Average death rate due to natural disasters in Mexico

Mexico: Average death rate due to natural disasters was 0.4657 in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.4657
Change on year
up 47.0%
World rank
63rd
of 132 countries
All-time high
0.7139
in 2017
All-time low
0.3167
in 2020
Years of data
17
2005–2021

Average death rate due to natural disasters in Mexico, 2005–2021

00.20.40.60.82005201320212005: 0.4912006: 0.6522007: 0.4862008: 0.4832009: 0.5472010: 0.4752011: 0.3742012: 0.5422013: 0.5512014: 0.4082015: 0.4112016: 0.4072017: 0.7142018: 0.4062019: 0.4912020: 0.3172021: 0.466

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

In 2021, average death rate due to natural disasters in Mexico stood at 0.4657.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 47.0% on the previous year and up 24.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average death rate due to natural disasters in Mexico peaked at 0.7139 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.3167, in 2020.

Mexico ranks 63rd of 132 countries on this measure, 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 Mexico, year by year

Annual values for Average death rate due to natural disasters (per 100 000 population) in Mexico, 2005 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2005 0.4913
2006 0.6521 +32.7%
2007 0.4857 -25.5%
2008 0.4832 -0.5%
2009 0.5475 +13.3%
2010 0.4754 -13.2%
2011 0.3741 -21.3%
2012 0.5417 +44.8%
2013 0.5508 +1.7%
2014 0.4084 -25.8%
2015 0.4112 +0.7%
2016 0.4073 -0.9%
2017 0.7139 +75.3%
2018 0.4056 -43.2%
2019 0.4909 +21.0%
2020 0.3167 -35.5%
2021 0.4657 +47.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.5319 0.4832 0.6521 5
2010s 0.4779 0.3741 0.7139 10
2020s 0.3912 0.3167 0.4657 2

Countries ranked near Mexico

  1. 60 Comoros 0.7585 compare
  2. 61 Nicaragua 0.6373 compare
  3. 62 Myanmar 0.5148 compare
  4. 64 Albania 0.4535 compare
  5. 65 Guyana 0.4014 compare
  6. 66 Panama 0.3959 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average death rate due to natural disasters in Mexico?
Average death rate due to natural disasters in Mexico was 0.4657 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest average death rate due to natural disasters recorded in Mexico?
The highest recorded value was 0.7139 in 2017.
What is the lowest average death rate due to natural disasters recorded in Mexico?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3167 in 2020.
How does Mexico rank for average death rate due to natural disasters?
Mexico ranks 63rd out of 132 countries with data for 2021.
Is average death rate due to natural disasters rising or falling in Mexico?
Over the last ten years it is up 24.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Mexico 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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Indicator
Average death rate due to natural disasters (per 100 000 population)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
132 places, 1,704 data points, 2005–2021
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