Acute<unk>  is a large-scale problem, especially in developing countries. "Most estimates concerning the extent of acute<unk>  have been based on data from hospital admissions which would include only the more serious cases. The latest estimate by a WHO task group indicates that there may be 1 million serious unintentional poisonings each year and in addition 2 million people hospitalized for suicide attempts with<unk> s. This necessarily reflects only a fraction of the real problem. On the basis of a survey of self-reported minor poisoning carried out in the Asian region, it is estimated that there could be as many as 25 million agricultural workers in the developing world suffering an episode of poisoning each year." In Canada in 2007 more than 6000 cases of acute<unk>  occurred. Estimating the numbers of chronic poisonings worldwide is more difficult.
Pesticide poisoning
Organophosphate poisoning
Arsenic poisoning
Secondary poisoning
Drug overdose
Salicylate poisoning
Tin poisoning
Chromium toxicity