Mexico: Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning (per 100,000 population)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2021, Mexico's mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning (per 100,000 population) fell 0.16 on 2020 (from 0.55 to 0.39).

Across the 20 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2020), the average change was −0.01 and a typical year strayed about 0.07 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.2 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 0.11 in 2015 and the biggest yearly fall was 0.16 in 2021. 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 less than 1% 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

In 2021, Mexico had the 105th highest value of the 185 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Mexico in the 2021 ranking

• Tunisia — 103rd of 185: 0.4
• Venezuela, RB — 104th of 185: 0.4
• Bolivia — 105th of 185: 0.39
• Finland — 107th of 185: 0.38
• Thailand — 108th of 185: 0.38
• Kuwait — 109th of 185: 0.37

What this measures

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.

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 (per 100,000 population) in nearby economies

• Antigua and Barbuda — 0.52 (2021)
• Argentina — 0.27 (2021)
• Bahamas, The — 0.16 (2021)
• Barbados — 0.11 (2021)
• Belize — 0.21 (2021)
• Bolivia — 0.39 (2021)
• Brazil — 0.14 (2021)
• Chile — 0.42 (2021)

More health data for Mexico

• Population ages 00-04, female (% of female population) — 7.31% (2025)
• Population ages 00-04, male (% of male population) — 8.05% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, female — 15.61 million (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population) — 22.97% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, male — 16.17 million (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, male (% of male population) — 25.28% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, total — 31.79 million (2025)
• Population ages 0-14 (% of total population) — 24.09% (2025)
• Population ages 05-09, female (% of female population) — 7.57% (2025)

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Questions people ask

What is Mexico's mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning (per 100,000 population)?

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

How has it changed since 2000?

It is down 49.35% from 0.77 in 2000 (3.19% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 0.77 in 2000 and the lowest 0.39 in 2021.

How does Mexico rank?

105th highest of 185 economies with data for 2021.

Is the latest change in mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning (per 100,000 population) unusual for Mexico?

In 2021, Mexico's mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning (per 100,000 population) fell 0.16 on 2020 (from 0.55 to 0.39). Across the 20 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2020), the average change was −0.01 and a typical year strayed about 0.07 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.2 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SH.STA.POIS.P5, 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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