What is the difference in deaths from fires and burns between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Costa Rica?

0.95 deaths, with Costa Rica ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Costa Rica?

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 Deaths from fires and burns. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Costa Rica: Deaths from fires and burns

Bosnia and Herzegovina

15.4 deaths

in 2021

Costa Rica

16.35 deaths

in 2021

Bosnia and Herzegovina rank

149th

Costa Rica rank

148th

Deaths from fires and burns over time

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Costa Rica

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 16.35 deaths against 15.4 deaths in Bosnia and Herzegovina, a difference of 0.95 deaths.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Bosnia and Herzegovina's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 149th and Costa Rica ranks 148th of 194 countries.

Bosnia and Herzegovina has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Costa Rica	Difference	Ahead
2000s	22.07 deaths	14.78 deaths	7.29 deaths	Bosnia and Herzegovina
2010s	18.8 deaths	14.4 deaths	4.41 deaths	Bosnia and Herzegovina
2020s	16.18 deaths	14.77 deaths	1.41 deaths	Bosnia and Herzegovina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deaths from fires and burns, Bosnia and Herzegovina or Costa Rica?: Costa Rica, at 16.35 deaths against 15.4 deaths in Bosnia and Herzegovina as of 2021.
What is the difference in deaths from fires and burns between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Costa Rica?: 0.95 deaths, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Costa Rica?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Bosnia and Herzegovina and Costa Rica rank globally for deaths from fires and burns?: Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 149th and Costa Rica ranks 148th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Deaths 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: Deaths from fires and burns
Unit: deaths
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.