Colombia vs Yemen: Death rate from natural disasters
Colombia
0.1 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Yemen
0.07 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Colombia rank
32nd
Yemen rank
35th
Death rate from natural disasters over time
- Colombia
- Yemen
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 0.1 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.07 deaths per 100,000 people in Yemen, a difference of 0.03 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.4 times Yemen's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 32nd and Yemen ranks 35th of 194 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 2 and Yemen in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.362 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.204 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.158 deaths per 100,000 people | Colombia |
| 2010s | 0.572 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.085 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.487 deaths per 100,000 people | Colombia |
| 2020s | 0.11 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.135 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.025 deaths per 100,000 people | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate from natural disasters, Colombia or Yemen?
- Colombia, at 0.1 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.07 deaths per 100,000 people in Yemen as of 2021.
- What is the difference in death rate from natural disasters between Colombia and Yemen?
- 0.03 deaths per 100,000 people, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Yemen?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Colombia and Yemen rank globally for death rate from natural disasters?
- Colombia ranks 32nd and Yemen ranks 35th 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.