Japan vs Philippines: Death rate from fires and burns
Japan
0.78 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Philippines
0.85 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Japan rank
133rd
Philippines rank
130th
Death rate from fires and burns over time
- Japan
- Philippines
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 0.85 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.78 deaths per 100,000 people in Japan, a difference of 0.07 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Philippines's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 133rd and Philippines ranks 130th of 194 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and Philippines in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.17 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.793 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.376 deaths per 100,000 people | Japan |
| 2010s | 0.923 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.662 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.261 deaths per 100,000 people | Japan |
| 2020s | 0.765 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.78 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.015 deaths per 100,000 people | Philippines |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate from fires and burns, Japan or Philippines?
- Philippines, at 0.85 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 Japan and Philippines?
- 0.07 deaths per 100,000 people, with Philippines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Philippines?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Japan and Philippines rank globally for death rate from fires and burns?
- Japan ranks 133rd and Philippines ranks 130th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization (2024) β 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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About this data
Estimated number of deaths from fire, heat and hot substances in both sexes, per 100,000 people.