Burns have been more prevalent among low socioeconomic populations and in less
developed regions. Incredible advances in burn care and social development over the
recent decades, however, should have placed the incidence and severity of burns in a
downwards trend. The aim of this review was to give an overview on current trends in burn
epidemiology across the world. Also the socioeconomic development in countries that have
published epidemiological data used in this study has been taken into account when …