Sierra Leone vs Yemen: Death rate from fires and burns

Sierra Leone
4 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Yemen
4.26 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Sierra Leone rank
21st
Yemen rank
18th

Death rate from fires and burns over time

  • Sierra Leone
  • Yemen
0246200020102021

How they compare

Yemen currently reports 4.26 deaths per 100,000 people against 4 deaths per 100,000 people in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.26 deaths per 100,000 people.

That makes Yemen's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.

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

Sierra Leone ranks 21st and Yemen ranks 18th of 194 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Sierra Leone averaged higher in 1 and Yemen in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sierra Leone Yemen Difference Ahead
2000s 3.39 deaths per 100,000 people 5.15 deaths per 100,000 people 1.76 deaths per 100,000 people Yemen
2010s 4.04 deaths per 100,000 people 3.86 deaths per 100,000 people 0.175 deaths per 100,000 people Sierra Leone
2020s 3.84 deaths per 100,000 people 3.85 deaths per 100,000 people 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people Yemen

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate from fires and burns, Sierra Leone or Yemen?
Yemen, at 4.26 deaths per 100,000 people against 4 deaths per 100,000 people in Sierra Leone as of 2021.
What is the difference in death rate from fires and burns between Sierra Leone and Yemen?
0.26 deaths per 100,000 people, with Yemen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Yemen?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Sierra Leone and Yemen rank globally for death rate from fires and burns?
Sierra Leone ranks 21st and Yemen ranks 18th 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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About this data

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

Estimated number of deaths from fire, heat and hot substances in both sexes, per 100,000 people.