What is the difference in death rate from fires and burns between Cuba and South Korea?

0.03 deaths per 100,000 people, with South Korea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and South Korea?

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.

Cuba vs South Korea: Death rate from fires and burns

Cuba

0.51 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

South Korea

0.54 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Cuba rank

155th

South Korea rank

152nd

Death rate from fires and burns over time

Cuba
South Korea

How they compare

South Korea currently reports 0.54 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.51 deaths per 100,000 people in Cuba, a difference of 0.03 deaths per 100,000 people.

That makes South Korea's figure about 1.1 times Cuba's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was South Korea ahead.

Cuba ranks 155th and South Korea ranks 152nd of 194 countries.

South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cuba	South Korea	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.545 deaths per 100,000 people	1.03 deaths per 100,000 people	0.481 deaths per 100,000 people	South Korea
2010s	0.428 deaths per 100,000 people	0.627 deaths per 100,000 people	0.199 deaths per 100,000 people	South Korea
2020s	0.455 deaths per 100,000 people	0.545 deaths per 100,000 people	0.09 deaths per 100,000 people	South Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate from fires and burns, Cuba or South Korea?: South Korea, at 0.54 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.51 deaths per 100,000 people in Cuba as of 2021.
What is the difference in death rate from fires and burns between Cuba and South Korea?: 0.03 deaths per 100,000 people, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and South Korea?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Cuba and South Korea rank globally for death rate from fires and burns?: Cuba ranks 155th and South Korea ranks 152nd 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.