What is the difference in death rate from fires and burns between North Macedonia and Portugal?

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

How many years of comparable data are there for North Macedonia and Portugal?

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.

North Macedonia vs Portugal: Death rate from fires and burns

North Macedonia

0.99 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Portugal

1.01 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

North Macedonia rank

112th

Portugal rank

111th

Death rate from fires and burns over time

North Macedonia
Portugal

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 1.01 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.99 deaths per 100,000 people in North Macedonia, a difference of 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Portugal ahead.

North Macedonia ranks 112th and Portugal ranks 111th of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	North Macedonia	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.618 deaths per 100,000 people	0.984 deaths per 100,000 people	0.366 deaths per 100,000 people	Portugal
2010s	0.495 deaths per 100,000 people	0.788 deaths per 100,000 people	0.293 deaths per 100,000 people	Portugal
2020s	0.785 deaths per 100,000 people	1.02 deaths per 100,000 people	0.235 deaths per 100,000 people	Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate from fires and burns, North Macedonia or Portugal?: Portugal, at 1.01 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.99 deaths per 100,000 people in North Macedonia as of 2021.
What is the difference in death rate from fires and burns between North Macedonia and Portugal?: 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North Macedonia and Portugal?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do North Macedonia and Portugal rank globally for death rate from fires and burns?: North Macedonia ranks 112th and Portugal ranks 111th 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.