Italy vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Deaths rates from disasters vs. GDP per capita

Italy
0.0034 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2025
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
0.0014 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2026
Italy rank
125th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
128th

Deaths rates from disasters vs. GDP per capita over time

  • Italy
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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How they compare

Italy currently reports 0.0034 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.0014 deaths per 100,000 people in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 0.002 deaths per 100,000 people.

That makes Italy's figure about 2.4 times United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's.

The two have swapped places 16 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1920 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 125th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 128th of 196 countries.

Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1920s 3.79 deaths per 100,000 people 0.0494 deaths per 100,000 people 3.74 deaths per 100,000 people Italy
1960s 0.3482 deaths per 100,000 people 0.1461 deaths per 100,000 people 0.2021 deaths per 100,000 people Italy
1970s 0.8726 deaths per 100,000 people 0.0267 deaths per 100,000 people 0.8459 deaths per 100,000 people Italy
1980s 0.0577 deaths per 100,000 people 0.0209 deaths per 100,000 people 0.0368 deaths per 100,000 people Italy
1990s 0.0708 deaths per 100,000 people 0.0428 deaths per 100,000 people 0.0279 deaths per 100,000 people Italy
2000s 0.1058 deaths per 100,000 people 0.0172 deaths per 100,000 people 0.0886 deaths per 100,000 people Italy
2010s 0.0757 deaths per 100,000 people 0.0056 deaths per 100,000 people 0.0702 deaths per 100,000 people Italy
2020s 0.0252 deaths per 100,000 people 0.0039 deaths per 100,000 people 0.0213 deaths per 100,000 people Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deaths rates from disasters vs. gdp per capita, Italy or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Italy, at 0.0034 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.0014 deaths per 100,000 people in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2025.
What is the difference in deaths rates from disasters vs. gdp per capita between Italy and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
0.002 deaths per 100,000 people, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
41 years are reported by both, from 1920 to 2025.
How do Italy and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for deaths rates from disasters vs. gdp per capita?
Italy ranks 125th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 128th 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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Indicator
Deaths rates from disasters vs. GDP per capita
Unit
deaths per 100,000 people
Source
EM-DAT, CRED / UCLouvain (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
196 places, 6,223 data points, 1900–2026
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Death rate per 100,000 people as a result of a natural disaster.