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

0.01 deaths per 100,000 people, with Switzerland ahead.

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

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 Switzerland: Death rate from fires and burns

Costa Rica

0.32 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Switzerland

0.33 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Costa Rica rank

180th

Switzerland rank

179th

Death rate from fires and burns over time

Costa Rica
Switzerland

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 0.33 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.32 deaths per 100,000 people in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 180th and Switzerland ranks 179th of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Switzerland	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.35 deaths per 100,000 people	0.388 deaths per 100,000 people	0.038 deaths per 100,000 people	Switzerland
2010s	0.296 deaths per 100,000 people	0.29 deaths per 100,000 people	0.006 deaths per 100,000 people	Costa Rica
2020s	0.29 deaths per 100,000 people	0.305 deaths per 100,000 people	0.015 deaths per 100,000 people	Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate from fires and burns, Costa Rica or Switzerland?: Switzerland, at 0.33 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 Switzerland?: 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Switzerland?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Costa Rica and Switzerland rank globally for death rate from fires and burns?: Costa Rica ranks 180th and Switzerland ranks 179th 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.