What is the difference in death rate from fires and burns between Portugal and Timor-Leste?

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

How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Timor-Leste?

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.

Portugal vs Timor-Leste: Death rate from fires and burns

Portugal

1.01 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Timor-Leste

0.98 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Portugal rank

111th

Timor-Leste rank

113th

Death rate from fires and burns over time

Portugal
Timor-Leste

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 1.01 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.98 deaths per 100,000 people in Timor-Leste, a difference of 0.03 deaths per 100,000 people.

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

Portugal ranks 111th and Timor-Leste ranks 113th of 194 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 1 and Timor-Leste in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Portugal	Timor-Leste	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.984 deaths per 100,000 people	1.16 deaths per 100,000 people	0.173 deaths per 100,000 people	Timor-Leste
2010s	0.788 deaths per 100,000 people	1.14 deaths per 100,000 people	0.353 deaths per 100,000 people	Timor-Leste
2020s	1.02 deaths per 100,000 people	0.975 deaths per 100,000 people	0.045 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, Portugal or Timor-Leste?: Portugal, at 1.01 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.98 deaths per 100,000 people in Timor-Leste as of 2021.
What is the difference in death rate from fires and burns between Portugal and Timor-Leste?: 0.03 deaths per 100,000 people, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Timor-Leste?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Portugal and Timor-Leste rank globally for death rate from fires and burns?: Portugal ranks 111th and Timor-Leste ranks 113th 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.