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. 2016 Apr;22(Suppl 1):i56–i62. doi: 10.1136/injuryprev-2015-041815

Table 1.

Distribution of disability and mortality due to fire, heat and hot substances according to World Bank national income levels

Global Low income Lower middle income Upper middle income High income
Population (×1000) 7 075 456 846 348 2 506 068 2 429 453 1 293 593
% 100 12 35 35 18
Burn-related mortality
 Number 267 889 76 281 136 231 32 545 15 301
 % 100 28 51 12 6
Disability-adjusted life-years
 Number 17 977 694 5 527 500 9 476 044 1 885 603 1 088 545
 % 100 31 53 10 6

From WHO. Global Health Estimates 2012.