China vs Japan: Death rate from fires and burns
China
0.73 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Japan
0.78 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
China rank
135th
Japan rank
133rd
Death rate from fires and burns over time
- China
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0.78 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.73 deaths per 100,000 people in China, a difference of 0.05 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times China's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Japan ahead.
China ranks 135th and Japan ranks 133rd of 194 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.899 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.17 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.27 deaths per 100,000 people | Japan |
| 2010s | 0.773 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.923 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.15 deaths per 100,000 people | Japan |
| 2020s | 0.73 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.765 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.035 deaths per 100,000 people | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate from fires and burns, China or Japan?
- Japan, at 0.78 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.73 deaths per 100,000 people in China as of 2021.
- What is the difference in death rate from fires and burns between China and Japan?
- 0.05 deaths per 100,000 people, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Japan?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do China and Japan rank globally for death rate from fires and burns?
- China ranks 135th and Japan ranks 133rd 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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About this data
Estimated number of deaths from fire, heat and hot substances in both sexes, per 100,000 people.