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. 2015 Mar;11(1):4–12. doi: 10.1183/20734735.000815

Table 7.

Comparison of US and UK deaths from home fires with oxygen

Maine Group England and Wales
Population, millions 13.14 55.2
% national population 4.3% 100%
Oxygen users# 76  792 90  000
Average deaths per year 4.75 3.2
Deaths per year per 10 million population 3.6 0.58
Deaths per year per 10  000 O2 users 0.62 0.36

#: 0.58% of the US population; : known data.