What is the difference in death rate from fires and burns between Afghanistan and Uruguay?

0.11 deaths per 100,000 people, with Uruguay ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Uruguay?

22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.

Where does this data come from?

World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Death rate from fires and burns. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Afghanistan vs Uruguay: Death rate from fires and burns

Afghanistan

1.49 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Uruguay

1.6 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Afghanistan rank

80th

Uruguay rank

77th

Death rate from fires and burns over time

Afghanistan
Uruguay

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 1.6 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.49 deaths per 100,000 people in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.11 deaths per 100,000 people.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 80th and Uruguay ranks 77th of 194 countries.

Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Afghanistan	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
2000s	1.95 deaths per 100,000 people	1.29 deaths per 100,000 people	0.657 deaths per 100,000 people	Afghanistan
2010s	1.65 deaths per 100,000 people	1.46 deaths per 100,000 people	0.191 deaths per 100,000 people	Afghanistan
2020s	1.64 deaths per 100,000 people	1.43 deaths per 100,000 people	0.21 deaths per 100,000 people	Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate from fires and burns, Afghanistan or Uruguay?: Uruguay, at 1.6 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.49 deaths per 100,000 people in Afghanistan as of 2021.
What is the difference in death rate from fires and burns between Afghanistan and Uruguay?: 0.11 deaths per 100,000 people, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Uruguay?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Afghanistan and Uruguay rank globally for death rate from fires and burns?: Afghanistan ranks 80th and Uruguay ranks 77th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Death rate from fires and burns. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Death rate from fires and burns
Unit: deaths per 100,000 people
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of deaths from fire, heat and hot substances in both sexes, per 100,000 people.