Average death rate due to natural disasters in United States of America
United States of America: Average death rate due to natural disasters was 102.98 in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2020)
102.98
Change on year
up 60,298.3%
World rank
8th
of 132 countries
All-time high
102.98
in 2020
All-time low
0.1705
in 2019
Years of data
6
2015–2020
Average death rate due to natural disasters in United States of America, 2015–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
United States of America recorded 102.98 for average death rate due to natural disasters in 2020. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 60,298.3% on the previous year and up 47,790.6% over ten years.
United States of America ranks 8th of 132 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Average death rate due to natural disasters in United States of America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 0.215 | — |
| 2016 | 0.2041 | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 1.17 | +471.4% |
| 2018 | 0.2324 | -80.1% |
| 2019 | 0.1705 | -26.6% |
| 2020 | 102.98 | +60298.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.3977 | 0.1705 | 1.17 | 5 |
| 2020s | 102.98 | 102.98 | 102.98 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is average death rate due to natural disasters in United States of America?
- Average death rate due to natural disasters in United States of America was 102.98 in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest average death rate due to natural disasters recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 102.98 in 2020.
- What is the lowest average death rate due to natural disasters recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1705 in 2019.
- How does United States of America rank for average death rate due to natural disasters?
- United States of America ranks 8th out of 132 countries with data for 2020.
- Is average death rate due to natural disasters rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47,790.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United States of America 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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