Japan vs Viet Nam: Death rate from natural disasters
Japan
0.05 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Viet Nam
0.04 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Japan rank
47th
Viet Nam rank
48th
Death rate from natural disasters over time
- Japan
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0.05 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.04 deaths per 100,000 people in Viet Nam, a difference of 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.2 times Viet Nam's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Viet Nam ahead.
Japan ranks 47th and Viet Nam ranks 48th of 194 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Viet Nam in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.079 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.421 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.342 deaths per 100,000 people | Viet Nam |
| 2010s | 1.59 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.153 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.44 deaths per 100,000 people | Japan |
| 2020s | 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.185 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.095 deaths per 100,000 people | Viet Nam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate from natural disasters, Japan or Viet Nam?
- Japan, at 0.05 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.04 deaths per 100,000 people in Viet Nam as of 2021.
- What is the difference in death rate from natural disasters between Japan and Viet Nam?
- 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Viet Nam?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Japan and Viet Nam rank globally for death rate from natural disasters?
- Japan ranks 47th and Viet Nam ranks 48th 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.