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

The value for Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, female (per 100,000 female population) in Belgium was 0.300 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 0.600 in 2004 and a minimum value of 0.300 in 2003.

Definition: Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings is the number of female deaths from unintentional poisonings in a year per 100,000 female 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 0.400
2001 0.500
2002 0.500
2003 0.300
2004 0.600
2005 0.400
2006 0.300
2007 0.400
2008 0.300
2009 0.400
2010 0.500
2011 0.300
2012 0.300
2013 0.300
2014 0.300
2015 0.400
2016 0.300
2017 0.300
2018 0.300
2019 0.300

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