What is the difference in death rate from fires and burns between Austria and New Zealand?

0.01 deaths per 100,000 people, with New Zealand ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and New Zealand?

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.

Austria vs New Zealand: Death rate from fires and burns

Austria

0.34 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

New Zealand

0.35 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Austria rank

178th

New Zealand rank

177th

Death rate from fires and burns over time

Austria
New Zealand

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 0.35 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.34 deaths per 100,000 people in Austria, a difference of 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Austria ahead.

Austria ranks 178th and New Zealand ranks 177th of 194 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 2 and New Zealand in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Austria	New Zealand	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.65 deaths per 100,000 people	0.529 deaths per 100,000 people	0.121 deaths per 100,000 people	Austria
2010s	0.381 deaths per 100,000 people	0.376 deaths per 100,000 people	0.005 deaths per 100,000 people	Austria
2020s	0.295 deaths per 100,000 people	0.34 deaths per 100,000 people	0.045 deaths per 100,000 people	New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate from fires and burns, Austria or New Zealand?: New Zealand, at 0.35 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.34 deaths per 100,000 people in Austria as of 2021.
What is the difference in death rate from fires and burns between Austria and New Zealand?: 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and New Zealand?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Austria and New Zealand rank globally for death rate from fires and burns?: Austria ranks 178th and New Zealand ranks 177th 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.