What is the difference in death rate from fires and burns between Belgium and Guatemala?

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

How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Guatemala?

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.

Belgium vs Guatemala: Death rate from fires and burns

Belgium

0.63 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Guatemala

0.67 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Belgium rank

145th

Guatemala rank

142nd

Death rate from fires and burns over time

Belgium
Guatemala

How they compare

Guatemala currently reports 0.67 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.63 deaths per 100,000 people in Belgium, a difference of 0.04 deaths per 100,000 people.

That makes Guatemala's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Guatemala ahead.

Belgium ranks 145th and Guatemala ranks 142nd of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belgium	Guatemala	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.888 deaths per 100,000 people	1.12 deaths per 100,000 people	0.236 deaths per 100,000 people	Guatemala
2010s	0.668 deaths per 100,000 people	0.787 deaths per 100,000 people	0.119 deaths per 100,000 people	Guatemala
2020s	0.665 deaths per 100,000 people	0.7 deaths per 100,000 people	0.035 deaths per 100,000 people	Guatemala

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate from fires and burns, Belgium or Guatemala?: Guatemala, at 0.67 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.63 deaths per 100,000 people in Belgium as of 2021.
What is the difference in death rate from fires and burns between Belgium and Guatemala?: 0.04 deaths per 100,000 people, with Guatemala ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Guatemala?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Belgium and Guatemala rank globally for death rate from fires and burns?: Belgium ranks 145th and Guatemala ranks 142nd 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.