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

0.03 deaths per 100,000 people, with New Zealand ahead.

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

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 New Zealand: Death rate from fires and burns

Costa Rica

0.32 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

New Zealand

0.35 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Costa Rica rank

180th

New Zealand rank

177th

Death rate from fires and burns over time

Costa Rica
New Zealand

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 0.35 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.32 deaths per 100,000 people in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.03 deaths per 100,000 people.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 180th and New Zealand ranks 177th of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	New Zealand	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.35 deaths per 100,000 people	0.529 deaths per 100,000 people	0.179 deaths per 100,000 people	New Zealand
2010s	0.296 deaths per 100,000 people	0.376 deaths per 100,000 people	0.08 deaths per 100,000 people	New Zealand
2020s	0.29 deaths per 100,000 people	0.34 deaths per 100,000 people	0.05 deaths per 100,000 people	New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate from fires and burns, Costa Rica or New Zealand?: New Zealand, at 0.35 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.32 deaths per 100,000 people in Costa Rica as of 2021.
What is the difference in death rate from fires and burns between Costa Rica and New Zealand?: 0.03 deaths per 100,000 people, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and New Zealand?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Costa Rica and New Zealand rank globally for death rate from fires and burns?: Costa Rica ranks 180th and New Zealand ranks 177th 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.