Afghanistan vs Timor-Leste: Death rate from natural disasters
Afghanistan
1.3 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Timor-Leste
2.9 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Afghanistan rank
4th
Timor-Leste rank
3rd
Death rate from natural disasters over time
- Afghanistan
- Timor-Leste
How they compare
Timor-Leste currently reports 2.9 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.3 deaths per 100,000 people in Afghanistan, a difference of 1.6 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Timor-Leste's figure about 2.2 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Timor-Leste ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 4th and Timor-Leste ranks 3rd of 194 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 2 and Timor-Leste in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Timor-Leste | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.25 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.054 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.19 deaths per 100,000 people | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 1.06 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.06 deaths per 100,000 people | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 1.21 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.56 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.355 deaths per 100,000 people | Timor-Leste |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate from natural disasters, Afghanistan or Timor-Leste?
- Timor-Leste, at 2.9 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.3 deaths per 100,000 people in Afghanistan as of 2021.
- What is the difference in death rate from natural disasters between Afghanistan and Timor-Leste?
- 1.6 deaths per 100,000 people, with Timor-Leste ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Timor-Leste?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Afghanistan and Timor-Leste rank globally for death rate from natural disasters?
- Afghanistan ranks 4th and Timor-Leste ranks 3rd of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Death rate from natural disasters. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths from natural disasters in both sexes, per 100,000 people.