Death rate from fires and burns in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Death rate from fires and burns was 0.88 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Death rate from fires and burns in Bangladesh, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 0.88 deaths per 100,000 people for death rate from fires and burns in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 25.7% on the previous year and up 25.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate from fires and burns in Bangladesh peaked at 0.88 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.67 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2012.
Bangladesh ranks 126th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Death rate from fires and burns in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.86 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 0.84 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 0.84 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.8 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 0.73 deaths per 100,000 people | -8.8% |
| 2005 | 0.73 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.79 deaths per 100,000 people | +8.2% |
| 2007 | 0.75 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 0.76 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.79 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 0.84 deaths per 100,000 people | +6.3% |
| 2011 | 0.7 deaths per 100,000 people | -16.7% |
| 2012 | 0.67 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 0.7 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 0.72 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 0.73 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.72 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.73 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.71 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 0.76 deaths per 100,000 people | +7.0% |
| 2020 | 0.7 deaths per 100,000 people | -7.9% |
| 2021 | 0.88 deaths per 100,000 people | +25.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.789 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.73 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.86 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.728 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.67 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.84 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.79 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.88 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate from fires and burns in Bangladesh?
- Death rate from fires and burns in Bangladesh was 0.88 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest death rate from fires and burns recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 0.88 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest death rate from fires and burns recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.67 deaths per 100,000 people in 2012.
- How does Bangladesh rank for death rate from fires and burns?
- Bangladesh ranks 126th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rate from fires and burns rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Death rate from fires and burns. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from fire, heat and hot substances in both sexes, per 100,000 people.