What is the difference in death rate from fires and burns between Argentina and Sweden?

0.04 deaths per 100,000 people, with Argentina ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Sweden?

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.

Argentina vs Sweden: Death rate from fires and burns

Argentina

0.55 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Sweden

0.51 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Argentina rank

151st

Sweden rank

155th

Death rate from fires and burns over time

Argentina
Sweden

How they compare

Argentina currently reports 0.55 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.51 deaths per 100,000 people in Sweden, a difference of 0.04 deaths per 100,000 people.

That makes Argentina's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Argentina ahead.

Argentina ranks 151st and Sweden ranks 155th of 194 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Argentina	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
2000s	1.22 deaths per 100,000 people	1.02 deaths per 100,000 people	0.199 deaths per 100,000 people	Argentina
2010s	0.893 deaths per 100,000 people	0.721 deaths per 100,000 people	0.172 deaths per 100,000 people	Argentina
2020s	0.545 deaths per 100,000 people	0.585 deaths per 100,000 people	0.04 deaths per 100,000 people	Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate from fires and burns, Argentina or Sweden?: Argentina, at 0.55 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.51 deaths per 100,000 people in Sweden as of 2021.
What is the difference in death rate from fires and burns between Argentina and Sweden?: 0.04 deaths per 100,000 people, with Argentina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Sweden?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Argentina and Sweden rank globally for death rate from fires and burns?: Argentina ranks 151st and Sweden ranks 155th 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.