Africa Western and Central: Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, female (per 100,000 female population)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2021, Africa Western and Central's mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, female (per 100,000 female population) rose 0.02 on 2020 (from 0.88 to 0.9).

Across the 20 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2020), the average change was +0.01 and a typical year strayed about 0.04 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 0.09 in 2012 and the biggest yearly fall was 0.05 in 2010. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2012 to 2021 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 22% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

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What this measures

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.

Limitations: 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.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 22 values

Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, female (per 100,000 female population) in nearby economies

• Afghanistan — 2.11 (2021)
• Algeria — 0.37 (2021)
• Bahrain — 0.1 (2021)
• Djibouti — 1.28 (2021)
• Egypt, Arab Rep. — 0.22 (2021)
• Iran, Islamic Rep. — 0.41 (2021)
• Iraq — 0.18 (2021)
• Israel

More health data for Africa Western and Central

• Population ages 00-04, female (% of female population) — 14.63% (2025)
• Population ages 00-04, male (% of male population) — 14.8% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, female — 107.43 million (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population) — 40.61% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, male — 110.48 million (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, male (% of male population) — 41.19% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, total — 217.91 million (2025)
• Population ages 0-14 (% of total population) — 40.9% (2025)

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Questions people ask

What is Africa Western and Central's mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, female (per 100,000 female population)?

0.9 in 2021, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2000?

It is up 34.13% from 0.67 in 2000 (1.41% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 0.93 in 2014 and the lowest 0.67 in 2000.

Is the latest change in mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, female (per 100,000 female population) unusual for Africa Western and Central?

In 2021, Africa Western and Central's mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, female (per 100,000 female population) rose 0.02 on 2020 (from 0.88 to 0.9). Across the 20 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2020), the average change was +0.01 and a typical year strayed about 0.04 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SH.STA.POIS.P5.FE, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO), uri: https://www.who.int/data/gho Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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