Denmark vs Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Death rate from fires and burns

Denmark
0.86 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
0.87 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Denmark rank
129th
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
128th

Death rate from fires and burns over time

  • Denmark
  • Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
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How they compare

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of currently reports 0.87 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.86 deaths per 100,000 people in Denmark, a difference of 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 129th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 128th of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Difference Ahead
2000s 1.37 deaths per 100,000 people 0.896 deaths per 100,000 people 0.473 deaths per 100,000 people Denmark
2010s 1.01 deaths per 100,000 people 0.919 deaths per 100,000 people 0.091 deaths per 100,000 people Denmark
2020s 0.895 deaths per 100,000 people 0.87 deaths per 100,000 people 0.025 deaths per 100,000 people Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate from fires and burns, Denmark or Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, at 0.87 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.86 deaths per 100,000 people in Denmark as of 2021.
What is the difference in death rate from fires and burns between Denmark and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
0.01 deaths per 100,000 people, with Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Denmark and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank globally for death rate from fires and burns?
Denmark ranks 129th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 128th 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
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Estimated number of deaths from fire, heat and hot substances in both sexes, per 100,000 people.