In 2022, there were 31 deaths by unintentional poisoning per 100,000 people in the United States. This statistic shows the death rate due to unintentional poisoning in the United States from 1950 to 2022.
Deaths by poisoning (unintentional) in the U.S. from 1950 to 2022
(per 100,000 population)
Characteristic
Death rate per 100,000 population
2022
30.9
2021
30.7
2020
26.5
2019
20
2018
19.1
2017
19.9
2016
18.1
2015
14.8
2014
13.2
2013
12.3
2012
11.6
2011
11.6
2010
10.7
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US Department of Health and Human Services, & National Safety Council, & CDC. (September 20, 2024). Deaths by poisoning (unintentional) in the U.S. from 1950 to 2022 (per 100,000 population) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 12, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/184603/deaths-by-unintentional-poisoning-in-the-us-since-1950/
US Department of Health and Human Services, und National Safety Council, und CDC. "Deaths by poisoning (unintentional) in the U.S. from 1950 to 2022 (per 100,000 population)." Chart. September 20, 2024. Statista. Accessed April 12, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/184603/deaths-by-unintentional-poisoning-in-the-us-since-1950/
US Department of Health and Human Services, National Safety Council, CDC. (2024). Deaths by poisoning (unintentional) in the U.S. from 1950 to 2022 (per 100,000 population). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 12, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/184603/deaths-by-unintentional-poisoning-in-the-us-since-1950/
US Department of Health and Human Services, and National Safety Council, and CDC. "Deaths by Poisoning (Unintentional) in The U.S. from 1950 to 2022 (per 100,000 Population)." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Sep 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/184603/deaths-by-unintentional-poisoning-in-the-us-since-1950/
US Department of Health and Human Services & National Safety Council & CDC, Deaths by poisoning (unintentional) in the U.S. from 1950 to 2022 (per 100,000 population) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/184603/deaths-by-unintentional-poisoning-in-the-us-since-1950/ (last visited April 12, 2025)
Deaths by poisoning (unintentional) in the U.S. from 1950 to 2022 (per 100,000 population) [Graph], US Department of Health and Human Services, & National Safety Council, & CDC, September 20, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/184603/deaths-by-unintentional-poisoning-in-the-us-since-1950/
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