Death rate fire flame smoke U.S. 1915-2020

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 2020. The highest rate of deaths due to fire, flames, or smoke in the United States was 8.7 in 1920.

Rate of deaths due to fire, flames, or smoke, in the United States from 1915 to 2020 (per 100,000 population)*

Characteristic	Deaths per 100,000 population
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
2009	0.9
2008	1
2007	1.1
2006	1
2005	1.1
2004	1.1
2003	1.2
2002	1.1
2001	1.2
2000	1.2
1995	1.4
1990	1.7
1985	2.1
1980	2.6
1975	2.8
1970	3.3
1965	3.8
1960	4.3
1955	3.9
1950	4.2
1945	6
1940	5.7
1935	5.7
1930	6.6
1925	7.4
1920	8.7
1915	8.4

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Release date

February 2022

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Region

United States

Survey time period

1915 to 2020

Supplementary notes

* Fire, flames, or smoke includes burns by fire and deaths resulting from conflagration regardless of nature of injury.
The release data represents the date figures are accessed.

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