What is the difference in death rate from fires and burns between Slovakia and United States of America?

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

How many years of comparable data are there for Slovakia and United States of America?

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.

Slovakia vs United States of America: Death rate from fires and burns

Slovakia

1.07 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

United States of America

1.04 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Slovakia rank

104th

United States of America rank

106th

Death rate from fires and burns over time

Slovakia
United States of America

How they compare

Slovakia currently reports 1.07 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.04 deaths per 100,000 people in United States of America, a difference of 0.03 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was United States of America ahead.

Slovakia ranks 104th and United States of America ranks 106th of 194 countries.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Slovakia	United States of America	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.901 deaths per 100,000 people	1.11 deaths per 100,000 people	0.206 deaths per 100,000 people	United States of America
2010s	0.823 deaths per 100,000 people	0.877 deaths per 100,000 people	0.054 deaths per 100,000 people	United States of America
2020s	0.92 deaths per 100,000 people	0.98 deaths per 100,000 people	0.06 deaths per 100,000 people	United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate from fires and burns, Slovakia or United States of America?: Slovakia, at 1.07 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.04 deaths per 100,000 people in United States of America as of 2021.
What is the difference in death rate from fires and burns between Slovakia and United States of America?: 0.03 deaths per 100,000 people, with Slovakia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Slovakia and United States of America?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Slovakia and United States of America rank globally for death rate from fires and burns?: Slovakia ranks 104th and United States of America ranks 106th 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.