What is the difference in death rate from fires and burns between Gambia and Kenya?

0.02 deaths per 100,000 people, with Kenya ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Kenya?

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.

Gambia vs Kenya: Death rate from fires and burns

Gambia

2.73 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Kenya

2.75 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Gambia rank

44th

Kenya rank

43rd

Death rate from fires and burns over time

Gambia
Kenya

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 2.75 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.73 deaths per 100,000 people in Gambia, a difference of 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Gambia ahead.

Gambia ranks 44th and Kenya ranks 43rd of 194 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 2 and Kenya in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Gambia	Kenya	Difference	Ahead
2000s	4.64 deaths per 100,000 people	2.89 deaths per 100,000 people	1.75 deaths per 100,000 people	Gambia
2010s	3.75 deaths per 100,000 people	3.09 deaths per 100,000 people	0.664 deaths per 100,000 people	Gambia
2020s	2.83 deaths per 100,000 people	2.87 deaths per 100,000 people	0.04 deaths per 100,000 people	Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate from fires and burns, Gambia or Kenya?: Kenya, at 2.75 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.73 deaths per 100,000 people in Gambia as of 2021.
What is the difference in death rate from fires and burns between Gambia and Kenya?: 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Kenya?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Gambia and Kenya rank globally for death rate from fires and burns?: Gambia ranks 44th and Kenya ranks 43rd 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.