Brazil vs United States of America: Deaths rates from disasters vs. GDP per capita
Brazil
0.0342 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2026
United States of America
0.0361 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2026
Brazil rank
89th
United States of America rank
88th
Deaths rates from disasters vs. GDP per capita over time
- Brazil
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 0.0361 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.0342 deaths per 100,000 people in Brazil, a difference of 0.0019 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes United States of America's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 29 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1948 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 89th and United States of America ranks 88th of 196 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 5 and United States of America in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.291 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0662 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2247 deaths per 100,000 people | Brazil |
| 1950s | 0.1664 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1538 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0126 deaths per 100,000 people | Brazil |
| 1960s | 0.6014 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2404 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.361 deaths per 100,000 people | Brazil |
| 1970s | 0.1505 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0842 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0663 deaths per 100,000 people | Brazil |
| 1980s | 0.1363 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0904 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0459 deaths per 100,000 people | Brazil |
| 1990s | 0.053 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0804 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0274 deaths per 100,000 people | United States of America |
| 2000s | 0.0569 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1258 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.069 deaths per 100,000 people | United States of America |
| 2010s | 0.0878 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0887 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0009 deaths per 100,000 people | United States of America |
| 2020s | 0.0891 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1199 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0308 deaths per 100,000 people | United States of America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher deaths rates from disasters vs. gdp per capita, Brazil or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 0.0361 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.0342 deaths per 100,000 people in Brazil as of 2026.
- What is the difference in deaths rates from disasters vs. gdp per capita between Brazil and United States of America?
- 0.0019 deaths per 100,000 people, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and United States of America?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1948 to 2026.
- How do Brazil and United States of America rank globally for deaths rates from disasters vs. gdp per capita?
- Brazil ranks 89th and United States of America ranks 88th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- EM-DAT, CRED / UCLouvain (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Deaths rates from disasters vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Death rate per 100,000 people as a result of a natural disaster.