What is the difference in death rate from fires and burns between Burundi and Eritrea?

0.17 deaths per 100,000 people, with Eritrea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Eritrea?

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.

Burundi vs Eritrea: Death rate from fires and burns

Burundi

6.1 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Eritrea

6.27 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Burundi rank

7th

Eritrea rank

6th

Death rate from fires and burns over time

Burundi
Eritrea

How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 6.27 deaths per 100,000 people against 6.1 deaths per 100,000 people in Burundi, a difference of 0.17 deaths per 100,000 people.

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

Burundi ranks 7th and Eritrea ranks 6th of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burundi	Eritrea	Difference	Ahead
2000s	6.19 deaths per 100,000 people	6.85 deaths per 100,000 people	0.663 deaths per 100,000 people	Eritrea
2010s	6.14 deaths per 100,000 people	6.49 deaths per 100,000 people	0.345 deaths per 100,000 people	Eritrea
2020s	5.72 deaths per 100,000 people	6.24 deaths per 100,000 people	0.52 deaths per 100,000 people	Eritrea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate from fires and burns, Burundi or Eritrea?: Eritrea, at 6.27 deaths per 100,000 people against 6.1 deaths per 100,000 people in Burundi as of 2021.
What is the difference in death rate from fires and burns between Burundi and Eritrea?: 0.17 deaths per 100,000 people, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Eritrea?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Burundi and Eritrea rank globally for death rate from fires and burns?: Burundi ranks 7th and Eritrea ranks 6th 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.