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

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

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

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 Peru: Death rate from fires and burns

Costa Rica

0.32 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Peru

0.29 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Costa Rica rank

180th

Peru rank

182nd

Death rate from fires and burns over time

Costa Rica
Peru

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.32 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.29 deaths per 100,000 people in Peru, a difference of 0.03 deaths per 100,000 people.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Peru's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 180th and Peru ranks 182nd of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Peru	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.35 deaths per 100,000 people	0.539 deaths per 100,000 people	0.189 deaths per 100,000 people	Peru
2010s	0.296 deaths per 100,000 people	0.417 deaths per 100,000 people	0.121 deaths per 100,000 people	Peru
2020s	0.29 deaths per 100,000 people	0.205 deaths per 100,000 people	0.085 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 Peru?: Costa Rica, at 0.32 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.29 deaths per 100,000 people in Peru as of 2021.
What is the difference in death rate from fires and burns between Costa Rica and Peru?: 0.03 deaths per 100,000 people, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Peru?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Costa Rica and Peru rank globally for death rate from fires and burns?: Costa Rica ranks 180th and Peru ranks 182nd 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.