Deaths from unintentional poisoning

Deaths caused by accidental poisoning, for example by chemicals, household products or carbon monoxide, per 100,000 people (SDG indicator 3.9.3). WHO estimate.

Deaths per 100,000 people Annual 185 countries 2000 to 2023 Source: WHO

Highest in 2023 5.0 per 100,000 people Moldova Lowest in 2023 0.0 per 100,000 people Singapore

Countries ranked for 2023 185 Updated by the source on 15 October 2026

185 countries have a value for 2023, the latest period in the data.

Trend over time

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United States × China × India × Germany ×

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Deaths per 100,000 people. Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Deaths from unintentional poisoning (deaths per 100,000 people), 2000 to 2023
Period	United States	China	India	Germany
2023	0.4 per 100,000 people	1.8 per 100,000 people	0.6 per 100,000 people	0.4 per 100,000 people
2022	0.5 per 100,000 people	1.8 per 100,000 people	0.6 per 100,000 people	0.5 per 100,000 people
2021	0.5 per 100,000 people	1.8 per 100,000 people	0.6 per 100,000 people	0.4 per 100,000 people
2020	0.5 per 100,000 people	1.7 per 100,000 people	0.5 per 100,000 people	0.4 per 100,000 people
2019	0.5 per 100,000 people	1.9 per 100,000 people	0.5 per 100,000 people	0.3 per 100,000 people
2018	0.5 per 100,000 people	2.0 per 100,000 people	0.5 per 100,000 people	0.3 per 100,000 people
2017	0.5 per 100,000 people	2.1 per 100,000 people	0.4 per 100,000 people	0.3 per 100,000 people
2016	0.5 per 100,000 people	2.2 per 100,000 people	0.4 per 100,000 people	0.2 per 100,000 people
2015	0.4 per 100,000 people	2.2 per 100,000 people	0.4 per 100,000 people	0.2 per 100,000 people
2014	0.4 per 100,000 people	2.3 per 100,000 people	0.4 per 100,000 people	0.1 per 100,000 people
2013	0.4 per 100,000 people	2.4 per 100,000 people	0.4 per 100,000 people	0.2 per 100,000 people
2012	0.4 per 100,000 people	2.5 per 100,000 people	0.3 per 100,000 people	0.2 per 100,000 people
2011	0.4 per 100,000 people	2.6 per 100,000 people	0.4 per 100,000 people	0.1 per 100,000 people
2010	0.4 per 100,000 people	2.6 per 100,000 people	0.4 per 100,000 people	0.1 per 100,000 people
2009	0.4 per 100,000 people	2.6 per 100,000 people	0.4 per 100,000 people	0.1 per 100,000 people
2008	0.4 per 100,000 people	2.5 per 100,000 people	0.4 per 100,000 people	0.1 per 100,000 people
2007	0.4 per 100,000 people	2.5 per 100,000 people	0.4 per 100,000 people	0.1 per 100,000 people
2006	0.4 per 100,000 people	2.5 per 100,000 people	0.3 per 100,000 people	0.1 per 100,000 people
2005	0.4 per 100,000 people	2.4 per 100,000 people	0.3 per 100,000 people	0.1 per 100,000 people
2004	0.3 per 100,000 people	2.3 per 100,000 people	0.3 per 100,000 people	0.1 per 100,000 people
2003	0.4 per 100,000 people	2.1 per 100,000 people	0.4 per 100,000 people	0.1 per 100,000 people
2002	0.4 per 100,000 people	1.9 per 100,000 people	0.4 per 100,000 people	0.1 per 100,000 people
2001	0.3 per 100,000 people	1.8 per 100,000 people	0.4 per 100,000 people	0.1 per 100,000 people
2000	0.3 per 100,000 people	1.7 per 100,000 people	0.4 per 100,000 people	0.1 per 100,000 people

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In short

Among the 185 countries with a value for 2023, the highest is Moldova (5.0 per 100,000 people) and the lowest Singapore (0.0 per 100,000 people).
Half of the countries are above 0.5 per 100,000 people and half below.
From 2022 to 2023 the value rose in 41 countries and fell in 77.

About this measure

Definition: Deaths caused by accidental poisoning, for example by chemicals, household products or carbon monoxide, per 100,000 people (SDG indicator 3.9.3). WHO estimate.
Unit: Deaths per 100,000 people
Frequency: Annual
Changes are shown as: Differences in the same unit (per 100,000 people)

Source and dates

Original producer: WHO
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Dataset or series code: SDGPOISON · dataset details · view at source
Observation period: 2000 to 2023
Provider update: 15 October 2026
Retrieved: 9 November 2026
Published here: 9 November 2026
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (WHO datasets, with additional terms)
Attribution: Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory

All countries in 2023 Every value is for 2023, so the countries are compared at the same point in time.

1 Moldova 5.0 per 100,000 people
2 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 3.8 per 100,000 people
3 Lesotho 3.4 per 100,000 people
4 Russia 3.3 per 100,000 people
5 Somalia, Fed. Rep. 3.3 per 100,000 people
6 Eswatini 3.0 per 100,000 people
7 Burundi 2.8 per 100,000 people
8 Eritrea 2.7 per 100,000 people
9 Mongolia 2.6 per 100,000 people
10 Afghanistan 2.5 per 100,000 people
11 Kiribati 2.5 per 100,000 people
12 Kenya 2.3 per 100,000 people
13 Madagascar 2.2 per 100,000 people
14 Nepal 2.2 per 100,000 people
15 Rwanda 2.2 per 100,000 people
16 South Sudan 2.2 per 100,000 people
17 Ukraine 2.2 per 100,000 people
18 Ethiopia 1.9 per 100,000 people
19 Belarus 1.8 per 100,000 people
20 Central African Republic 1.8 per 100,000 people
21 China 1.8 per 100,000 people
22 South Africa 1.8 per 100,000 people
23 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.7 per 100,000 people
24 Niger 1.7 per 100,000 people
25 Sierra Leone 1.7 per 100,000 people
26 Burkina Faso 1.6 per 100,000 people
27 El Salvador 1.6 per 100,000 people
28 Kazakhstan 1.6 per 100,000 people
29 Yemen 1.6 per 100,000 people
30 Bangladesh 1.5 per 100,000 people
31 Chad 1.5 per 100,000 people
32 Democratic Republic of the Congo 1.5 per 100,000 people
33 Mauritius 1.5 per 100,000 people
34 Romania 1.5 per 100,000 people
35 Guinea-Bissau 1.4 per 100,000 people
36 Latvia 1.4 per 100,000 people
37 Uganda 1.4 per 100,000 people
38 Cameroon 1.3 per 100,000 people
39 Côte d'Ivoire 1.3 per 100,000 people
40 Djibouti 1.3 per 100,000 people
41 Guinea 1.3 per 100,000 people
42 Libya 1.3 per 100,000 people
43 Malawi 1.3 per 100,000 people
44 Morocco 1.3 per 100,000 people
45 Mozambique 1.3 per 100,000 people
46 North Korea 1.3 per 100,000 people
47 Sudan 1.3 per 100,000 people
48 Angola 1.2 per 100,000 people
49 Equatorial Guinea 1.2 per 100,000 people
50 Myanmar 1.2 per 100,000 people
51 Namibia 1.2 per 100,000 people
52 Nigeria 1.2 per 100,000 people
53 Viet Nam 1.2 per 100,000 people
54 Benin 1.1 per 100,000 people
55 Guatemala 1.1 per 100,000 people
56 Liberia 1.1 per 100,000 people
57 Lithuania 1.1 per 100,000 people
58 Mali 1.1 per 100,000 people
59 Zambia 1.1 per 100,000 people
60 Botswana 1.0 per 100,000 people
61 Comoros 1.0 per 100,000 people
62 Senegal 1.0 per 100,000 people
63 Tanzania 1.0 per 100,000 people
64 Togo 1.0 per 100,000 people
65 Zimbabwe 1.0 per 100,000 people
66 Gabon 0.9 per 100,000 people
67 Ghana 0.9 per 100,000 people
68 Peru 0.9 per 100,000 people
69 Republic of the Congo 0.9 per 100,000 people
70 Tonga 0.9 per 100,000 people
71 Azerbaijan 0.8 per 100,000 people
72 Ecuador 0.8 per 100,000 people
73 Gambia 0.8 per 100,000 people
74 Honduras 0.8 per 100,000 people
75 Poland 0.8 per 100,000 people
76 Trinidad and Tobago 0.8 per 100,000 people
77 Armenia 0.7 per 100,000 people
78 Bolivia 0.7 per 100,000 people
79 Estonia 0.7 per 100,000 people
80 Indonesia 0.7 per 100,000 people
81 Iran 0.7 per 100,000 people
82 Malaysia 0.7 per 100,000 people
83 Slovakia 0.7 per 100,000 people
84 Venezuela 0.7 per 100,000 people
85 Algeria 0.6 per 100,000 people
86 Finland 0.6 per 100,000 people
87 Georgia 0.6 per 100,000 people
88 Haiti 0.6 per 100,000 people
89 India 0.6 per 100,000 people
90 Mauritania 0.6 per 100,000 people
91 West Bank and Gaza 0.6 per 100,000 people
92 Antigua and Barbuda 0.5 per 100,000 people
93 Bulgaria 0.5 per 100,000 people
94 Cambodia 0.5 per 100,000 people
95 Chile 0.5 per 100,000 people
96 Kyrgyzstan 0.5 per 100,000 people
97 Laos 0.5 per 100,000 people
98 Mexico 0.5 per 100,000 people
99 Montenegro 0.5 per 100,000 people
100 North Macedonia 0.5 per 100,000 people
101 Solomon Islands 0.5 per 100,000 people
102 São Tomé and Príncipe 0.5 per 100,000 people
103 Timor-Leste 0.5 per 100,000 people
104 Tunisia 0.5 per 100,000 people
105 Türkiye 0.5 per 100,000 people
106 Belgium 0.4 per 100,000 people
107 Belize 0.4 per 100,000 people
108 Cabo Verde 0.4 per 100,000 people
109 Canada 0.4 per 100,000 people
110 Costa Rica 0.4 per 100,000 people
111 Czechia 0.4 per 100,000 people
112 France 0.4 per 100,000 people
113 Germany 0.4 per 100,000 people
114 Hungary 0.4 per 100,000 people
115 Panama 0.4 per 100,000 people
116 Papua New Guinea 0.4 per 100,000 people
117 Turkmenistan 0.4 per 100,000 people
118 United States 0.4 per 100,000 people
119 Uruguay 0.4 per 100,000 people
120 Uzbekistan 0.4 per 100,000 people
121 Vanuatu 0.4 per 100,000 people
122 Albania 0.3 per 100,000 people
123 Argentina 0.3 per 100,000 people
124 Bhutan 0.3 per 100,000 people
125 Colombia 0.3 per 100,000 people
126 Croatia 0.3 per 100,000 people
127 Egypt 0.3 per 100,000 people
128 Guyana 0.3 per 100,000 people
129 Ireland 0.3 per 100,000 people
130 Italy 0.3 per 100,000 people
131 Jordan 0.3 per 100,000 people
132 Kuwait 0.3 per 100,000 people
133 Lebanon 0.3 per 100,000 people
134 Luxembourg 0.3 per 100,000 people
135 Norway 0.3 per 100,000 people
136 Paraguay 0.3 per 100,000 people
137 Philippines 0.3 per 100,000 people
138 Portugal 0.3 per 100,000 people
139 Seychelles 0.3 per 100,000 people
140 Spain 0.3 per 100,000 people
141 Suriname 0.3 per 100,000 people
142 Syria 0.3 per 100,000 people
143 Tajikistan 0.3 per 100,000 people
144 Thailand 0.3 per 100,000 people
145 United Arab Emirates 0.3 per 100,000 people
146 United Kingdom 0.3 per 100,000 people
147 Austria 0.2 per 100,000 people
148 Brazil 0.2 per 100,000 people
149 Fiji 0.2 per 100,000 people
150 Iceland 0.2 per 100,000 people
151 Iraq 0.2 per 100,000 people
152 Japan 0.2 per 100,000 people
153 Maldives 0.2 per 100,000 people
154 New Zealand 0.2 per 100,000 people
155 Nicaragua 0.2 per 100,000 people
156 Pakistan 0.2 per 100,000 people
157 Puerto Rico (US) 0.2 per 100,000 people
158 Saint Lucia 0.2 per 100,000 people
159 Samoa 0.2 per 100,000 people
160 Saudi Arabia 0.2 per 100,000 people
161 Serbia 0.2 per 100,000 people
162 Slovenia 0.2 per 100,000 people
163 South Korea 0.2 per 100,000 people
164 Sri Lanka 0.2 per 100,000 people
165 Australia 0.1 per 100,000 people
166 Bahamas 0.1 per 100,000 people
167 Bahrain 0.1 per 100,000 people
168 Barbados 0.1 per 100,000 people
169 Cuba 0.1 per 100,000 people
170 Denmark 0.1 per 100,000 people
171 Dominican Republic 0.1 per 100,000 people
172 Greece 0.1 per 100,000 people
173 Israel 0.1 per 100,000 people
174 Jamaica 0.1 per 100,000 people
175 Malta 0.1 per 100,000 people
176 Micronesia 0.1 per 100,000 people
177 Netherlands 0.1 per 100,000 people
178 Qatar 0.1 per 100,000 people
179 Sweden 0.1 per 100,000 people
180 Switzerland 0.1 per 100,000 people
181 Brunei 0.0 per 100,000 people
182 Cyprus 0.0 per 100,000 people
183 Grenada 0.0 per 100,000 people
184 Oman 0.0 per 100,000 people
185 Singapore 0.0 per 100,000 people

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WHO. "Deaths from unintentional poisoning." PiSpace Open Data, publication 29, retrieved 14 November 2026. https://data.pispace.eu/indicators/who-unintentional-poisoning-deaths

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WHO. (2026). Deaths from unintentional poisoning [Data set]. PiSpace Open Data. https://data.pispace.eu/indicators/who-unintentional-poisoning-deaths?pub=29

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@misc{who_unintentional_poisoning_deaths_29,
  author = {{WHO}},
  title = {Deaths from unintentional poisoning},
  year = {2026},
  publisher = {PiSpace Open Data},
  url = {https://data.pispace.eu/indicators/who-unintentional-poisoning-deaths?pub=29},
  note = {Publication 29, retrieved 2026-11-14}
}

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