The highest rate of deaths due to fire, flames, or smoke in the United States was 8.7 per 100,000 population in 1920. This statistic shows a timeline of the rate of unintentional-injury-related deaths due to fire, flames, or smoke in the United States from 1915 to 2022.
Rate of deaths due to fire, flames, or smoke in the United States from 1915 to 2022*
(per 100,000 population)
Characteristic
Deaths per 100,000 population
2022
1
2021
1
2020
0.9
2019
0.8
2018
0.9
2017
0.9
2016
0.8
2015
0.8
2014
0.8
2013
0.9
2012
0.8
2011
0.9
2010
0.9
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* Fire, flames, or smoke includes burns by fire and deaths resulting from conflagration regardless of nature of injury.
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National Safety Council. (April 16, 2024). Rate of deaths due to fire, flames, or smoke in the United States from 1915 to 2022* (per 100,000 population) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 19, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/527394/death-rate-due-to-fire-flames-smoke-in-the-us/
National Safety Council. "Rate of deaths due to fire, flames, or smoke in the United States from 1915 to 2022* (per 100,000 population)." Chart. April 16, 2024. Statista. Accessed February 19, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/527394/death-rate-due-to-fire-flames-smoke-in-the-us/
National Safety Council. (2024). Rate of deaths due to fire, flames, or smoke in the United States from 1915 to 2022* (per 100,000 population). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 19, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/527394/death-rate-due-to-fire-flames-smoke-in-the-us/
National Safety Council. "Rate of Deaths Due to Fire, Flames, or Smoke in The United States from 1915 to 2022* (per 100,000 Population)." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Apr 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/527394/death-rate-due-to-fire-flames-smoke-in-the-us/
National Safety Council, Rate of deaths due to fire, flames, or smoke in the United States from 1915 to 2022* (per 100,000 population) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/527394/death-rate-due-to-fire-flames-smoke-in-the-us/ (last visited February 19, 2025)
Rate of deaths due to fire, flames, or smoke in the United States from 1915 to 2022* (per 100,000 population) [Graph], National Safety Council, April 16, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/527394/death-rate-due-to-fire-flames-smoke-in-the-us/
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