What is the difference in death rate from fires and burns between Equatorial Guinea and Iraq?

0.13 deaths per 100,000 people, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Iraq?

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.

Equatorial Guinea vs Iraq: Death rate from fires and burns

Equatorial Guinea

2.21 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Iraq

2.08 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Equatorial Guinea rank

63rd

Iraq rank

66th

Death rate from fires and burns over time

Equatorial Guinea
Iraq

How they compare

Equatorial Guinea currently reports 2.21 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.08 deaths per 100,000 people in Iraq, a difference of 0.13 deaths per 100,000 people.

That makes Equatorial Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Iraq's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 63rd and Iraq ranks 66th of 194 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 2 and Iraq in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Equatorial Guinea	Iraq	Difference	Ahead
2000s	3.29 deaths per 100,000 people	3.35 deaths per 100,000 people	0.053 deaths per 100,000 people	Iraq
2010s	2.71 deaths per 100,000 people	2.26 deaths per 100,000 people	0.451 deaths per 100,000 people	Equatorial Guinea
2020s	2.38 deaths per 100,000 people	1.94 deaths per 100,000 people	0.44 deaths per 100,000 people	Equatorial Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate from fires and burns, Equatorial Guinea or Iraq?: Equatorial Guinea, at 2.21 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.08 deaths per 100,000 people in Iraq as of 2021.
What is the difference in death rate from fires and burns between Equatorial Guinea and Iraq?: 0.13 deaths per 100,000 people, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Iraq?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Equatorial Guinea and Iraq rank globally for death rate from fires and burns?: Equatorial Guinea ranks 63rd and Iraq ranks 66th 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.