Gambia vs Saint Lucia: Death rate from natural disasters
Gambia
0.42 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Saint Lucia
0.5 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Gambia rank
12th
Saint Lucia rank
9th
Death rate from natural disasters over time
- Gambia
- Saint Lucia
How they compare
Saint Lucia currently reports 0.5 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.42 deaths per 100,000 people in Gambia, a difference of 0.08 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Saint Lucia's figure about 1.2 times Gambia's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Saint Lucia ahead.
Gambia ranks 12th and Saint Lucia ranks 9th of 194 countries.
Saint Lucia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Saint Lucia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.073 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.119 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.046 deaths per 100,000 people | Saint Lucia |
| 2010s | 0.106 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.13 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.02 deaths per 100,000 people | Saint Lucia |
| 2020s | 0.21 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.25 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.04 deaths per 100,000 people | Saint Lucia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate from natural disasters, Gambia or Saint Lucia?
- Saint Lucia, at 0.5 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.42 deaths per 100,000 people in Gambia as of 2021.
- What is the difference in death rate from natural disasters between Gambia and Saint Lucia?
- 0.08 deaths per 100,000 people, with Saint Lucia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Saint Lucia?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Gambia and Saint Lucia rank globally for death rate from natural disasters?
- Gambia ranks 12th and Saint Lucia ranks 9th 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.