Which has higher deaths from fires and burns, Kenya or Tanzania, United Republic of?

Tanzania, United Republic of, at 1,986 deaths against 1,459 deaths in Kenya as of 2021.

What is the difference in deaths from fires and burns between Kenya and Tanzania, United Republic of?

527 deaths, with Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Tanzania, United 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.

Kenya vs Tanzania, United Republic of: Deaths from fires and burns

Kenya

1,459 deaths

in 2021

Tanzania, United Republic of

1,986 deaths

in 2021

Kenya rank

13th

Tanzania, United Republic of rank

10th

Deaths from fires and burns over time

Kenya
Tanzania, United Republic of

How they compare

Tanzania, United Republic of currently reports 1,986 deaths against 1,459 deaths in Kenya, a difference of 527 deaths.

That makes Tanzania, United Republic of's figure about 1.4 times Kenya's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Tanzania, United Republic of has been ahead every year.

Kenya ranks 13th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 10th of 194 countries.

Tanzania, United Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kenya	Tanzania, United Republic of	Difference	Ahead
2000s	1,025 deaths	1,350 deaths	324.84 deaths	Tanzania, United Republic of
2010s	1,434 deaths	1,686 deaths	252.27 deaths	Tanzania, United Republic of
2020s	1,505 deaths	1,950 deaths	444.66 deaths	Tanzania, United Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deaths from fires and burns, Kenya or Tanzania, United Republic of?: Tanzania, United Republic of, at 1,986 deaths against 1,459 deaths in Kenya as of 2021.
What is the difference in deaths from fires and burns between Kenya and Tanzania, United Republic of?: 527 deaths, with Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Tanzania, United Republic of?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Kenya and Tanzania, United Republic of rank globally for deaths from fires and burns?: Kenya ranks 13th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 10th 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.