What is the difference in death rate from fires and burns between Costa Rica and Honduras?

0.05 deaths per 100,000 people, with Costa Rica ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Honduras?

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.

Costa Rica vs Honduras: Death rate from fires and burns

Costa Rica

0.32 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Honduras

0.27 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Costa Rica rank

180th

Honduras rank

183rd

Death rate from fires and burns over time

Costa Rica
Honduras

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.32 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.27 deaths per 100,000 people in Honduras, a difference of 0.05 deaths per 100,000 people.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.2 times Honduras's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 180th and Honduras ranks 183rd of 194 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Honduras in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Honduras	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.35 deaths per 100,000 people	0.524 deaths per 100,000 people	0.174 deaths per 100,000 people	Honduras
2010s	0.296 deaths per 100,000 people	0.781 deaths per 100,000 people	0.485 deaths per 100,000 people	Honduras
2020s	0.29 deaths per 100,000 people	0.27 deaths per 100,000 people	0.02 deaths per 100,000 people	Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate from fires and burns, Costa Rica or Honduras?: Costa Rica, at 0.32 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.27 deaths per 100,000 people in Honduras as of 2021.
What is the difference in death rate from fires and burns between Costa Rica and Honduras?: 0.05 deaths per 100,000 people, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Honduras?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Costa Rica and Honduras rank globally for death rate from fires and burns?: Costa Rica ranks 180th and Honduras ranks 183rd 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.