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

0.02 deaths per 100,000 people, with Belgium ahead.

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

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 Malta: Death rate from fires and burns

Belgium

0.63 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Malta

0.61 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Belgium rank

145th

Malta rank

146th

Death rate from fires and burns over time

Belgium
Malta

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 0.63 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.61 deaths per 100,000 people in Malta, a difference of 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 145th and Malta ranks 146th of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belgium	Malta	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.888 deaths per 100,000 people	0.453 deaths per 100,000 people	0.435 deaths per 100,000 people	Belgium
2010s	0.668 deaths per 100,000 people	0.16 deaths per 100,000 people	0.508 deaths per 100,000 people	Belgium
2020s	0.665 deaths per 100,000 people	0.585 deaths per 100,000 people	0.08 deaths per 100,000 people	Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate from fires and burns, Belgium or Malta?: Belgium, at 0.63 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.61 deaths per 100,000 people in Malta as of 2021.
What is the difference in death rate from fires and burns between Belgium and Malta?: 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Malta?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Belgium and Malta rank globally for death rate from fires and burns?: Belgium ranks 145th and Malta ranks 146th 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.