Canada vs Italy: Rate of deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters
Canada
0.14 per 100,000 population
in 2024
Italy
0.12 per 100,000 population
in 2023
Canada rank
99th
Italy rank
100th
Rate of deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters over time
- Canada
- Italy
How they compare
Canada currently reports 0.14 per 100,000 population against 0.12 per 100,000 population in Italy, a difference of 0.02 per 100,000 population.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.2 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 99th and Italy ranks 100th of 140 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 2 and Italy in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.56 per 100,000 population | 0.178 per 100,000 population | 0.382 per 100,000 population | Canada |
| 2010s | 0.116 per 100,000 population | 0.144 per 100,000 population | 0.028 per 100,000 population | Italy |
| 2020s | 0.54 per 100,000 population | 0.0775 per 100,000 population | 0.4625 per 100,000 population | Canada |
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, Canada or Italy?
- Canada, at 0.14 per 100,000 population against 0.12 per 100,000 population in Italy as of 2024.
- What is the difference in rate of deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters between Canada and Italy?
- 0.02 per 100,000 population, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Italy?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
- How do Canada and Italy rank globally for rate of deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters?
- Canada ranks 99th and Italy ranks 100th 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).