Poisoning death rate — all countries

Poisoning death rate — Zimbabwe

Poisoning death rate in Zimbabwe in 2021 — 3.5 per 100k. Ranked 184 in the world out of 185. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 40%.

2021 3.5 per 100k +10.06% vs 2020
World rank 184of 185
Period maximum 3.52 per 100k2018
Period minimum 2.5 per 100k2000

Trend over time

2000–2021 · per 100,000 people

Poisoning death rate — Zimbabwe, 2000–20212.533.54200020032006200920122015201820212000: 2.5 per 100k2001: 2.62 per 100k2002: 2.68 per 100k2003: 3.1 per 100k2004: 3.07 per 100k2005: 2.97 per 100k2006: 3.07 per 100k2007: 3.02 per 100k2008: 3.13 per 100k2009: 2.94 per 100k2010: 3.33 per 100k2011: 3.45 per 100k2012: 3.46 per 100k2013: 3.42 per 100k2014: 3.4 per 100k2015: 3.31 per 100k2016: 3.46 per 100k2017: 3.2 per 100k2018: 3.52 per 100k2019: 3.16 per 100k2020: 3.18 per 100k2021: 3.5 per 100k
Change over the period: +1 (+40%) Average annual rate: 1.62 %

Comparison, 2021

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe 3.5 per 100k
World 0.75 per 100k
Sub-Saharan Africa 1.27 per 100k
Eastern Africa computed 1.42 per 100k
Lower-middle-income countries computed 0.44 per 100k
Poisoning death rate — Zimbabwe, by year Zimbabwe All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100k Change Change, %
2021 3.5 +0.32 +10.06%
2020 3.18 +0.02 +0.63%
2019 3.16 −0.36 −10.23%
2018 3.52 +0.32 +10%
2017 3.2 −0.26 −7.51%
2016 3.46 +0.15 +4.53%
2015 3.31 −0.09 −2.65%
2014 3.4 −0.02 −0.58%
2013 3.42 −0.04 −1.16%
2012 3.46 +0.01 +0.29%
2011 3.45 +0.12 +3.6%
2010 3.33 +0.39 +13.27%
2009 2.94 −0.19 −6.07%
2008 3.13 +0.11 +3.64%
2007 3.02 −0.05 −1.63%
2006 3.07 +0.1 +3.37%
2005 2.97 −0.1 −3.26%
2004 3.07 −0.03 −0.97%
2003 3.1 +0.42 +15.67%
2002 2.68 +0.06 +2.29%
2001 2.62 +0.12 +4.8%
2000 2.5

About the indicator

The number of deaths from unintentional poisoning per 100,000 people per year. The word “unintentional” is the key one here: deliberate poisonings belong to suicides and are counted in another indicator. The group takes in poisoning by alcohol and its surrogates, by medicines, household chemicals and carbon monoxide, and this composition differs strongly between countries — in some alcohol prevails, in others heating with coal in closed rooms.

Important: Unintentional poisonings only. Deliberate ones are counted in the suicide mortality rate, so the two indicators cannot be added.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.