What is the difference in death rate from fires and burns between Somalia and Zimbabwe?

1.76 deaths per 100,000 people, with Somalia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Zimbabwe?

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.

Somalia vs Zimbabwe: Death rate from fires and burns

Somalia

8.36 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Zimbabwe

6.6 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Somalia rank

2nd

Zimbabwe rank

5th

Death rate from fires and burns over time

Somalia
Zimbabwe

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 8.36 deaths per 100,000 people against 6.6 deaths per 100,000 people in Zimbabwe, a difference of 1.76 deaths per 100,000 people.

That makes Somalia's figure about 1.3 times Zimbabwe's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Somalia has been ahead every year.

Somalia ranks 2nd and Zimbabwe ranks 5th of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Somalia	Zimbabwe	Difference	Ahead
2000s	8.05 deaths per 100,000 people	5.31 deaths per 100,000 people	2.74 deaths per 100,000 people	Somalia
2010s	8.12 deaths per 100,000 people	6.58 deaths per 100,000 people	1.54 deaths per 100,000 people	Somalia
2020s	8.34 deaths per 100,000 people	6.34 deaths per 100,000 people	2 deaths per 100,000 people	Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate from fires and burns, Somalia or Zimbabwe?: Somalia, at 8.36 deaths per 100,000 people against 6.6 deaths per 100,000 people in Zimbabwe as of 2021.
What is the difference in death rate from fires and burns between Somalia and Zimbabwe?: 1.76 deaths per 100,000 people, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Zimbabwe?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Somalia and Zimbabwe rank globally for death rate from fires and burns?: Somalia ranks 2nd and Zimbabwe ranks 5th 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.