social2023
Age-standardized deaths from fire, heat, and hot substances per 100,000 people
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.
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Key Insights
Global Average
2.2deaths per 100,000 people
Median: 1.3deaths per 100,000 people
Countries Covered
204
with available data
Highest
Central African Republic
10.5deaths per 100,000 people
Lowest
Sao Tome and Principe
0.0deaths per 100,000 people
Top 5 Countries
1Central African Republic10.5deaths per 100,000 people
2Rwanda10.1deaths per 100,000 people
3South Sudan10.0deaths per 100,000 people
4Madagascar9.9deaths per 100,000 people
5Democratic Republic of the Congo9.5deaths per 100,000 people
By Region
Africa4.3deaths per 100,000 people(9 countries)
Other2.8deaths per 100,000 people(124 countries)
Asia1.4deaths per 100,000 people(26 countries)
South America0.9deaths per 100,000 people(7 countries)
Europe0.8deaths per 100,000 people(32 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.0deaths per 100,000 people)High (10.5deaths per 100,000 people)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 2.2deaths per 100,000 people)
Africa (9)
Other (124)
Asia (26)
South America (7)
Europe (32)
North America (4)
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 ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Central African Republic | 10.5deaths per 100,000 people |
| 2 | Rwanda | 10.1deaths per 100,000 people |
| 3 | South Sudan | 10.0deaths per 100,000 people |
| 4 | Madagascar | 9.9deaths per 100,000 people |
| 5 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 9.5deaths per 100,000 people |
| 6 | Burundi | 9.4deaths per 100,000 people |
| 7 | Kenya | 8.3deaths per 100,000 people |
| 8 | Sierra Leone | 8.0deaths per 100,000 people |
| 9 | Somalia | 7.7deaths per 100,000 people |
| 10 | Eritrea | 7.6deaths per 100,000 people |
| 11 | Ethiopia | 7.2deaths per 100,000 people |
| 12 | Zambia | 7.1deaths per 100,000 people |
| 13 | Niger | 6.9deaths per 100,000 people |
| 14 | Burkina Faso | 6.8deaths per 100,000 people |
| 15 | Malawi | 6.7deaths per 100,000 people |
| 16 | Namibia | 6.3deaths per 100,000 people |
| 17 | Lesotho | 6.2deaths per 100,000 people |
| 18 | Eswatini | 6.0deaths per 100,000 people |
| 19 | Republic of the Congo | 5.7deaths per 100,000 people |
| 20 | Ghana | 5.6deaths per 100,000 people |
| 21 | Guinea | 5.4deaths per 100,000 people |
| 22 | United Republic of Tanzania | 5.4deaths per 100,000 people |
| 23 | Angola | 5.3deaths per 100,000 people |
| 24 | Comoros | 5.3deaths per 100,000 people |
| 25 | Guinea-Bissau | 5.2deaths per 100,000 people |
| 26 | Cote d'Ivoire | 5.2deaths per 100,000 people |
| 27 | Uganda | 5.2deaths per 100,000 people |
| 28 | Liberia | 5.2deaths per 100,000 people |
| 29 | Chad | 5.1deaths per 100,000 people |
| 30 | Benin | 5.0deaths per 100,000 people |
| 31 | Mali | 4.9deaths per 100,000 people |
| 32 | Palau | 4.5deaths per 100,000 people |
| 33 | Mozambique | 4.4deaths per 100,000 people |
| 34 | Azerbaijan | 4.4deaths per 100,000 people |
| 35 | Haiti | 4.3deaths per 100,000 people |
| 36 | Equatorial Guinea | 4.3deaths per 100,000 people |
| 37 | Cameroon | 4.3deaths per 100,000 people |
| 38 | Greenland | 4.3deaths per 100,000 people |
| 39 | Togo | 4.2deaths per 100,000 people |
| 40 | Iraq | 4.2deaths per 100,000 people |
| 41 | South Africa | 4.2deaths per 100,000 people |
| 42 | Papua New Guinea | 4.1deaths per 100,000 people |
| 43 | Botswana | 4.1deaths per 100,000 people |
| 44 | Zimbabwe | 4.1deaths per 100,000 people |
| 45 | Sudan | 3.8deaths per 100,000 people |
| 46 | Belarus | 3.6deaths per 100,000 people |
| 47 | Latvia | 3.5deaths per 100,000 people |
| 48 | Georgia | 3.3deaths per 100,000 people |
| 49 | Nigeria | 3.3deaths per 100,000 people |
| 50 | Tunisia | 3.3deaths per 100,000 people |
| 51 | Republic of The Gambia | 3.2deaths per 100,000 people |
| 52 | Mauritania | 3.2deaths per 100,000 people |
| 53 | Senegal | 3.1deaths per 100,000 people |
| 54 | Djibouti | 3.0deaths per 100,000 people |
| 55 | Saudi Arabia | 3.0deaths per 100,000 people |
| 56 | Gabon | 3.0deaths per 100,000 people |
| 57 | India | 2.8deaths per 100,000 people |
| 58 | Libya | 2.6deaths per 100,000 people |
| 59 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 2.6deaths per 100,000 people |
| 60 | Cape Verde | 2.6deaths per 100,000 people |
| 61 | Turkmenistan | 2.5deaths per 100,000 people |
| 62 | Kazakhstan | 2.5deaths per 100,000 people |
| 63 | Bahamas | 2.5deaths per 100,000 people |
| 64 | Fiji | 2.3deaths per 100,000 people |
| 65 | Estonia | 2.2deaths per 100,000 people |
| 66 | Bangladesh | 2.2deaths per 100,000 people |
| 67 | Algeria | 2.2deaths per 100,000 people |
| 68 | Ukraine | 2.2deaths per 100,000 people |
| 69 | Tonga | 2.1deaths per 100,000 people |
| 70 | Russian Federation | 2.1deaths per 100,000 people |
| 71 | Yemen | 2.1deaths per 100,000 people |
| 72 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 2.1deaths per 100,000 people |
| 73 | Tajikistan | 2.1deaths per 100,000 people |
| 74 | Pakistan | 2.0deaths per 100,000 people |
| 75 | Nepal | 1.9deaths per 100,000 people |
| 76 | Chile | 1.9deaths per 100,000 people |
| 77 | Mongolia | 1.8deaths per 100,000 people |
| 78 | Bhutan | 1.8deaths per 100,000 people |
| 79 | Solomon Islands | 1.7deaths per 100,000 people |
| 80 | Lebanon | 1.7deaths per 100,000 people |
| 81 | Jordan | 1.7deaths per 100,000 people |
| 82 | Guyana | 1.7deaths per 100,000 people |
| 83 | Morocco | 1.6deaths per 100,000 people |
| 84 | Armenia | 1.5deaths per 100,000 people |
| 85 | Uzbekistan | 1.5deaths per 100,000 people |
| 86 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1.5deaths per 100,000 people |
| 87 | Lithuania | 1.5deaths per 100,000 people |
| 88 | Seychelles | 1.5deaths per 100,000 people |
| 89 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 1.5deaths per 100,000 people |
| 90 | Syrian Arab Republic | 1.4deaths per 100,000 people |
| 91 | Suriname | 1.4deaths per 100,000 people |
| 92 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1.4deaths per 100,000 people |
| 93 | Afghanistan | 1.4deaths per 100,000 people |
| 94 | Moldova, Republic of | 1.4deaths per 100,000 people |
| 95 | Mauritius | 1.4deaths per 100,000 people |
| 96 | Samoa | 1.4deaths per 100,000 people |
| 97 | Romania | 1.4deaths per 100,000 people |
| 98 | Montenegro | 1.3deaths per 100,000 people |
| 99 | Grenada | 1.3deaths per 100,000 people |
| 100 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.3deaths per 100,000 people |
| 101 | Cambodia | 1.3deaths per 100,000 people |
| 102 | Timor-Leste | 1.3deaths per 100,000 people |
| 103 | Sri Lanka | 1.3deaths per 100,000 people |
| 104 | Bolivia | 1.2deaths per 100,000 people |
| 105 | North Korea | 1.1deaths per 100,000 people |
| 106 | Bulgaria | 1.1deaths per 100,000 people |
| 107 | Belize | 1.1deaths per 100,000 people |
| 108 | Poland | 1.1deaths per 100,000 people |
| 109 | Egypt | 1.1deaths per 100,000 people |
| 110 | Hungary | 1.1deaths per 100,000 people |
| 111 | Paraguay | 1.1deaths per 100,000 people |
| 112 | United Arab Emirates | 1.0deaths per 100,000 people |
| 113 | Vanuatu | 1.0deaths per 100,000 people |
| 114 | Peru | 1.0deaths per 100,000 people |
| 115 | Dominica | 1.0deaths per 100,000 people |
| 116 | Dominican Republic | 1.0deaths per 100,000 people |
| 117 | Bahrain | 1.0deaths per 100,000 people |
| 118 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 0.9deaths per 100,000 people |
| 119 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.9deaths per 100,000 people |
| 120 | Slovakia | 0.9deaths per 100,000 people |
| 121 | Argentina | 0.9deaths per 100,000 people |
| 122 | Qatar | 0.9deaths per 100,000 people |
| 123 | Guatemala | 0.9deaths per 100,000 people |
| 124 | Finland | 0.9deaths per 100,000 people |
| 125 | Uruguay | 0.9deaths per 100,000 people |
| 126 | Cuba | 0.9deaths per 100,000 people |
| 127 | United States of America | 0.9deaths per 100,000 people |
| 128 | Barbados | 0.9deaths per 100,000 people |
| 129 | Saint Lucia | 0.9deaths per 100,000 people |
| 130 | Myanmar | 0.8deaths per 100,000 people |
| 131 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.8deaths per 100,000 people |
| 132 | State of Palestine | 0.8deaths per 100,000 people |
| 133 | Nauru | 0.8deaths per 100,000 people |
| 134 | Venezuela | 0.7deaths per 100,000 people |
| 135 | Ecuador | 0.7deaths per 100,000 people |
| 136 | Oman | 0.7deaths per 100,000 people |
| 137 | Mexico | 0.7deaths per 100,000 people |
| 138 | Marshall Islands | 0.7deaths per 100,000 people |
| 139 | South Korea | 0.7deaths per 100,000 people |
| 140 | Greece | 0.7deaths per 100,000 people |
| 141 | Vietnam | 0.7deaths per 100,000 people |
| 142 | Tuvalu | 0.6deaths per 100,000 people |
| 143 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.6deaths per 100,000 people |
| 144 | Philippines | 0.6deaths per 100,000 people |
| 145 | Serbia | 0.6deaths per 100,000 people |
| 146 | Croatia | 0.6deaths per 100,000 people |
| 147 | Thailand | 0.6deaths per 100,000 people |
| 148 | Brazil | 0.6deaths per 100,000 people |
| 149 | Canada | 0.6deaths per 100,000 people |
| 150 | Indonesia | 0.6deaths per 100,000 people |
| 151 | Maldives | 0.6deaths per 100,000 people |
| 152 | People's Republic of China | 0.5deaths per 100,000 people |
| 153 | Portugal | 0.5deaths per 100,000 people |
| 154 | El Salvador | 0.5deaths per 100,000 people |
| 155 | Ireland | 0.5deaths per 100,000 people |
| 156 | Malaysia | 0.5deaths per 100,000 people |
| 157 | Denmark | 0.5deaths per 100,000 people |
| 158 | Japan | 0.5deaths per 100,000 people |
| 159 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | 0.5deaths per 100,000 people |
| 160 | Czech Republic | 0.5deaths per 100,000 people |
| 161 | Kuwait | 0.5deaths per 100,000 people |
| 162 | Andorra | 0.5deaths per 100,000 people |
| 163 | Colombia | 0.5deaths per 100,000 people |
| 164 | Belgium | 0.4deaths per 100,000 people |
| 165 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 0.4deaths per 100,000 people |
| 166 | Nicaragua | 0.4deaths per 100,000 people |
| 167 | Türkiye | 0.4deaths per 100,000 people |
| 168 | Norway | 0.4deaths per 100,000 people |
| 169 | Northern Mariana Islands | 0.4deaths per 100,000 people |
| 170 | France | 0.4deaths per 100,000 people |
| 171 | Monaco | 0.4deaths per 100,000 people |
| 172 | Taiwan, Province of China | 0.4deaths per 100,000 people |
| 173 | Cyprus | 0.4deaths per 100,000 people |
| 174 | Sweden | 0.4deaths per 100,000 people |
| 175 | Albania | 0.4deaths per 100,000 people |
| 176 | Niue | 0.4deaths per 100,000 people |
| 177 | Jamaica | 0.4deaths per 100,000 people |
| 178 | Italy | 0.3deaths per 100,000 people |
| 179 | Panama | 0.3deaths per 100,000 people |
| 180 | Honduras | 0.3deaths per 100,000 people |
| 181 | Slovenia | 0.3deaths per 100,000 people |
| 182 | Iceland | 0.3deaths per 100,000 people |
| 183 | American Samoa | 0.3deaths per 100,000 people |
| 184 | Israel | 0.3deaths per 100,000 people |
| 185 | Costa Rica | 0.3deaths per 100,000 people |
| 186 | Austria | 0.3deaths per 100,000 people |
| 187 | United Kingdom | 0.3deaths per 100,000 people |
| 188 | Tokelau | 0.3deaths per 100,000 people |
| 189 | Spain | 0.3deaths per 100,000 people |
| 190 | Germany | 0.3deaths per 100,000 people |
| 191 | Australia | 0.2deaths per 100,000 people |
| 192 | Malta | 0.2deaths per 100,000 people |
| 193 | Netherlands | 0.2deaths per 100,000 people |
| 194 | Puerto Rico | 0.2deaths per 100,000 people |
| 195 | New Zealand | 0.2deaths per 100,000 people |
| 196 | Switzerland | 0.2deaths per 100,000 people |
| 197 | Luxembourg | 0.2deaths per 100,000 people |
| 198 | Guam | 0.2deaths per 100,000 people |
| 199 | Cook Islands | 0.1deaths per 100,000 people |
| 200 | San Marino | 0.1deaths per 100,000 people |
| 201 | Bermuda | 0.1deaths per 100,000 people |
| 202 | Singapore | 0.1deaths per 100,000 people |
| 203 | Kiribati | 0.1deaths per 100,000 people |
| 204 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.0deaths per 100,000 people |
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2023).
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