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In our country, about 100,000 150,000 burn patients seek medical attention annually, with about 6% of them admitted to burn hospitals. Mortality of burn patients in our country is about 10%.1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 Burn mortality depends on the treating centre and severity of the burn. In developed countries, about 1% of patients in Emergency Departments are admitted due to burns. Mortality rates are about 5-6.5%. Each year, about 200,000 patients around the world die due to burn injuries.7 Burn injuries are one of the biggest public health concerns across the globe, particularly in developing countries. Southeastern Asia, especially India, and the Middle East have particularly high mortality rates.7,8 These injuries impose a considerable burden on the healthcare system. For example, in our country it is the 8th leading cause of years of life lost, and the 13th most common cause of disability-adjusted life years (DALY) lost.9 Therefore it has a huge economic burden on patients, their families, insurance companies and health care systems. Evaluating and identifying potential factors affecting mortality in burn patients may help physicians to better treat the critical cases, and help the authorities in the Ministry of Health to develop measures to prevent burns and burn mortality. We have found several studies on the epidemiology of burns, but there is currently a lack of reliable studies on mortality risk factors.10 We conducted this study to identify the major risk factors for mortality in burn patients, while adjusting for other factors by multivariable models. Multivariable models proved to be a better basis for research in this field.10 Annals of Burns and Fire Disasters Pending Publication