Pesticide poisoning hospitalizations: facts & figures

Unintentional, non-occupational pesticide poisoning hospitalizations in MN:

• By year
• By age and sex
• By region

In general, hospitalization rates for pesticide poisonings are very low.

Rates based on counts less than 20 are unstable should be interpreted in caution: they may not provide reliable estimates to evaluate trends over time.

Males age 15 to 34, and age 65 and older, are hospitalized at a higher rate than other age/sex categories. Overall, males are hospitalized for pesticide poisoning more than females. This may be because males are more likely to use pesticides.

Because hospitalizations for pesticide poisoning are so uncommon, it is difficult to measure the differences between regions. There may be more hospitalizations in the 7-county metro area due to higher population density.