WORLD POISON REPORT!

Unintentional Poising is the leading cause of death in the US between ages 35-44...A growing percentage of these deaths are related to prescription drug overdose. In lesser developed countries contaminated water and wildlife are huge factors and deaths to fish and wildlife remain largely unknown. Add colors to review. Death rates by region are below the Map:

1	SIERRA LEONE	4.3
2	ERITREA	4.2
3	COTE D IVOIRE	4.1
4	SOMALIA	4.0
5	BURUNDI	4.0
6	SOUTH SUDAN	3.9
7	NIGER	3.6
8	SUDAN	3.4
9	CENTRAL AFRICA	3.3
10	YEMEN	3.3
11	MALI	3.2
12	CHAD	3.2
13	BENIN	3.2
14	GUINEA	3.1
15	BURKINA FASO	3.1
16	UGANDA	3.0
17	SWAZILAND	3.0
18	NIGERIA	2.9
19	LESOTHO	2.9
20	CAMEROON	2.9
21	MADAGASCAR	2.7
22	ZAMBIA	2.7
23	ETHIOPIA	2.7
24	DR CONGO	2.7
25	INDIA	2.7
26	MOZAMBIQUE	2.6
27	DJIBOUTI	2.6
28	KIRIBATI	2.6
29	ANGOLA	2.6
30	COMOROS	2.6
31	TOGO	2.6
32	RWANDA	2.5
33	TANZANIA	2.5
34	HAITI	2.4
35	KAZAKHSTAN	2.3
36	GUINEA-BISSAU	2.3
37	SENEGAL	2.3
38	GAMBIA	2.3
39	EQU. GUINEA	2.2
40	ZIMBABWE	2.1
41	BELARUS	2.0
42	BOLIVIA	2.0
43	MALAWI	2.0
44	UKRAINE	2.0
45	GHANA	1.9
46	MAURITANIA	1.9
47	LIBERIA	1.9
48	NORTH KOREA	1.9
49	KENYA	1.8
50	PAKISTAN	1.8
51	NEW GUINEA	1.8
52	MONGOLIA	1.7
53	NAMIBIA	1.5
54	MYANMAR	1.5
55	RUSSIA	1.5
56	TONGA	1.4
57	CONGO	1.3
58	IRAN	1.3
59	SOUTH AFRICA	1.2
60	CHINA	1.2
61	SOLOMON ISL.	1.2
62	AFGHANISTAN	1.2
63	BOTSWANA	1.2
64	GUATEMALA	1.1
65	TAJIKISTAN	1.1
66	MICRONESIA	1.1
67	VANUATU	1.1
68	GABON	1.1
69	UZBEKISTAN	1.1
70	MOLDOVA	1.0
71	PERU	0.9
72	LAOS	0.9
73	SAO TOME	0.9
74	VIET NAM	0.9
75	UNITED STATES	0.8
76	GUYANA	0.8
77	GEORGIA	0.8
78	ALGERIA	0.7
79	SAUDI ARABIA	0.7
80	TURKMENISTAN	0.7
81	LATVIA	0.7
82	CAMBODIA	0.7
83	KYRGYZSTAN	0.7
84	LIBYA	0.7
85	JORDAN	0.6
86	CAPE VERDE	0.6
87	BELIZE	0.6
88	ECUADOR	0.6
89	ARMENIA	0.6
90	BHUTAN	0.6
91	NICARAGUA	0.6
92	LITHUANIA	0.6
93	ARGENTINA	0.6
94	MOROCCO	0.6
95	SAMOA	0.6
96	AZERBAIJAN	0.5
97	MALAYSIA	0.5
98	SEYCHELLES	0.5
99	FIJI	0.5
100	SYRIA	0.5
101	TIMOR-LESTE	0.5
102	NEPAL	0.5
103	HONDURAS	0.5
104	TUNISIA	0.5
105	INDONESIA	0.4
106	BULGARIA	0.4
107	MEXICO	0.4
108	IRAQ	0.4
109	SRI LANKA	0.4
110	ALBANIA	0.4
111	MONTENEGRO	0.4
112	ANTIGUA/BAR.	0.4
113	ESTONIA	0.4
114	OMAN	0.4
115	PANAMA	0.4
116	QATAR	0.4
117	SURINAME	0.4
118	GRENADA	0.4
119	DOMINICAN REP.	0.4
120	BOSNIA/HERZEG.	0.4
121	THAILAND	0.4
122	BRUNEI	0.4
123	COLOMBIA	0.4
124	SOUTH KOREA	0.4
125	URUGUAY	0.3
126	PARAGUAY	0.3
127	ROMANIA	0.3
128	ARAB EMIRATES	0.3
129	SWEDEN	0.3
130	TURKEY	0.3
131	LEBANON	0.3
132	NO MACEDONIA	0.3
133	VENEZUELA	0.3
134	SLOVAKIA	0.3
135	BANGLADESH	0.3
136	COSTA RICA	0.3
137	JAPAN	0.3
138	PHILIPPINES	0.3
139	CANADA	0.2
140	TRINIDAD/TOB.	0.2
141	EL SALVADOR	0.2
142	SERBIA	0.2
143	KUWAIT	0.2
144	BAHRAIN	0.2
145	EGYPT	0.2
146	CZECH REPUBLIC	0.2
147	CUBA	0.2
148	FRANCE	0.2
149	JAMAICA	0.2
150	SLOVENIA	0.2
151	BRAZIL	0.2
152	POLAND	0.2
153	CHILE	0.2
154	SAINT VINCENT	0.2
155	IRELAND	0.2
156	HUNGARY	0.2
157	UNITED KINGDOM	0.2
158	ICELAND	0.2
159	NEW ZEALAND	0.2
160	BELGIUM	0.2
161	AUSTRIA	0.2
162	SAINT LUCIA	0.2
163	AUSTRALIA	0.2
164	FINLAND	0.2
165	GREECE	0.2
166	BARBADOS	0.2
167	PORTUGAL	0.1
168	NORWAY	0.1
169	BAHAMAS	0.1
170	ISRAEL	0.1
171	ITALY	0.1
172	DENMARK	0.1
173	SPAIN	0.1
174	CROATIA	0.1
175	MAURITIUS	0.1
176	MALTA	0.1
177	GERMANY	0.1
178	CYPRUS	0.1
179	NETHERLANDS	0.1
180	SWITZERLAND	0.1
181	LUXEMBOURG	0.1
182	SINGAPORE	0.1
183	MALDIVES	0.1

World Unintentional Poisoning

Age Adjusted Death Rate Per 100,000

GOOD

POOR

Region Rank		Rate	World Rank
1.	Sierra Leone	4.33	1
2.	Eritrea	4.19	2
3.	Cote d Ivoire	4.12	3
4.	Somalia	4.04	4
5.	Burundi	3.97	5
6.	South Sudan	3.86	6
7.	Niger	3.57	7
8.	Sudan	3.41	8
9.	Central Africa	3.29	9
10.	Mali	3.20	11
11.	Chad	3.20	12
12.	Benin	3.17	13
13.	Guinea	3.15	14
14.	Burkina Faso	3.14	15
15.	Uganda	3.02	16
16.	Swaziland	2.96	17
17.	Nigeria	2.90	18
18.	Lesotho	2.90	19
19.	Cameroon	2.88	20
20.	Madagascar	2.74	21
21.	Zambia	2.73	22
22.	Ethiopia	2.72	23
23.	DR Congo	2.69	24
24.	Mozambique	2.65	26
25.	Djibouti	2.64	27

Region Rank		Rate	World Rank
26.	Angola	2.58	29
27.	Comoros	2.58	30
28.	Togo	2.57	31
29.	Rwanda	2.50	32
30.	Tanzania	2.50	33
31.	Guinea-Bissau	2.29	36
32.	Senegal	2.28	37
33.	Gambia	2.26	38
34.	Equ. Guinea	2.20	39
35.	Zimbabwe	2.14	40
36.	Malawi	2.01	43
37.	Ghana	1.93	45
38.	Mauritania	1.88	46
39.	Liberia	1.86	47
40.	Kenya	1.83	49
41.	Namibia	1.51	53
42.	Congo	1.34	57
43.	South Africa	1.23	59
44.	Botswana	1.16	63
45.	Gabon	1.06	68
46.	Sao Tome	0.89	73
47.	Cape Verde	0.64	86
48.	Seychelles	0.52	98
49.	Mauritius	0.10	175

Age Adjusted Death Rate Per 100,000

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POOR

Region Rank		Rate	World Rank
1.	India	2.67	25
2.	Kazakhstan	2.29	35
3.	North Korea	1.85	48
4.	Pakistan	1.81	50
5.	Mongolia	1.68	52
6.	Myanmar	1.51	54
7.	Russia	1.46	55
8.	China	1.21	60
9.	Afghanistan	1.17	62
10.	Tajikistan	1.12	65
11.	Uzbekistan	1.05	69
12.	Laos	0.90	72
13.	Viet Nam	0.86	74
14.	Georgia	0.76	77
15.	Turkmenistan	0.72	80
16.	Cambodia	0.67	82
17.	Kyrgyzstan	0.66	83

Region Rank		Rate	World Rank
18.	Armenia	0.59	89
19.	Bhutan	0.58	90
20.	Azerbaijan	0.54	96
21.	Malaysia	0.53	97
22.	Timor-Leste	0.47	101
23.	Nepal	0.46	102
24.	Indonesia	0.44	105
25.	Sri Lanka	0.42	109
26.	Thailand	0.36	121
27.	Brunei	0.36	122
28.	South Korea	0.36	124
29.	Bangladesh	0.29	135
30.	Japan	0.26	137
31.	Philippines	0.26	138
32.	Singapore	0.07	182
33.	Maldives	0.05	183

Age Adjusted Death Rate Per 100,000

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POOR

Region Rank		Rate	World Rank
1.	Belarus	2.04	41
2.	Ukraine	2.00	44
3.	Moldova	1.03	70
4.	Latvia	0.67	81
5.	Lithuania	0.57	92
6.	Bulgaria	0.44	106
7.	Albania	0.41	110
8.	Montenegro	0.40	111
9.	Estonia	0.39	113
10.	Bosnia/Herzeg.	0.37	120
11.	Romania	0.32	127
12.	Sweden	0.32	129
13.	No Macedonia	0.30	132
14.	Slovakia	0.29	134
15.	Serbia	0.23	142
16.	Czech Republic	0.22	146
17.	France	0.21	148
18.	Slovenia	0.19	150
19.	Poland	0.19	152
20.	Ireland	0.19	155

Region Rank		Rate	World Rank
21.	Hungary	0.18	156
22.	United Kingdom	0.18	157
23.	Iceland	0.18	158
24.	Belgium	0.17	160
25.	Austria	0.17	161
26.	Finland	0.16	164
27.	Greece	0.16	165
28.	Portugal	0.14	167
29.	Norway	0.14	168
30.	Italy	0.12	171
31.	Denmark	0.12	172
32.	Spain	0.12	173
33.	Croatia	0.11	174
34.	Malta	0.09	176
35.	Germany	0.09	177
36.	Cyprus	0.08	178
37.	Netherlands	0.07	179
38.	Switzerland	0.07	180
39.	Luxembourg	0.07	181

Age Adjusted Death Rate Per 100,000

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POOR

Region Rank		Rate	World Rank
1.	Yemen	3.27	10
2.	Iran	1.27	58
3.	Algeria	0.74	78
4.	Saudi Arabia	0.73	79
5.	Libya	0.65	84
6.	Jordan	0.65	85
7.	Morocco	0.57	94
8.	Syria	0.47	100
9.	Tunisia	0.46	104
10.	Iraq	0.43	108

Region Rank		Rate	World Rank
11.	Oman	0.39	114
12.	Qatar	0.39	116
13.	Arab Emirates	0.32	128
14.	Turkey	0.31	130
15.	Lebanon	0.30	131
16.	Kuwait	0.23	143
17.	Bahrain	0.22	144
18.	Egypt	0.22	145
19.	Israel	0.13	170

Age Adjusted Death Rate Per 100,000

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POOR

Region Rank		Rate	World Rank
1.	Haiti	2.41	34
2.	United States	0.83	75
3.	Mexico	0.44	107
4.	Antigua/Bar.	0.40	112
5.	Grenada	0.38	118
6.	Dominican Rep.	0.38	119
7.	Canada	0.24	139

Region Rank		Rate	World Rank
8.	Trinidad/Tob.	0.24	140
9.	Cuba	0.21	147
10.	Jamaica	0.20	149
11.	Saint Vincent	0.19	154
12.	Saint Lucia	0.17	162
13.	Barbados	0.16	166
14.	Bahamas	0.14	169

Age Adjusted Death Rate Per 100,000

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POOR

Region Rank		Rate	World Rank
1.	Kiribati	2.60	28
2.	New Guinea	1.79	51
3.	Tonga	1.39	56
4.	Solomon Isl.	1.20	61
5.	Micronesia	1.08	66

Region Rank		Rate	World Rank
6.	Vanuatu	1.08	67
7.	Samoa	0.56	95
8.	Fiji	0.49	99
9.	New Zealand	0.18	159
10.	Australia	0.16	163

Age Adjusted Death Rate Per 100,000

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POOR

Region Rank		Rate	World Rank
1.	Bolivia	2.01	42
2.	Guatemala	1.15	64
3.	Peru	0.92	71
4.	Guyana	0.77	76
5.	Belize	0.63	87
6.	Ecuador	0.60	88
7.	Nicaragua	0.57	91
8.	Argentina	0.57	93
9.	Honduras	0.46	103
10.	Panama	0.39	115

Region Rank		Rate	World Rank
11.	Suriname	0.38	117
12.	Colombia	0.36	123
13.	Uruguay	0.35	125
14.	Paraguay	0.33	126
15.	Venezuela	0.29	133
16.	Costa Rica	0.28	136
17.	El Salvador	0.23	141
18.	Brazil	0.19	151
19.	Chile	0.19	153

ICD-10 CODES: X40, X43, X46-X48, X49

Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.

Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2018

Data Accuracy Not Guaranteed
WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Cook Islands, Dominica,
Marshall Islands, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, San Marino, Tuvalu.