Which has higher deaths from fires and burns, Denmark or United Arab Emirates?

United Arab Emirates, at 53.15 deaths against 50.31 deaths in Denmark as of 2021.

What is the difference in deaths from fires and burns between Denmark and United Arab Emirates?

2.84 deaths, with United Arab Emirates ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and United Arab Emirates?

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.

Denmark vs United Arab Emirates: Deaths from fires and burns

Denmark

50.31 deaths

in 2021

United Arab Emirates

53.15 deaths

in 2021

Denmark rank

123rd

United Arab Emirates rank

120th

Deaths from fires and burns over time

Denmark
United Arab Emirates

How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 53.15 deaths against 50.31 deaths in Denmark, a difference of 2.84 deaths.

That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 1.1 times Denmark's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 123rd and United Arab Emirates ranks 120th of 194 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 1 and United Arab Emirates in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Denmark	United Arab Emirates	Difference	Ahead
2000s	74.29 deaths	43.28 deaths	31.01 deaths	Denmark
2010s	57.16 deaths	64.76 deaths	7.6 deaths	United Arab Emirates
2020s	52.28 deaths	57.94 deaths	5.65 deaths	United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deaths from fires and burns, Denmark or United Arab Emirates?: United Arab Emirates, at 53.15 deaths against 50.31 deaths in Denmark as of 2021.
What is the difference in deaths from fires and burns between Denmark and United Arab Emirates?: 2.84 deaths, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and United Arab Emirates?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Denmark and United Arab Emirates rank globally for deaths from fires and burns?: Denmark ranks 123rd and United Arab Emirates ranks 120th 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.