What is the difference in death rate from fires and burns between Central African Republic and Palau?

0.15 deaths per 100,000 people, with Palau ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Palau?

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.

Central African Republic vs Palau: Death rate from fires and burns

Central African Republic

4.23 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Palau

4.38 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Central African Republic rank

19th

Palau rank

17th

Death rate from fires and burns over time

Central African Republic
Palau

How they compare

Palau currently reports 4.38 deaths per 100,000 people against 4.23 deaths per 100,000 people in Central African Republic, a difference of 0.15 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Palau ahead.

Central African Republic ranks 19th and Palau ranks 17th of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Central African Republic	Palau	Difference	Ahead
2000s	4.21 deaths per 100,000 people	5.07 deaths per 100,000 people	0.854 deaths per 100,000 people	Palau
2010s	4.5 deaths per 100,000 people	4.75 deaths per 100,000 people	0.247 deaths per 100,000 people	Palau
2020s	4.44 deaths per 100,000 people	4.45 deaths per 100,000 people	0.01 deaths per 100,000 people	Palau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate from fires and burns, Central African Republic or Palau?: Palau, at 4.38 deaths per 100,000 people against 4.23 deaths per 100,000 people in Central African Republic as of 2021.
What is the difference in death rate from fires and burns between Central African Republic and Palau?: 0.15 deaths per 100,000 people, with Palau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Palau?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Central African Republic and Palau rank globally for death rate from fires and burns?: Central African Republic ranks 19th and Palau ranks 17th 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.