What is the difference in death rate from fires and burns between Brazil and Jamaica?

0.01 deaths per 100,000 people, with Brazil ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Jamaica?

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.

Brazil vs Jamaica: Death rate from fires and burns

Brazil

0.48 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Jamaica

0.47 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Brazil rank

159th

Jamaica rank

161st

Death rate from fires and burns over time

Brazil
Jamaica

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 0.48 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.47 deaths per 100,000 people in Jamaica, a difference of 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Brazil ahead.

Brazil ranks 159th and Jamaica ranks 161st of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brazil	Jamaica	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.597 deaths per 100,000 people	0.527 deaths per 100,000 people	0.07 deaths per 100,000 people	Brazil
2010s	0.519 deaths per 100,000 people	0.418 deaths per 100,000 people	0.101 deaths per 100,000 people	Brazil
2020s	0.48 deaths per 100,000 people	0.45 deaths per 100,000 people	0.03 deaths per 100,000 people	Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate from fires and burns, Brazil or Jamaica?: Brazil, at 0.48 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.47 deaths per 100,000 people in Jamaica as of 2021.
What is the difference in death rate from fires and burns between Brazil and Jamaica?: 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Jamaica?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Brazil and Jamaica rank globally for death rate from fires and burns?: Brazil ranks 159th and Jamaica ranks 161st 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.