Australia vs Canada: Rate of deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters
Australia
0.12 per 100,000 population
in 2024
Canada
0.14 per 100,000 population
in 2024
Australia rank
100th
Canada rank
99th
Rate of deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters over time
- Australia
- Canada
How they compare
Canada currently reports 0.14 per 100,000 population against 0.12 per 100,000 population in Australia, a difference of 0.02 per 100,000 population.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.2 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Canada ahead.
Australia ranks 100th and Canada ranks 99th of 140 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Canada in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 per 100,000 population | 2.61 per 100,000 population | 2.61 per 100,000 population | Canada |
| 2010s | 0.0733 per 100,000 population | 0.0067 per 100,000 population | 0.0667 per 100,000 population | Australia |
| 2020s | 8.66 per 100,000 population | 0.46 per 100,000 population | 8.2 per 100,000 population | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rate of deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters, Australia or Canada?
- Canada, at 0.14 per 100,000 population against 0.12 per 100,000 population in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in rate of deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters between Australia and Canada?
- 0.02 per 100,000 population, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Canada?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Canada rank globally for rate of deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters?
- Australia ranks 100th and Canada ranks 99th of 140 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – processed by Our World in Data, published as Rate of deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of deaths and missing persons attributed to disasters per 100,000 population (number).