What is the difference in death rate from fires and burns between Botswana and Zambia?

0 deaths per 100,000 people, with Botswana ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Zambia?

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.

Botswana vs Zambia: Death rate from fires and burns

Botswana

3.4 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Zambia

3.4 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Botswana rank

31st

Zambia rank

31st

Death rate from fires and burns over time

Botswana
Zambia

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 3.4 deaths per 100,000 people against 3.4 deaths per 100,000 people in Zambia, a difference of 0 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Botswana ahead.

Botswana ranks 31st and Zambia ranks 31st of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Botswana	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
2000s	4.02 deaths per 100,000 people	3.49 deaths per 100,000 people	0.529 deaths per 100,000 people	Botswana
2010s	4.45 deaths per 100,000 people	3.13 deaths per 100,000 people	1.32 deaths per 100,000 people	Botswana
2020s	3.44 deaths per 100,000 people	3.25 deaths per 100,000 people	0.185 deaths per 100,000 people	Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate from fires and burns, Botswana or Zambia?: Botswana, at 3.4 deaths per 100,000 people against 3.4 deaths per 100,000 people in Zambia as of 2021.
What is the difference in death rate from fires and burns between Botswana and Zambia?: 0 deaths per 100,000 people, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Zambia?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Botswana and Zambia rank globally for death rate from fires and burns?: Botswana ranks 31st and Zambia ranks 31st 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.