What is the difference in death rate from fires and burns between Cyprus and Iceland?

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

How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Iceland?

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.

Cyprus vs Iceland: Death rate from fires and burns

Cyprus

0.48 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Iceland

0.47 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Cyprus rank

159th

Iceland rank

161st

Death rate from fires and burns over time

Cyprus
Iceland

How they compare

Cyprus currently reports 0.48 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.47 deaths per 100,000 people in Iceland, a difference of 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 16 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Cyprus ahead.

Cyprus ranks 159th and Iceland ranks 161st of 194 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Cyprus averaged higher in 2 and Iceland in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cyprus	Iceland	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.577 deaths per 100,000 people	0.458 deaths per 100,000 people	0.119 deaths per 100,000 people	Cyprus
2010s	0.376 deaths per 100,000 people	0.271 deaths per 100,000 people	0.105 deaths per 100,000 people	Cyprus
2020s	0.41 deaths per 100,000 people	0.44 deaths per 100,000 people	0.03 deaths per 100,000 people	Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate from fires and burns, Cyprus or Iceland?: Cyprus, at 0.48 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.47 deaths per 100,000 people in Iceland as of 2021.
What is the difference in death rate from fires and burns between Cyprus and Iceland?: 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people, with Cyprus ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Iceland?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Cyprus and Iceland rank globally for death rate from fires and burns?: Cyprus ranks 159th and Iceland ranks 161st 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.