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
Africa
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
Asia
Age Adjusted Death Rate Per 100,000
GOOD
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
Europe
Age Adjusted Death Rate Per 100,000
GOOD
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
Middle East
Age Adjusted Death Rate Per 100,000
GOOD
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
North America
Age Adjusted Death Rate Per 100,000
GOOD
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
Oceania
Age Adjusted Death Rate Per 100,000
GOOD
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
South America
Age Adjusted Death Rate Per 100,000
GOOD
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.
FOLLOW US
KEEP YOUR RESEARCH CURRENT SIGN UP NOW!
Your subscription could not be saved. Please try again.
Your subscription has been successful.
Life Expectancy of Orphans
Dying of a Broken Heart
WORLD HEALTH RANKINGS
OLIVE OIL, HEART DISEASE And The GREEKS
Exercise Calorie Calculator
SIT LESS AND LIVE LONGER!
WORLD CANCER REPORT
WORLD: Violence Vs Suicide
Life Expectancy By Age
SLEEP MORE-WEIGH LESS-LIVE LONGER!
LIVE CAUSE of Death
Sex Adds Years To Life
WORLD DIABETES REPORT
SUPER-FOOD: GREEN TEA
World Happiness Map
SKIN HEALTH SUPERSTAR
RUSSIAN POISON--ALCOHOL
WORLD INFANT MORTALITY REPORT
NEW BIRTHS AND DEATHS
HEALTHY YEARS
EXERCISE MAKES YOU SMARTER!
New evidence Japanese Gardens may reduce Brain Disease