Poison+Statistics

Most poisonings involve everyday household items such as cleaning supplies, medicines, cosmetics and personal care items.

86.7 percent of poison exposures are unintentional.

53 percent of poison exposures occur in children under the age of six.

84 percent of reported adolescent deaths from poison exposure were due to intentional poison exposure such as suicide or drug abuse.

Over 60 percent of all poison fatalities occur in adults ages 20 to 49.

You can't die of lead poisoning from pencils... Pencils have graphite in them.

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