Australia vs Colombia: Death rate from fires and burns
Australia
0.25 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Colombia
0.22 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Australia rank
185th
Colombia rank
186th
Death rate from fires and burns over time
- Australia
- Colombia
How they compare
Australia currently reports 0.25 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.22 deaths per 100,000 people in Colombia, a difference of 0.03 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Colombia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 185th and Colombia ranks 186th of 194 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Colombia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.496 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.355 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.141 deaths per 100,000 people | Australia |
| 2010s | 0.263 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.224 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.039 deaths per 100,000 people | Australia |
| 2020s | 0.275 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.255 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate from fires and burns, Australia or Colombia?
- Australia, at 0.25 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.22 deaths per 100,000 people in Colombia as of 2021.
- What is the difference in death rate from fires and burns between Australia and Colombia?
- 0.03 deaths per 100,000 people, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Colombia?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Australia and Colombia rank globally for death rate from fires and burns?
- Australia ranks 185th and Colombia ranks 186th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization (2024) β 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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About this data
Estimated number of deaths from fire, heat and hot substances in both sexes, per 100,000 people.