OECD members - Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning (per 100,000 population)
The value for Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning (per 100,000 population) in OECD members was 0.349 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 0.483 in 2000 and a minimum value of 0.331 in 2015.
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 | 0.483 |
| 2001 | 0.474 |
| 2002 | 0.441 |
| 2003 | 0.441 |
| 2004 | 0.439 |
| 2005 | 0.470 |
| 2006 | 0.450 |
| 2007 | 0.432 |
| 2008 | 0.413 |
| 2009 | 0.395 |
| 2010 | 0.399 |
| 2011 | 0.386 |
| 2012 | 0.379 |
| 2013 | 0.364 |
| 2014 | 0.338 |
| 2015 | 0.331 |
| 2016 | 0.372 |
| 2017 | 0.371 |
| 2018 | 0.367 |
| 2019 | 0.349 |
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
