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social2023

Total number of deaths from fire, heat, and hot substances

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2023; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data•204 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
737.9deaths
Median: 101.6deaths
Countries Covered
204
with available data
Highest
India
37,568.7deaths
Lowest
Tokelau
0.0deaths
Top 5 Countries
1India37,568.7deaths
2People's Republic of China9,853.6deaths
3Democratic Republic of the Congo7,151.4deaths
4Nigeria6,685.7deaths
5Ethiopia5,498.4deaths
By Region
Asia2,593.7deaths(26 countries)
Africa2,558.1deaths(9 countries)
North America1,345.5deaths(4 countries)
South America449.8deaths(7 countries)
Other367.7deaths(124 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.0deaths)High (37,568.7deaths)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 737.9deaths)

Asia (26)
Africa (9)
North America (4)
South America (7)
Other (124)
Europe (32)
Oceania (2)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2023; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank ↑Country ↕Value ↕
1India37,568.7deaths
2People's Republic of China9,853.6deaths
3Democratic Republic of the Congo7,151.4deaths
4Nigeria6,685.7deaths
5Ethiopia5,498.4deaths
6Russian Federation4,390.9deaths
7Pakistan4,251.8deaths
8United States of America4,015.8deaths
9Bangladesh3,119.4deaths
10Kenya2,854.4deaths
11United Republic of Tanzania2,701.5deaths
12South Africa2,541.7deaths
13Islamic Republic of Iran2,090.4deaths
14Madagascar2,003.0deaths
15Japan1,818.0deaths
16Uganda1,789.3deaths
17Angola1,691.6deaths
18Iraq1,574.3deaths
19Indonesia1,532.8deaths
20Niger1,413.7deaths
21Brazil1,412.0deaths
22Ghana1,372.5deaths
23Burkina Faso1,341.8deaths
24Cote d'Ivoire1,311.4deaths
25Somalia1,306.8deaths
26Ukraine1,281.6deaths
27Sudan1,268.7deaths
28Mozambique1,139.6deaths
29Rwanda1,084.9deaths
30Cameroon1,054.3deaths
31Zambia1,014.7deaths
32Burundi991.7deaths
33Malawi971.4deaths
34Mali958.3deaths
35Mexico944.5deaths
36Egypt935.0deaths
37Algeria902.7deaths
38South Sudan742.8deaths
39Chad718.8deaths
40Vietnam706.5deaths
41Saudi Arabia691.5deaths
42Poland637.4deaths
43Philippines612.1deaths
44Guinea604.8deaths
45Central African Republic598.6deaths
46Yemen596.4deaths
47Zimbabwe574.3deaths
48South Korea573.0deaths
49Benin560.6deaths
50Nepal558.1deaths
51Morocco540.9deaths
52Haiti512.9deaths
53Uzbekistan510.8deaths
54Sierra Leone510.8deaths
55Argentina510.6deaths
56Kazakhstan508.9deaths
57Thailand506.7deaths
58Belarus493.8deaths
59France492.4deaths
60Italy466.5deaths
61Chile455.1deaths
62Eritrea446.4deaths
63Senegal444.9deaths
64Myanmar426.6deaths
65Romania417.2deaths
66Azerbaijan413.4deaths
67Germany412.1deaths
68Papua New Guinea408.7deaths
69Tunisia397.1deaths
70Türkiye376.1deaths
71Afghanistan367.9deaths
72Peru353.6deaths
73Sri Lanka327.1deaths
74North Korea299.8deaths
75United Kingdom298.8deaths
76Canada293.7deaths
77Togo269.2deaths
78Republic of the Congo263.3deaths
79Colombia246.2deaths
80Liberia220.6deaths
81Spain218.9deaths
82Syrian Arab Republic215.9deaths
83Cambodia199.7deaths
84Tajikistan186.3deaths
85Libya182.3deaths
86Jordan177.4deaths
87Venezuela176.3deaths
88Hungary171.6deaths
89Malaysia165.0deaths
90Namibia164.9deaths
91Georgia163.2deaths
92Cuba161.4deaths
93Taiwan, Province of China155.1deaths
94Greece135.6deaths
95Turkmenistan133.3deaths
96Ecuador128.1deaths
97Guatemala127.9deaths
98Bolivia127.5deaths
99Bulgaria127.1deaths
100Portugal119.8deaths
101Latvia109.6deaths
102Lesotho102.4deaths
103Mauritania100.9deaths
104Dominican Republic99.4deaths
105Lebanon99.0deaths
106Lao People's Democratic Republic94.9deaths
107Finland93.5deaths
108Botswana93.2deaths
109Australia90.5deaths
110Czech Republic89.2deaths
111Belgium87.5deaths
112Serbia86.2deaths
113Guinea-Bissau81.8deaths
114Slovakia75.5deaths
115Lithuania72.1deaths
116Netherlands71.7deaths
117Sweden69.4deaths
118Moldova, Republic of68.8deaths
119Eswatini66.1deaths
120Republic of The Gambia63.6deaths
121United Arab Emirates61.5deaths
122Paraguay60.5deaths
123Mongolia59.1deaths
124Kyrgyzstan59.0deaths
125Armenia58.8deaths
126Denmark52.9deaths
127Estonia50.6deaths
128Equatorial Guinea48.6deaths
129Gabon48.2deaths
130Austria45.5deaths
131Croatia44.6deaths
132Uruguay43.5deaths
133Comoros41.0deaths
134Ireland39.7deaths
135Norway36.2deaths
136Israel36.0deaths
137Bosnia and Herzegovina32.7deaths
138El Salvador32.6deaths
139State of Palestine31.1deaths
140Djibouti30.9deaths
141Switzerland29.1deaths
142Honduras26.6deaths
143Oman25.7deaths
144Nicaragua24.1deaths
145Mauritius21.0deaths
146Fiji20.8deaths
147Trinidad and Tobago19.8deaths
148Qatar18.3deaths
149Kuwait17.5deaths
150Costa Rica16.9deaths
151Timor-Leste15.9deaths
152Panama13.9deaths
153Bhutan13.1deaths
154New Zealand13.0deaths
155Albania12.9deaths
156Guyana12.6deaths
157Slovenia12.5deaths
158Montenegro12.3deaths
159Puerto Rico11.9deaths
160Solomon Islands11.9deaths
161The Republic of North Macedonia11.7deaths
162Cape Verde11.3deaths
163Bahrain11.2deaths
164Jamaica11.1deaths
165Bahamas10.0deaths
166Suriname8.3deaths
167Singapore6.6deaths
168Cyprus6.6deaths
169Belize3.9deaths
170Barbados3.7deaths
171Brunei Darussalam3.3deaths
172Vanuatu2.9deaths
173Samoa2.8deaths
174Greenland2.3deaths
175Tonga2.1deaths
176Maldives2.1deaths
177Malta1.9deaths
178Saint Vincent and the Grenadines1.9deaths
179Grenada1.8deaths
180Saint Lucia1.8deaths
181Seychelles1.7deaths
182Luxembourg1.7deaths
183Iceland1.6deaths
184Antigua and Barbuda1.5deaths
185Saint Kitts and Nevis1.0deaths
186Micronesia, Federated States of0.9deaths
187Dominica0.8deaths
188Palau0.8deaths
189Virgin Islands, U.S.0.6deaths
190Andorra0.6deaths
191Monaco0.3deaths
192Guam0.3deaths
193Marshall Islands0.3deaths
194Northern Mariana Islands0.2deaths
195American Samoa0.1deaths
196Bermuda0.1deaths
197Kiribati0.1deaths
198Nauru0.1deaths
199San Marino0.1deaths
200Tuvalu0.1deaths
201Sao Tome and Principe0.0deaths
202Cook Islands0.0deaths
203Niue0.0deaths
204Tokelau0.0deaths
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Topics

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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2023).

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