The correlation between burn mortality rates from fire and flame and economic status of countries

Over 95% of burn deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries globally. However, the association between burn mortality rates and economic health has not been evaluated for individual countries. This study seeks to answer the question, how strong is the correlation between burn mortality and national indices of economic strength?A retrospective review was performed for 189 countries during 2008-2010 using economic data from the World Bank as...