Death rate from fires and burns who in Sweden

Sweden: Death rate from fires and burns who was 0.51 in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.51
Change on year
down 22.7%
World rank
154th
of 192 countries
All-time high
1.36
in 2002
All-time low
0.51
in 2021
Years of data
22
2000–2021

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

00.511.52000201020212000: 1.12001: 1.22002: 1.42003: 1.12004: 0.752005: 0.832006: 0.752007: 0.932008: 0.952009: 1.22010: 0.942011: 0.722012: 0.822013: 0.762014: 0.712015: 0.832016: 0.572017: 0.82018: 0.542019: 0.522020: 0.662021: 0.51

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Sweden recorded 0.51 for death rate from fires and burns who in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of down 22.7% on the previous year and down 29.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, death rate from fires and burns who in Sweden peaked at 1.36 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.51, in 2021.

Sweden ranks 154th of 192 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.

Death rate from fires and burns who in Sweden, year by year

Annual values for Death rate from fires and burns who in Sweden, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 1.1
2001 1.22 +10.9%
2002 1.36 +11.5%
2003 1.13 -16.9%
2004 0.75 -33.6%
2005 0.83 +10.7%
2006 0.75 -9.6%
2007 0.93 +24.0%
2008 0.95 +2.2%
2009 1.17 +23.2%
2010 0.94 -19.7%
2011 0.72 -23.4%
2012 0.82 +13.9%
2013 0.76 -7.3%
2014 0.71 -6.6%
2015 0.83 +16.9%
2016 0.57 -31.3%
2017 0.8 +40.4%
2018 0.54 -32.5%
2019 0.52 -3.7%
2020 0.66 +26.9%
2021 0.51 -22.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.02 0.75 1.36 10
2010s 0.721 0.52 0.94 10
2020s 0.585 0.51 0.66 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is death rate from fires and burns who in Sweden?
Death rate from fires and burns who in Sweden was 0.51 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest death rate from fires and burns who recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 1.36 in 2002.
What is the lowest death rate from fires and burns who recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 0.51 in 2021.
How does Sweden rank for death rate from fires and burns who?
Sweden ranks 154th out of 192 countries with data for 2021.
Is death rate from fires and burns who rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is down 29.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Sweden 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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