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

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2021, Spain's mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning (per 100,000 population) fell 0.02 on 2020 (from 0.36 to 0.34).

Across the 20 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2020), the average change was −0.004 and a typical year strayed about 0.1 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations below 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 0.23 in 2005 and the biggest yearly fall was 0.15 in 2002. 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 the straight-line trend is downward, about 0.01 a year. A straight line explains 53% of the movement over 10 observed years.

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

How it compares

In 2021, Spain had the 111th 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 Spain in the 2021 ranking

• Lao PDR — 110th of 185: 0.35
• France — 111th of 185: 0.34
• Seychelles — 112th of 185: 0.34
• Türkiye — 114th of 185: 0.34
• Portugal — 115th of 185: 0.33
• United Kingdom — 116th of 185: 0.33

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

• Albania — 0.21 (2021)
• Armenia — 0.9 (2021)
• Austria — 0.18 (2021)
• Azerbaijan — 0.41 (2021)
• Belarus — 1.58 (2021)
• Belgium — 0.42 (2021)
• Bosnia and Herzegovina — 1.87 (2021)
• Bulgaria — 0.73 (2021)

More health data for Spain

• Population ages 00-04, female (% of female population) — 3.41% (2025)
• Population ages 00-04, male (% of male population) — 3.74% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, female — 3.03 million (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population) — 12.04% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, male — 3.2 million (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, male (% of male population) — 13.22% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, total — 6.23 million (2025)
• Population ages 0-14 (% of total population) — 12.62% (2025)
• Population ages 05-09, female (% of female population) — 4% (2025)
• Population ages 05-09, male (% of male population)

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Questions people ask

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

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

How has it changed since 2000?

It is down 22.73% from 0.44 in 2000 (1.22% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 0.63 in 2008 and the lowest 0.33 in 2002.

How does Spain rank?

111th 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 Spain?

In 2021, Spain's mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning (per 100,000 population) fell 0.02 on 2020 (from 0.36 to 0.34). Across the 20 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2020), the average change was −0.004 and a typical year strayed about 0.1 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations below 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, 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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