The highest number of fire, flames or smoke-related deaths in the United States from 1920 to 2022 was in 1920 with around 9,300 such deaths. This statistic shows the timeline of the number of unintentional-injury-related deaths due to fire, flames, or smoke, in United States from 1920 to 2022.
Number of deaths due to fire, flames, or smoke, in the United States from 1920 to 2022*
"Fire, flames, or smoke include burns by fire and deaths resulting from conflagration regardless of nature of injury."
The release date represents the date figures were accessed.
* Figures for 2022 are preliminary.
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National Safety Council. (April 16, 2024). Number of deaths due to fire, flames, or smoke, in the United States from 1920 to 2022* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/526310/timeline-deaths-number-injury-related-due-to-fire-flames-smoke-in-us/
National Safety Council. "Number of deaths due to fire, flames, or smoke, in the United States from 1920 to 2022*." Chart. April 16, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/526310/timeline-deaths-number-injury-related-due-to-fire-flames-smoke-in-us/
National Safety Council. (2024). Number of deaths due to fire, flames, or smoke, in the United States from 1920 to 2022*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/526310/timeline-deaths-number-injury-related-due-to-fire-flames-smoke-in-us/
National Safety Council. "Number of Deaths Due to Fire, Flames, or Smoke, in The United States from 1920 to 2022*." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Apr 2024, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/526310/timeline-deaths-number-injury-related-due-to-fire-flames-smoke-in-us/
National Safety Council, Number of deaths due to fire, flames, or smoke, in the United States from 1920 to 2022* Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/526310/timeline-deaths-number-injury-related-due-to-fire-flames-smoke-in-us/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
Number of deaths due to fire, flames, or smoke, in the United States from 1920 to 2022* [Graph], National Safety Council, April 16, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/526310/timeline-deaths-number-injury-related-due-to-fire-flames-smoke-in-us/
