What is the difference in death rate from fires and burns between Finland and Japan?

0.05 deaths per 100,000 people, with Finland ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Japan?

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.

Finland vs Japan: Death rate from fires and burns

Finland

0.83 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Japan

0.78 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Finland rank

131st

Japan rank

133rd

Death rate from fires and burns over time

Finland
Japan

How they compare

Finland currently reports 0.83 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.78 deaths per 100,000 people in Japan, a difference of 0.05 deaths per 100,000 people.

That makes Finland's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.

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

Finland ranks 131st and Japan ranks 133rd of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Finland	Japan	Difference	Ahead
2000s	1.6 deaths per 100,000 people	1.17 deaths per 100,000 people	0.427 deaths per 100,000 people	Finland
2010s	1.19 deaths per 100,000 people	0.923 deaths per 100,000 people	0.263 deaths per 100,000 people	Finland
2020s	0.815 deaths per 100,000 people	0.765 deaths per 100,000 people	0.05 deaths per 100,000 people	Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate from fires and burns, Finland or Japan?: Finland, at 0.83 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.78 deaths per 100,000 people in Japan as of 2021.
What is the difference in death rate from fires and burns between Finland and Japan?: 0.05 deaths per 100,000 people, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Japan?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Finland and Japan rank globally for death rate from fires and burns?: Finland ranks 131st and Japan ranks 133rd 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.