Table 2.
Number of admissions and case fatality ratio for each pesticide.
| Name of pesticide | WHO Class |
Number of admissions * |
Deaths | Case fatality (& 95% confidence intervals) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Organophosphorus | ||||
| Methyl parathion | Ia | 5 | 3 | 60% (15-95) |
| Monocrotophos | Ib | 257 | 91 | 35% (30-42) |
| Acephate | III | 14 | 4 | 29% (8-58) |
| Malathion | III | 5 | 1 | 20% (5-72) |
| Phorate | Ia | 21 | 4 | 19% (5-42) |
| Triazophos | Ib | 6 | 1 | 17% (4-64) |
| Quinalphos | II | 78 | 9 | 12% (5-21) |
| Chlorpyrifos | II | 113 | 7 | 6% (3-12) |
| Unknown anticholinesterase |
144 | 48 | 33% (26-42) | |
| Organochlorines | ||||
| Endosulfan | II | 138 | 39 | 28% (21-37) |
| Endrin | Ib | 74 | 4 | 5% (1-13) |
| Other | ||||
| Indoxicarb | 7 | 1 | 14% (4-58) | |
| Cypermethrin | II | 58 | 4 | 7% (2-17) |
| Spinosad | 4 | 0 | 0% (0-60) | |
| Imadocloprid | II | 8 | 0 | 0% (0-38) |
| Unknown Pesticide | 83 | 9 | 11% (5-20) | |
*
Note - 1 patient survived after ingesting chlorpyrifos and endosulfan and is excluded from these comparisons. Pesticides ingested by 3 or less people are not shown (ethion (3), methomyl (3), phosalone (2), profenofos (2), dimethoate (1), mevinphos (1), fenvalerate (2), butachlor (2), carbofuran (1), carbaryl (1)).