Somalia vs Turkey: Death rate from natural disasters
Somalia
0.12 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Turkey
0.08 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Somalia rank
30th
Turkey rank
33rd
Death rate from natural disasters over time
- Somalia
- Turkey
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 0.12 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.08 deaths per 100,000 people in Turkey, a difference of 0.04 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.5 times Turkey's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Turkey ahead.
Somalia ranks 30th and Turkey ranks 33rd of 194 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 2 and Turkey in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.388 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.074 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.314 deaths per 100,000 people | Somalia |
| 2010s | 0.194 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.094 deaths per 100,000 people | Somalia |
| 2020s | 0.165 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.195 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.03 deaths per 100,000 people | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate from natural disasters, Somalia or Turkey?
- Somalia, at 0.12 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.08 deaths per 100,000 people in Turkey as of 2021.
- What is the difference in death rate from natural disasters between Somalia and Turkey?
- 0.04 deaths per 100,000 people, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Turkey?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Somalia and Turkey rank globally for death rate from natural disasters?
- Somalia ranks 30th and Turkey ranks 33rd 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.