Death rate from fires and burns who in China

China: Death rate from fires and burns who was 0.73 in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.73
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
135th
of 192 countries
All-time high
0.97
in 2004
All-time low
0.73
in 2018
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Death rate from fires and burns who in China, 2000–2021

00.20.40.60.812000201020212000: 0.942001: 0.852002: 0.842003: 0.912004: 0.972005: 0.972006: 0.912007: 0.882008: 0.852009: 0.872010: 0.862011: 0.832012: 0.82013: 0.782014: 0.762015: 0.752016: 0.752017: 0.742018: 0.732019: 0.732020: 0.732021: 0.73

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for death rate from fires and burns who in China is 0.73, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of down 12.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, death rate from fires and burns who in China peaked at 0.97 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.73, in 2018.

China ranks 135th of 192 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 who in China, year by year

Annual values for Death rate from fires and burns who in China, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 0.94
2001 0.85 -9.6%
2002 0.84 -1.2%
2003 0.91 +8.3%
2004 0.97 +6.6%
2005 0.97 +0.0%
2006 0.91 -6.2%
2007 0.88 -3.3%
2008 0.85 -3.4%
2009 0.87 +2.4%
2010 0.86 -1.1%
2011 0.83 -3.5%
2012 0.8 -3.6%
2013 0.78 -2.5%
2014 0.76 -2.6%
2015 0.75 -1.3%
2016 0.75 +0.0%
2017 0.74 -1.3%
2018 0.73 -1.4%
2019 0.73 +0.0%
2020 0.73 +0.0%
2021 0.73 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.899 0.84 0.97 10
2010s 0.773 0.73 0.86 10
2020s 0.73 0.73 0.73 2

Countries ranked near China

  1. 132 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.8 compare
  2. 133 Bahrain 0.78 compare
  3. 133 Japan 0.78 compare
  4. 135 Ecuador 0.73 compare
  5. 137 Kyrgyzstan 0.7 compare
  6. 137 Samoa 0.7 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is death rate from fires and burns who in China?
Death rate from fires and burns who in China was 0.73 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest death rate from fires and burns who recorded in China?
The highest recorded value was 0.97 in 2004.
What is the lowest death rate from fires and burns who recorded in China?
The lowest recorded value was 0.73 in 2018.
How does China rank for death rate from fires and burns who?
China ranks 135th out of 192 countries with data for 2021.
Is death rate from fires and burns who rising or falling in China?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this China data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Death rate from fires and burns who. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Death rate from fires and burns who
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
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