Average death rate due to natural disasters in India
India: Average death rate due to natural disasters was 0.1616 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Average death rate due to natural disasters in India, 2005–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2021, average death rate due to natural disasters in India stood at 0.1616. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 65.0% on the previous year and down 67.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average death rate due to natural disasters in India peaked at 0.8443 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.1616, in 2021.
That places India 84th out of 132 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Average death rate due to natural disasters in India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.7128 | — |
| 2006 | 0.4829 | -32.2% |
| 2007 | 0.701 | +45.2% |
| 2008 | 0.6083 | -13.2% |
| 2009 | 0.5024 | -17.4% |
| 2010 | 0.6037 | +20.1% |
| 2011 | 0.4902 | -18.8% |
| 2012 | 0.456 | -7.0% |
| 2013 | 0.8443 | +85.1% |
| 2014 | 0.4985 | -41.0% |
| 2015 | 0.5531 | +11.0% |
| 2016 | 0.5188 | -6.2% |
| 2017 | 0.5513 | +6.3% |
| 2018 | 0.5024 | -8.9% |
| 2019 | 0.5428 | +8.0% |
| 2020 | 0.462 | -14.9% |
| 2021 | 0.1616 | -65.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6015 | 0.4829 | 0.7128 | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.5561 | 0.456 | 0.8443 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3118 | 0.1616 | 0.462 | 2 |
Countries ranked near India
- 81 Cape Verde 0.177 compare
- 82 Uganda 0.1723 compare
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- 85 Tunisia 0.1592 compare
- 86 Cote d'Ivoire 0.1568 compare
- 87 Turkey 0.1427 compare
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4372 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,332 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 44,822 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -0.7713 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.116 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -0.9514 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1259 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average death rate due to natural disasters in India?
- Average death rate due to natural disasters in India was 0.1616 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest average death rate due to natural disasters recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8443 in 2013.
- What is the lowest average death rate due to natural disasters recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1616 in 2021.
- How does India rank for average death rate due to natural disasters?
- India ranks 84th out of 132 countries with data for 2021.
- Is average death rate due to natural disasters rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 67.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Average death rate due to natural disasters (per 100 000 population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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