Death rate from fires and burns in Gambia
Gambia: Death rate from fires and burns was 2.73 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Death rate from fires and burns in Gambia, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 2.73 deaths per 100,000 people for death rate from fires and burns in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.5% on the previous year and down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate from fires and burns in Gambia peaked at 5.56 deaths per 100,000 people in 2001 and was at its lowest, 2.73 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2021.
Gambia ranks 44th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Death rate from fires and burns in Gambia, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.87 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 5.56 deaths per 100,000 people | +14.2% |
| 2002 | 5.01 deaths per 100,000 people | -9.9% |
| 2003 | 4.94 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 4.76 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 4.54 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.6% |
| 2006 | 4.31 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 4.15 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 4.15 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 4.1 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 4.02 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 4.09 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 4.62 deaths per 100,000 people | +13.0% |
| 2013 | 3.97 deaths per 100,000 people | -14.1% |
| 2014 | 3.85 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 3.77 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 3.61 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 3.33 deaths per 100,000 people | -7.8% |
| 2018 | 3.22 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 3.06 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 2.92 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.6% |
| 2021 | 2.73 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.64 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.1 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.56 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.75 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.06 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.62 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.83 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.73 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.92 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate from fires and burns in Gambia?
- Death rate from fires and burns in Gambia was 2.73 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 Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.56 deaths per 100,000 people in 2001.
- What is the lowest death rate from fires and burns recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.73 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- How does Gambia rank for death rate from fires and burns?
- Gambia ranks 44th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rate from fires and burns rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gambia 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.