What is the difference in death rate from fires and burns between Bulgaria and Romania?

0.14 deaths per 100,000 people, with Romania ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Romania?

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.

Bulgaria vs Romania: Death rate from fires and burns

Bulgaria

2.29 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Romania

2.43 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Bulgaria rank

58th

Romania rank

55th

Death rate from fires and burns over time

Bulgaria
Romania

How they compare

Romania currently reports 2.43 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.29 deaths per 100,000 people in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.14 deaths per 100,000 people.

That makes Romania's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Romania has been ahead every year.

Bulgaria ranks 58th and Romania ranks 55th of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bulgaria	Romania	Difference	Ahead
2000s	1.6 deaths per 100,000 people	2.02 deaths per 100,000 people	0.422 deaths per 100,000 people	Romania
2010s	1.57 deaths per 100,000 people	2.03 deaths per 100,000 people	0.455 deaths per 100,000 people	Romania
2020s	1.93 deaths per 100,000 people	2.4 deaths per 100,000 people	0.47 deaths per 100,000 people	Romania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate from fires and burns, Bulgaria or Romania?: Romania, at 2.43 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.29 deaths per 100,000 people in Bulgaria as of 2021.
What is the difference in death rate from fires and burns between Bulgaria and Romania?: 0.14 deaths per 100,000 people, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Romania?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Bulgaria and Romania rank globally for death rate from fires and burns?: Bulgaria ranks 58th and Romania ranks 55th 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.