Which has higher deaths from fires and burns, Canada or Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, at 225.54 deaths against 223.42 deaths in Canada as of 2021.

What is the difference in deaths from fires and burns between Canada and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?

2.12 deaths, with Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?

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.

Canada vs Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Deaths from fires and burns

Canada

223.42 deaths

in 2021

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

225.54 deaths

in 2021

Canada rank

78th

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank

76th

Deaths from fires and burns over time

Canada
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

How they compare

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of currently reports 225.54 deaths against 223.42 deaths in Canada, a difference of 2.12 deaths.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.

Canada ranks 78th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 76th of 194 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 1 and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Canada	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of	Difference	Ahead
2000s	242.22 deaths	214.71 deaths	27.51 deaths	Canada
2010s	214.07 deaths	231.66 deaths	17.6 deaths	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2020s	210.62 deaths	225.19 deaths	14.58 deaths	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deaths from fires and burns, Canada or Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?: Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, at 225.54 deaths against 223.42 deaths in Canada as of 2021.
What is the difference in deaths from fires and burns between Canada and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?: 2.12 deaths, with Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Canada and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank globally for deaths from fires and burns?: Canada ranks 78th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 76th 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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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.