbaijan | 0.41 per 100,000 population | 2021 | down 39.7% | falling |
| 99 | Cambodia | 0.41 per 100,000 population | 2021 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 99 | Qatar | 0.41 per 100,000 population | 2021 | down 51.8% | falling |
| 102 | Germany | 0.4 per 100,000 population | 2021 | up 233.3% | volatile |
| 102 | Tunisia | 0.4 per 100,000 population | 2021 | down 32.2% | falling |
| 102 | Venezuela | 0.4 per 100,000 population | 2021 | up 53.8% | rising |
| 105 | Bolivia | 0.39 per 100,000 population | 2021 | down 35.0% | falling |
| 105 | Mexico | 0.39 per 100,000 population | 2021 | down 32.8% | falling |
| 107 | Finland | 0.38 per 100,000 population | 2021 | down 60.4% | falling |
| 107 | Thailand | 0.38 per 100,000 population | 2021 | up 52.0% | rising |
| 109 | Kuwait | 0.37 per 100,000 population | 2021 | down 15.9% | falling |
| 110 | Laos | 0.35 per 100,000 population | 2021 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 111 | Spain | 0.34 per 100,000 population | 2021 | down 20.9% | falling |
| 111 | France | 0.34 per 100,000 population | 2021 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 111 | Seychelles | 0.34 per 100,000 population | 2021 | down 32.0% | falling |
| 111 | Turkey | 0.34 per 100,000 population | 2021 | down 29.2% | falling |
| 115 | United Kingdom | 0.33 per 100,000 population | 2021 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 115 | Portugal | 0.33 per 100,000 population | 2021 | up 120.0% | rising |
| 117 | Jordan | 0.32 per 100,000 population | 2021 | down 46.7% | falling |
| 117 | Montenegro | 0.32 per 100,000 population | 2021 | down 23.8% | falling |
| 117 | Serbia | 0.32 per 100,000 population | 2021 | down 22.0% | falling |
| 120 | Italy | 0.31 per 100,000 population | 2021 | up 6.9% | falling |
| 120 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.31 per 100,000 population | 2021 | down 31.1% | falling |
| 120 | Turkmenistan | 0.31 per 100,000 population | 2021 | down 16.2% | volatile |
| 123 | Canada | 0.3 per 100,000 population | 2021 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 123 | Saudi Arabia | 0.3 per 100,000 population | 2021 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 123 | East Timor | 0.3 per 100,000 population | 2021 | down 14.3% | flat |
| 123 | Samoa | 0.3 per 100,000 population | 2021 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 127 | Cape Verde | 0.29 per 100,000 population | 2021 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 127 | Cyprus | 0.29 per 100,000 population | 2021 | down 74.6% | volatile |
| 127 | Croatia | 0.29 per 100,000 population | 2021 | down 34.1% | falling |
| 127 | Norway | 0.29 per 100,000 population | 2021 | up 31.8% | rising |
| 131 | Syria | 0.28 per 100,000 population | 2021 | down 30.0% | volatile |
| 132 | Argentina | 0.27 per 100,000 population | 2021 | down 53.4% | falling |
| 132 | Dominican Republic | 0.27 per 100,000 population | 2021 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 132 | Puerto Rico | 0.27 per 100,000 population | 2021 | up 80.0% | volatile |
| 135 | Ireland | 0.26 per 100,000 population | 2021 | down 84.0% | volatile |
| 136 | South Korea | 0.25 per 100,000 population | 2021 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 137 | Indonesia | 0.23 per 100,000 population | 2021 | down 39.5% | falling |
| 137 | Philippines | 0.23 per 100,000 population | 2021 | up 43.8% | falling |
| 139 | Slovenia | 0.22 per 100,000 population | 2021 | down 60.0% | falling |
| 140 | Albania | 0.21 per 100,000 population | 2021 | down 53.3% | falling |
| 140 | Belize | 0.21 per 100,000 population | 2021 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 140 | Egypt | 0.21 per 100,000 population | 2021 | down 36.4% | falling |
| 140 | Suriname | 0.21 per 100,000 population | 2021 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 144 | Bahrain | 0.2 per 100,000 population | 2021 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 144 | Fiji | 0.2 per 100,000 population | 2021 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 144 | New Zealand | 0.2 per 100,000 population | 2021 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 144 | Panama | 0.2 per 100,000 population | 2021 | down 20.0% | volatile |
| 148 | Colombia | 0.19 per 100,000 population | 2021 | up 90.0% | flat |
| 148 | Greece | 0.19 per 100,000 population | 2021 | up 5.6% | falling |
| 148 | Iraq | 0.19 per 100,000 population | 2021 | down 26.9% | falling |
| 151 | Austria | 0.18 per 100,000 population | 2021 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 151 | Japan | 0.18 per 100,000 population | 2021 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 153 | Sri Lanka | 0.17 per 100,000 population | 2021 | down 29.2% | falling |
| 153 | Paraguay | 0.17 per 100,000 population | 2021 | up 78.9% | flat |
| 155 | Bahamas | 0.16 per 100,000 population | 2021 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 155 | Lebanon | 0.16 per 100,000 population | 2021 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 157 | United Arab Emirates | 0.15 per 100,000 population | 2021 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 157 | Sweden | 0.15 per 100,000 population | 2021 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 159 | Brazil | 0.14 per 100,000 population | 2021 | up 62.8% | rising |
| 159 | Saint Lucia | 0.14 per 100,000 population | 2021 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 159 | Nicaragua | 0.14 per 100,000 population | 2021 | down 36.4% | falling |
| 159 | Palestine | 0.14 per 100,000 population | 2021 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 163 | Costa Rica | 0.13 per 100,000 population | 2021 | down 18.8% | flat |
| 164 | Australia | 0.12 per 100,000 population | 2021 | down 47.8% | falling |
| 164 | Bangladesh | 0.12 per 100,000 population | 2021 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 164 | Switzerland | 0.12 per 100,000 population | 2021 | up 20.0% | falling |
| 164 | Cuba | 0.12 per 100,000 population | 2021 | unchanged | falling |
| 164 | India | 0.12 per 100,000 population | 2021 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 164 | Pakistan | 0.12 per 100,000 population | 2021 | unchanged | falling |
| 164 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.12 per 100,000 population | 2021 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 171 | Barbados | 0.11 per 100,000 population | 2021 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 172 | Jamaica | 0.099 per 100,000 population | 2021 | unchanged | falling |
| 173 | Malta | 0.093 per 100,000 population | 2021 | up 27.4% | volatile |
| 174 | Luxembourg | 0.081 per 100,000 population | 2021 | down 81.2% | volatile |
| 175 | Netherlands | 0.08 per 100,000 population | 2021 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 176 | Bhutan | 0.076 per 100,000 population | 2021 | down 24.0% | falling |
| 177 | Guyana | 0.074 per 100,000 population | 2021 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 178 | Maldives | 0.072 per 100,000 population | 2021 | down 52.0% | falling |
| 179 | Israel | 0.042 per 100,000 population | 2021 | up 44.8% | volatile |
| 180 | Oman | 0.037 per 100,000 population | 2021 | down 54.3% | falling |
| 181 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.004 per 100,000 population | 2021 | down 98.8% | volatile |
| 182 | Brunei | 0.002 per 100,000 population | 2021 | down 98.6% | volatile |
| 182 | Iceland | 0.002 per 100,000 population | 2021 | down 99.8% | volatile |
| 184 | Denmark | 0.0005 per 100,000 population | 2021 | down 99.8% | falling |
| 185 | Singapore | 0.0001 per 100,000 population | 2021 | down 99.8% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 1.55 per 100,000 population
- Africa Eastern and Southern 1.4 per 100,000 population
- Low income 1.39 per 100,000 population
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 1.27 per 100,000 population
- Sub-Saharan Africa 1.27 per 100,000 population
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 1.27 per 100,000 population
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 1.26 per 100,000 population
- Late-demographic dividend 1.25 per 100,000 population
- Pre-demographic dividend 1.23 per 100,000 population
- Least developed countries: UN classification 1.15 per 100,000 population
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 1.13 per 100,000 population
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 1.13 per 100,000 population
About this data
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.