What is the difference in death rate from fires and burns between Cape Verde and Equatorial Guinea?

0.02 deaths per 100,000 people, with Cape Verde ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Equatorial Guinea?

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.

Cape Verde vs Equatorial Guinea: Death rate from fires and burns

Cape Verde

2.23 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Equatorial Guinea

2.21 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Cape Verde rank

61st

Equatorial Guinea rank

63rd

Death rate from fires and burns over time

Cape Verde
Equatorial Guinea

How they compare

Cape Verde currently reports 2.23 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.21 deaths per 100,000 people in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.

Cape Verde ranks 61st and Equatorial Guinea ranks 63rd of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cape Verde	Equatorial Guinea	Difference	Ahead
2000s	2.39 deaths per 100,000 people	3.29 deaths per 100,000 people	0.906 deaths per 100,000 people	Equatorial Guinea
2010s	2.39 deaths per 100,000 people	2.71 deaths per 100,000 people	0.322 deaths per 100,000 people	Equatorial Guinea
2020s	2.21 deaths per 100,000 people	2.38 deaths per 100,000 people	0.16 deaths per 100,000 people	Equatorial Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate from fires and burns, Cape Verde or Equatorial Guinea?: Cape Verde, at 2.23 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.21 deaths per 100,000 people in Equatorial Guinea as of 2021.
What is the difference in death rate from fires and burns between Cape Verde and Equatorial Guinea?: 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people, with Cape Verde ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Equatorial Guinea?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Cape Verde and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for death rate from fires and burns?: Cape Verde ranks 61st and Equatorial Guinea ranks 63rd 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.