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Fire Injury Risk

In 2020:

People ages 30‑34 had the highest fire injury rate and risk of fire injury.

Children ages 5-9 had the lowest fire injury rate and risk of fire injury.

Fire injuries by gender:

  • Females: 40.4%
  • Males: 59.6%

Fire injuries by age, injury rate and relative risk of injury (2020)

National fire injury rate in 2020: 45.9 per million population

Age (based on 15,200 injuries*)Fire injuries (%)Fire injuries per million populationRelative risk of fire injury
4 or younger4.636.00.8
5-91.712.80.3
10-142.618.10.4
15-194.632.30.7
20-246.445.01.0
25-298.153.81.2
30-349.462.61.4
35-397.652.31.1
40-448.058.51.3
45-496.951.41.1
50-547.856.81.2
55-597.451.41.1
60-647.856.11.2
65-695.344.81.0
70-744.849.81.1
75-792.742.00.9
80-842.357.71.3
85 or older2.255.11.2
Total100.0

Notes:

  1. Data were adjusted to account for unknown or unspecified ages.
  2. The National Fire Protection Association estimated 15,200 civilian fire injuries in 2020.

Sources: National Fire Incident Reporting System, National Fire Protection Association and U.S. Census Bureau