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Share of suicide deaths from pesticide poisoning, 2014

Estimated share of deaths from suicide which resulted from pesticide poisoning. This is shown as the weighted-average globally and by region, and over the period
2010-2014.

0%10%20%30%40%Western Pacific48.3%World13.7%South-East Asia11.3%Americas8.8%Eastern Mediterranean7.1%Africa3.5%High-income1.7%Europe0.9%

Source: Mew et al. (2017). The global burden of fatal self-poisoning with pesticides 2006-15: systematic review.

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