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Burns, whether intentional or non-intentional, are increasingly emerging as a worldwide problem. The World Health Organization (WHO) states that 195,000 deaths annually are caused by fire alone, and many more people are left disabled or permanently injured.1 However, the WHO also notes that there is not enough data to determine the number of deaths caused from other types of burns such as scalding, electrical burns and other burns, thus indicating that the true figure is much higher.
handran et al. found that the burden of intentional injuries is disproportionately higher in low and middle income countries. Data analysis of the Global Burden of Diseases (GBD) project shows that 9% of the deaths in the Middle Eastern region were caused by fire; whereas the rate of disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) was 2,825 per 100,000 life years, comparable to that of Southeast Asia and Africa, and almost double the DALYs caused by injuries in developed countries. The analysis provides an indication of the magnitude of the problem, although it does not classify burns specifically.
