What is the difference in death rate from fires and burns between Peru and Switzerland?

0.04 deaths per 100,000 people, with Switzerland ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Switzerland?

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.

Peru vs Switzerland: Death rate from fires and burns

Peru

0.29 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Switzerland

0.33 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Peru rank

182nd

Switzerland rank

179th

Death rate from fires and burns over time

Peru
Switzerland

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 0.33 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.29 deaths per 100,000 people in Peru, a difference of 0.04 deaths per 100,000 people.

That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.1 times Peru's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Peru ahead.

Peru ranks 182nd and Switzerland ranks 179th of 194 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Peru averaged higher in 2 and Switzerland in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Peru	Switzerland	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.539 deaths per 100,000 people	0.388 deaths per 100,000 people	0.151 deaths per 100,000 people	Peru
2010s	0.417 deaths per 100,000 people	0.29 deaths per 100,000 people	0.127 deaths per 100,000 people	Peru
2020s	0.205 deaths per 100,000 people	0.305 deaths per 100,000 people	0.1 deaths per 100,000 people	Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate from fires and burns, Peru or Switzerland?: Switzerland, at 0.33 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.29 deaths per 100,000 people in Peru as of 2021.
What is the difference in death rate from fires and burns between Peru and Switzerland?: 0.04 deaths per 100,000 people, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Switzerland?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Peru and Switzerland rank globally for death rate from fires and burns?: Peru ranks 182nd and Switzerland ranks 179th 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.