What is the difference in death rate from fires and burns between Lesotho and Somalia?

2.15 deaths per 100,000 people, with Lesotho ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Somalia?

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.

Lesotho vs Somalia: Death rate from fires and burns

Lesotho

10.51 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Somalia

8.36 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Lesotho rank

1st

Somalia rank

2nd

Death rate from fires and burns over time

Lesotho
Somalia

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 10.51 deaths per 100,000 people against 8.36 deaths per 100,000 people in Somalia, a difference of 2.15 deaths per 100,000 people.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.3 times Somalia's.

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

Lesotho ranks 1st and Somalia ranks 2nd of 194 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 2 and Somalia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lesotho	Somalia	Difference	Ahead
2000s	5.77 deaths per 100,000 people	8.05 deaths per 100,000 people	2.28 deaths per 100,000 people	Somalia
2010s	9.46 deaths per 100,000 people	8.12 deaths per 100,000 people	1.34 deaths per 100,000 people	Lesotho
2020s	11.09 deaths per 100,000 people	8.34 deaths per 100,000 people	2.75 deaths per 100,000 people	Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate from fires and burns, Lesotho or Somalia?: Lesotho, at 10.51 deaths per 100,000 people against 8.36 deaths per 100,000 people in Somalia as of 2021.
What is the difference in death rate from fires and burns between Lesotho and Somalia?: 2.15 deaths per 100,000 people, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Somalia?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Lesotho and Somalia rank globally for death rate from fires and burns?: Lesotho ranks 1st and Somalia ranks 2nd 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.