What is the difference in death rate from fires and burns between Ethiopia and Pakistan?

0.12 deaths per 100,000 people, with Pakistan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Pakistan?

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.

Ethiopia vs Pakistan: Death rate from fires and burns

Ethiopia

2.54 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Pakistan

2.66 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Ethiopia rank

49th

Pakistan rank

47th

Death rate from fires and burns over time

Ethiopia
Pakistan

How they compare

Pakistan currently reports 2.66 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.54 deaths per 100,000 people in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.12 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 49th and Pakistan ranks 47th of 194 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 2 and Pakistan in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ethiopia	Pakistan	Difference	Ahead
2000s	3.81 deaths per 100,000 people	2.73 deaths per 100,000 people	1.08 deaths per 100,000 people	Ethiopia
2010s	2.78 deaths per 100,000 people	2.76 deaths per 100,000 people	0.014 deaths per 100,000 people	Ethiopia
2020s	2.58 deaths per 100,000 people	2.61 deaths per 100,000 people	0.025 deaths per 100,000 people	Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate from fires and burns, Ethiopia or Pakistan?: Pakistan, at 2.66 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.54 deaths per 100,000 people in Ethiopia as of 2021.
What is the difference in death rate from fires and burns between Ethiopia and Pakistan?: 0.12 deaths per 100,000 people, with Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Pakistan?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Ethiopia and Pakistan rank globally for death rate from fires and burns?: Ethiopia ranks 49th and Pakistan ranks 47th 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.