What is the difference in death rate from fires and burns between Ireland and Maldives?

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

How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Maldives?

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.

Ireland vs Maldives: Death rate from fires and burns

Ireland

0.39 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Maldives

0.41 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Ireland rank

173rd

Maldives rank

170th

Death rate from fires and burns over time

Ireland
Maldives

How they compare

Maldives currently reports 0.41 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.39 deaths per 100,000 people in Ireland, a difference of 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people.

That makes Maldives's figure about 1.1 times Ireland's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Ireland ahead.

Ireland ranks 173rd and Maldives ranks 170th of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ireland	Maldives	Difference	Ahead
2000s	1.19 deaths per 100,000 people	0.627 deaths per 100,000 people	0.559 deaths per 100,000 people	Ireland
2010s	0.63 deaths per 100,000 people	0.453 deaths per 100,000 people	0.177 deaths per 100,000 people	Ireland
2020s	0.455 deaths per 100,000 people	0.45 deaths per 100,000 people	0.005 deaths per 100,000 people	Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate from fires and burns, Ireland or Maldives?: Maldives, at 0.41 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.39 deaths per 100,000 people in Ireland as of 2021.
What is the difference in death rate from fires and burns between Ireland and Maldives?: 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Maldives?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Ireland and Maldives rank globally for death rate from fires and burns?: Ireland ranks 173rd and Maldives ranks 170th 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.