Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning in Belarus
Belarus: Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning was 1.58 per 100,000 population in 2021. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning in Belarus, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in per 100,000 population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning in Belarus is 1.58 per 100,000 population, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and down 59.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning in Belarus peaked at 7.76 per 100,000 population in 2002 and was at its lowest, 1.58 per 100,000 population, in 2021.
That places Belarus 19th out of 185 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.44 per 100,000 population | 3.88 per 100,000 population | 7.76 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.14 per 100,000 population | 1.7 per 100,000 population | 5.11 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.6 per 100,000 population | 1.58 per 100,000 population | 1.62 per 100,000 population | 2 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
- 16 Grenada 1.69 per 100,000 population compare
- 16 South Africa 1.69 per 100,000 population compare
- 18 South Sudan 1.61 per 100,000 population compare
- 19 Burkina Faso 1.58 per 100,000 population compare
- 21 Niger 1.56 per 100,000 population compare
- 22 Yemen 1.55 per 100,000 population compare
More health data for Belarus
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 49,870 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 22.5% (2025)
- Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 42,187 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 46,366 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 44,117 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 47,113 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 50,287 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 53,366 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 1.09 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 568,249 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning in Belarus?
- Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning in Belarus was 1.58 per 100,000 population in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 7.76 per 100,000 population in 2002.
- What is the lowest mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.58 per 100,000 population in 2021.
- How does Belarus rank for mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning?
- Belarus ranks 19th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belarus data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning (per 100,000 population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.