Deaths from fires and burns who in India

India: Deaths from fires and burns who was 27,201 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
27,201
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
1st
of 192 countries
All-time high
30,009
in 2013
All-time low
26,134
in 2001
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Deaths from fires and burns who in India, 2000–2021

010.0k20.0k30.0k2000201020212000: 27.7k2001: 26.1k2002: 27.1k2003: 26.6k2004: 26.3k2005: 28.0k2006: 27.2k2007: 28.1k2008: 28.2k2009: 28.4k2010: 29.6k2011: 29.3k2012: 29.7k2013: 30.0k2014: 29.8k2015: 29.3k2016: 29.9k2017: 29.9k2018: 28.6k2019: 28.2k2020: 26.9k2021: 27.2k

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2021, deaths from fires and burns who in India stood at 27,201.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, deaths from fires and burns who in India peaked at 30,009 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 26,134, in 2001.

India ranks 1st of 192 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 27,375 26,134 28,429 10
2010s 29,410 28,158 30,009 10
2020s 27,056 26,911 27,201 2

Countries ranked near India

  1. 1 Cook Islands 0.02 compare
  2. 2 China 10,424 compare
  3. 2 Niue 0.01 compare
  4. 3 Nigeria 7,558 compare
  5. 4 Pakistan 6,151 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is deaths from fires and burns who in India?
Deaths from fires and burns who in India was 27,201 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest deaths from fires and burns who recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 30,009 in 2013.
What is the lowest deaths from fires and burns who recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 26,134 in 2001.
How does India rank for deaths from fires and burns who?
India ranks 1st out of 192 countries with data for 2021.
Is deaths from fires and burns who rising or falling in India?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this India data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Deaths from fires and burns who. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Deaths 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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