What is the difference in deaths from fires and burns between Nigeria and Russian Federation?

3,370 deaths, with Nigeria ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Russian Federation?

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.

Nigeria vs Russian Federation: Deaths from fires and burns

Nigeria

7,558 deaths

in 2021

Russian Federation

4,188 deaths

in 2021

Nigeria rank

3rd

Russian Federation rank

5th

Deaths from fires and burns over time

Nigeria
Russian Federation

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 7,558 deaths against 4,188 deaths in Russian Federation, a difference of 3,370 deaths.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.8 times Russian Federation's.

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

Nigeria ranks 3rd and Russian Federation ranks 5th of 194 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 1 and Russian Federation in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nigeria	Russian Federation	Difference	Ahead
2000s	3,819 deaths	13,683 deaths	9,864 deaths	Russian Federation
2010s	5,770 deaths	7,581 deaths	1,811 deaths	Russian Federation
2020s	7,382 deaths	4,231 deaths	3,151 deaths	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deaths from fires and burns, Nigeria or Russian Federation?: Nigeria, at 7,558 deaths against 4,188 deaths in Russian Federation as of 2021.
What is the difference in deaths from fires and burns between Nigeria and Russian Federation?: 3,370 deaths, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Russian Federation?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Nigeria and Russian Federation rank globally for deaths from fires and burns?: Nigeria ranks 3rd and Russian Federation 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 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.