El Salvador vs Sweden: Death rate from fires and burns
El Salvador
0.5 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Sweden
0.51 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
El Salvador rank
157th
Sweden rank
155th
Death rate from fires and burns over time
- El Salvador
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 0.51 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.5 deaths per 100,000 people in El Salvador, a difference of 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Sweden ahead.
El Salvador ranks 157th and Sweden ranks 155th of 194 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.596 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.423 deaths per 100,000 people | Sweden |
| 2010s | 0.598 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.721 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.123 deaths per 100,000 people | Sweden |
| 2020s | 0.5 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.585 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.085 deaths per 100,000 people | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate from fires and burns, El Salvador or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 0.51 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.5 deaths per 100,000 people in El Salvador as of 2021.
- What is the difference in death rate from fires and burns between El Salvador and Sweden?
- 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Sweden?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do El Salvador and Sweden rank globally for death rate from fires and burns?
- El Salvador ranks 157th and Sweden ranks 155th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization (2024) β 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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About this data
Estimated number of deaths from fire, heat and hot substances in both sexes, per 100,000 people.