Death rate from natural disasters by country
Estimated number of deaths from natural disasters in both sexes, per 100,000 people.
Countries reporting
190
Highest
20.3 deaths per 100,000 people
Haiti
Lowest
0 deaths per 100,000 people
Niue
Median
0 deaths per 100,000 people
Years covered
22
2000–2021
Data points
4,268
What the numbers show
Death rate from natural disasters is currently reported for 190 countries. The highest value is 20.3 deaths per 100,000 people in Haiti; the lowest is 0 deaths per 100,000 people in Niue.
The median across all reporting countries is 0 deaths per 100,000 people, and the mean is 0.2057 deaths per 100,000 people.
Over the past decade 18 countries rose and 64 fell. The largest increase was in Haiti (up 5,242.1%), and the largest decrease in Armenia (down 100.0%).
Death rate from natural disasters: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Haiti | 20.3 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 5,242.1% | volatile |
| 2 | Sao Tome and Principe | 3.94 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 3 | East Timor | 2.9 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 4 | Afghanistan | 1.3 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 242.1% | volatile |
| 5 | Bhutan | 1.23 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 778.6% | volatile |
| 6 | Nepal | 0.8 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 60.0% | volatile |
| 7 | Fiji | 0.64 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 8 | Philippines | 0.51 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 81.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Saint Lucia | 0.5 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 10 | Congo | 0.47 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Oman | 0.44 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 4.3% | volatile |
| 12 | Gambia | 0.42 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 13 | Belgium | 0.37 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 640.0% | volatile |
| 14 | Mongolia | 0.36 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 15 | Bolivia | 0.34 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 32.0% | volatile |
| 16 | Niger | 0.25 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 177.8% | volatile |
| 17 | Germany | 0.24 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 2,300.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Tajikistan | 0.24 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 19 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.22 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 214.3% | volatile |
| 20 | Switzerland | 0.19 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 18.8% | volatile |
| 20 | Indonesia | 0.19 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 280.0% | volatile |
| 22 | Chad | 0.18 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 23 | United States | 0.17 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 37.0% | volatile |
| 24 | Sri Lanka | 0.16 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 68.0% | volatile |
| 24 | Malaysia | 0.16 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 60.0% | volatile |
| 24 | Venezuela | 0.16 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 60.0% | volatile |
| 27 | India | 0.15 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 114.3% | volatile |
| 28 | Paraguay | 0.14 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 366.7% | volatile |
| 29 | Sudan | 0.13 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 116.7% | volatile |
| 30 | Pakistan | 0.12 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 58.6% | volatile |
| 30 | Somalia | 0.12 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 32 | Colombia | 0.1 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 91.7% | volatile |
| 33 | Turkey | 0.08 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 90.2% | volatile |
| 33 | Tanzania | 0.08 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | unchanged | volatile |
| 35 | Angola | 0.07 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 88.1% | volatile |
| 35 | Benin | 0.07 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 35 | Malawi | 0.07 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 133.3% | volatile |
| 35 | El Salvador | 0.07 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 90.8% | volatile |
| 35 | South Sudan | 0.07 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 35 | Yemen | 0.07 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 35 | South Africa | 0.07 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 46.2% | volatile |
| 42 | Costa Rica | 0.06 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 42 | Czechia | 0.06 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 500.0% | volatile |
| 42 | Morocco | 0.06 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 42 | Peru | 0.06 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 68.4% | volatile |
| 47 | Japan | 0.05 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 99.7% | volatile |
| 48 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 0.04 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 48 | Guinea | 0.04 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 48 | Iraq | 0.04 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 48 | Mozambique | 0.04 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 60.0% | volatile |
| 48 | Vietnam | 0.04 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 53 | Australia | 0.03 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 53 | China | 0.03 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 53 | Algeria | 0.03 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | unchanged | volatile |
| 53 | Ecuador | 0.03 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 86.4% | volatile |
| 53 | Ghana | 0.03 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 62.5% | volatile |
| 53 | Iran | 0.03 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 59 | Brazil | 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 98.3% | volatile |
| 59 | Dominican Republic | 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 83.3% | volatile |
| 59 | Spain | 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 59 | Kenya | 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 59 | New Zealand | 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 99.5% | volatile |
| 59 | Slovakia | 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 59 | Thailand | 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 98.3% | volatile |
| 59 | Tunisia | 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 59 | Uzbekistan | 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 60.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Zimbabwe | 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 70 | Austria | 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | unchanged | volatile |
| 70 | Bangladesh | 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 70 | Canada | 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 83.3% | volatile |
| 70 | Ethiopia | 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 70 | Greece | 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 70 | Guatemala | 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 98.2% | volatile |
| 70 | Cambodia | 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 99.4% | volatile |
| 70 | Madagascar | 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 93.8% | volatile |
| 70 | Poland | 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | unchanged | volatile |
| 70 | Romania | 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 70 | Russia | 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 70 | Syria | 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 70 | Uganda | 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 93.3% | volatile |
| 83 | Albania | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 83 | Andorra | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | — | flat |
| 83 | United Arab Emirates | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | — | flat |
| 83 | Argentina | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 83 | Armenia | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 83 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 83 | Azerbaijan | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 83 | Burundi | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 83 | Burkina Faso | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 83 | Bulgaria | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 83 | Bahrain | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | — | flat |
| 83 | Bahamas | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 83 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 83 | Belarus | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 83 | Belize | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 83 | Barbados | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 83 | Brunei | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 83 | Botswana | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 83 | Central African Republic | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 83 | Chile | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 83 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 83 | Cameroon | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 83 | Comoros | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 83 | Cape Verde | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 83 | Cuba | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 83 | Cyprus | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 83 | Dominica | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 83 | Denmark | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 83 | Egypt | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 83 | Eritrea | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | — | flat |
| 83 | Estonia | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 83 | Finland | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 83 | France | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 83 | Micronesia (country) | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 83 | Gabon | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 83 | United Kingdom | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 83 | Georgia | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 83 | Guinea-Bissau | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 83 | Equatorial Guinea | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | — | flat |
| 83 | Grenada | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 83 | Guyana | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 83 | Honduras | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 83 | Croatia | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 83 | Hungary | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 83 | Ireland | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 83 | Iceland | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 83 | Israel | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 83 | Italy | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 83 | Jamaica | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 83 | Jordan | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 83 | Kazakhstan | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 83 | Kiribati | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | — | flat |
| 83 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | — | flat |
| 83 | South Korea | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 83 | Kuwait | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 83 | Laos | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 83 | Lebanon | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 83 | Liberia | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 83 | Libya | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 83 | Lesotho | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 83 | Lithuania | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 83 | Luxembourg | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 83 | Latvia | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 83 | Monaco | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | — | flat |
| 83 | Moldova | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 83 | Maldives | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 83 | Marshall Islands | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | — | flat |
| 83 | North Macedonia | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 83 | Mali | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 83 | Malta | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | — | flat |
| 83 | Myanmar | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 83 | Montenegro | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 83 | Mauritania | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 83 | Mauritius | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 83 | Namibia | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 83 | Nigeria | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 83 | Nicaragua | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 83 | Netherlands | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 83 | Norway | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 83 | Nauru | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | — | flat |
| 83 | Palau | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | — | flat |
| 83 | Papua New Guinea | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 83 | North Korea | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 83 | Portugal | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 83 | Qatar | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | — | flat |
| 83 | Rwanda | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 83 | Saudi Arabia | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 83 | Senegal | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 83 | Solomon Islands | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 83 | Sierra Leone | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 83 | San Marino | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | — | flat |
| 83 | Serbia | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 83 | Suriname | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | — | flat |
| 83 | Slovenia | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 83 | Sweden | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 83 | Eswatini | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 83 | Seychelles | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 83 | Togo | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 83 | Turkmenistan | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 83 | Tonga | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 83 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 83 | Tuvalu | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | — | flat |
| 83 | Ukraine | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 83 | Uruguay | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 83 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 83 | Vanuatu | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 83 | Samoa | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 83 | Zambia | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 83 | Cook Islands | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | — | flat |
| 83 | Niue | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | — | volatile |
About this data
Estimated number of deaths from natural disasters in both sexes, per 100,000 people.