Belgium vs Gambia: Death rate from natural disasters
Belgium
0.37 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Gambia
0.42 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Belgium rank
13th
Gambia rank
12th
Death rate from natural disasters over time
- Belgium
- Gambia
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 0.42 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.37 deaths per 100,000 people in Belgium, a difference of 0.05 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Gambia's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 13th and Gambia ranks 12th of 194 countries.
Gambia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.007 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.073 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.066 deaths per 100,000 people | Gambia |
| 2010s | 0.012 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.106 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.094 deaths per 100,000 people | Gambia |
| 2020s | 0.185 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.21 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.025 deaths per 100,000 people | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate from natural disasters, Belgium or Gambia?
- Gambia, at 0.42 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.37 deaths per 100,000 people in Belgium as of 2021.
- What is the difference in death rate from natural disasters between Belgium and Gambia?
- 0.05 deaths per 100,000 people, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Gambia?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Belgium and Gambia rank globally for death rate from natural disasters?
- Belgium ranks 13th and Gambia ranks 12th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization (2024) β 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.