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

0.03 deaths per 100,000 people, with Myanmar ahead.

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

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.

Maldives vs Myanmar: Death rate from fires and burns

Maldives

0.41 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Myanmar

0.44 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Maldives rank

170th

Myanmar rank

167th

Death rate from fires and burns over time

Maldives
Myanmar

How they compare

Myanmar currently reports 0.44 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.41 deaths per 100,000 people in Maldives, a difference of 0.03 deaths per 100,000 people.

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

Across all 22 years both countries report, Myanmar has been ahead every year.

Maldives ranks 170th and Myanmar ranks 167th of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Maldives	Myanmar	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.627 deaths per 100,000 people	0.903 deaths per 100,000 people	0.276 deaths per 100,000 people	Myanmar
2010s	0.453 deaths per 100,000 people	0.597 deaths per 100,000 people	0.144 deaths per 100,000 people	Myanmar
2020s	0.45 deaths per 100,000 people	0.49 deaths per 100,000 people	0.04 deaths per 100,000 people	Myanmar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate from fires and burns, Maldives or Myanmar?: Myanmar, at 0.44 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.41 deaths per 100,000 people in Maldives as of 2021.
What is the difference in death rate from fires and burns between Maldives and Myanmar?: 0.03 deaths per 100,000 people, with Myanmar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Myanmar?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Maldives and Myanmar rank globally for death rate from fires and burns?: Maldives ranks 170th and Myanmar ranks 167th 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.