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Deaths rates from disasters vs. GDP per capita by country

Death rate per 100,000 people as a result of a natural disaster.

Countries reporting
193
Highest
93.41 deaths per 100,000 people
Dominica
Lowest
0 deaths per 100,000 people
Wallis and Futuna
Median
0.0237 deaths per 100,000 people
Years covered
127
1900–2026
Data points
6,223

What the numbers show

Deaths rates from disasters vs. GDP per capita is currently reported for 193 countries. The highest value is 93.41 deaths per 100,000 people in Dominica; the lowest is 0 deaths per 100,000 people in Wallis and Futuna.

The median across all reporting countries is 0.0237 deaths per 100,000 people, and the mean is 1.57 deaths per 100,000 people.

Over the past decade 44 countries rose and 82 fell. The largest increase was in Thailand (up 13,065.3%), and the largest decrease in Argentina (down 100.0%).

Deaths rates from disasters vs. GDP per capita: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Dominica 93.41 deaths per 100,000 people 2017 up 3,116.2% volatile
2 American Samoa 61.21 deaths per 100,000 people 2009 up 481.4% volatile
3 Niue 52.88 deaths per 100,000 people 2004 — volatile
4 Anguilla 27.68 deaths per 100,000 people 2017 — volatile
5 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 7.95 deaths per 100,000 people 2024 down 28.3% volatile
6 United States Virgin Islands 7.36 deaths per 100,000 people 2017 — volatile
7 Myanmar 7.01 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 up 1,581.8% volatile
8 Grenada 6.82 deaths per 100,000 people 2024 — volatile
9 Vanuatu 4.27 deaths per 100,000 people 2024 down 7.4% volatile
10 Tonga 3.81 deaths per 100,000 people 2022 up 36.5% volatile
11 Sri Lanka 3.68 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 up 4,893.0% volatile
12 Cape Verde 3.22 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 up 83.5% volatile
13 East Timor 3.04 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 up 2,951.6% volatile
14 Jamaica 2.19 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 — volatile
15 Bhutan 1.29 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 up 814.8% volatile
16 Antigua and Barbuda 1.11 deaths per 100,000 people 2017 — volatile
17 Bolivia 0.9617 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 up 164.8% volatile
18 Solomon Islands 0.9321 deaths per 100,000 people 2026 — volatile
19 Sudan 0.8362 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 up 1,573.4% volatile
20 Zimbabwe 0.631 deaths per 100,000 people 2026 up 197.2% volatile
21 Nigeria 0.5852 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 up 2,005.3% volatile
22 Afghanistan 0.575 deaths per 100,000 people 2026 up 137.5% volatile
23 Reunion 0.5666 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 up 386.6% volatile
24 Thailand 0.5599 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 up 13,065.3% volatile
25 Namibia 0.5173 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 — volatile
26 Oman 0.5112 deaths per 100,000 people 2024 — volatile
27 Mozambique 0.494 deaths per 100,000 people 2026 up 114.4% volatile
28 Haiti 0.4787 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 up 358.0% volatile
29 Niger 0.394 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 up 191.0% volatile
30 Mali 0.3758 deaths per 100,000 people 2024 up 77.4% volatile
31 Botswana 0.3513 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 — volatile
32 Jordan 0.325 deaths per 100,000 people 2018 — volatile
33 Palestine 0.322 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 up 264.0% volatile
34 Gambia 0.3189 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 — volatile
35 Nepal 0.3005 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 down 99.1% volatile
36 El Salvador 0.2998 deaths per 100,000 people 2024 — volatile
37 Guadeloupe 0.2599 deaths per 100,000 people 2022 — volatile
38 Madagascar 0.2536 deaths per 100,000 people 2026 — volatile
39 Malawi 0.237 deaths per 100,000 people 2026 up 246.8% volatile
40 Papua New Guinea 0.2101 deaths per 100,000 people 2026 — volatile
41 Burundi 0.2064 deaths per 100,000 people 2024 down 76.8% volatile
42 Taiwan 0.199 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 up 420.3% volatile
43 Laos 0.1905 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 up 224.0% volatile
44 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.1898 deaths per 100,000 people 2026 up 218.7% volatile
45 Guatemala 0.1819 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 down 91.9% volatile
46 South Sudan 0.1641 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 — volatile
47 Mauritius 0.1573 deaths per 100,000 people 2024 down 81.5% volatile
48 Honduras 0.1545 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 — volatile
49 Kenya 0.1501 deaths per 100,000 people 2026 up 18.4% volatile
50 Cyprus 0.1459 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 — volatile
51 Peru 0.1446 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 up 193.6% volatile
52 Mongolia 0.1406 deaths per 100,000 people 2026 down 74.3% volatile
53 Armenia 0.1355 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 — volatile
54 Moldova 0.1304 deaths per 100,000 people 2023 — volatile
55 USSR 0.1254 deaths per 100,000 people 1991 — volatile
56 Czechia 0.1211 deaths per 100,000 people 2024 down 15.1% volatile
57 South Korea 0.12 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 up 47.9% volatile
58 Colombia 0.115 deaths per 100,000 people 2026 up 445.3% volatile
59 Dominican Republic 0.112 deaths per 100,000 people 2026 down 43.7% volatile
60 Angola 0.1119 deaths per 100,000 people 2026 down 71.1% volatile
61 Morocco 0.1109 deaths per 100,000 people 2026 down 36.8% volatile
62 Fiji 0.1067 deaths per 100,000 people 2026 down 97.9% volatile
63 Chad 0.1047 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 — volatile
64 Guinea 0.0993 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 down 26.9% volatile
65 Rwanda 0.0982 deaths per 100,000 people 2024 up 471.5% volatile
66 Ethiopia 0.0943 deaths per 100,000 people 2026 down 21.4% volatile
67 Uganda 0.0876 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 up 78.8% volatile
68 Kyrgyzstan 0.0835 deaths per 100,000 people 2024 — volatile
69 Georgia 0.0788 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 down 92.5% volatile
70 Ecuador 0.0759 deaths per 100,000 people 2026 down 98.2% volatile
71 Chile 0.0702 deaths per 100,000 people 2026 up 6.8% volatile
72 Yemen 0.0698 deaths per 100,000 people 2026 down 43.9% volatile
73 Libya 0.0677 deaths per 100,000 people 2024 down 73.3% volatile
74 Panama 0.0656 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 — volatile
75 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0642 deaths per 100,000 people 2026 — volatile
76 Bulgaria 0.0596 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 down 14.5% volatile
77 Malaysia 0.0584 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 down 27.1% volatile
78 Austria 0.0548 deaths per 100,000 people 2024 up 16.2% volatile
79 North Macedonia 0.054 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 up 8.8% volatile
80 Venezuela 0.0491 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 — volatile
81 India 0.049 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 down 43.5% volatile
82 Serbia 0.0443 deaths per 100,000 people 2023 — volatile
83 Tunisia 0.0403 deaths per 100,000 people 2026 — volatile
84 Pakistan 0.0397 deaths per 100,000 people 2026 down 78.6% volatile
85 Indonesia 0.0379 deaths per 100,000 people 2026 down 63.0% volatile
86 Cote d'Ivoire 0.0367 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 down 42.1% volatile
87 Albania 0.0364 deaths per 100,000 people 2026 down 64.9% volatile
88 United States 0.0361 deaths per 100,000 people 2026 down 57.3% volatile
89 Brazil 0.0342 deaths per 100,000 people 2026 up 110.5% volatile
90 Puerto Rico 0.0309 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 up 10.2% volatile
91 South Africa 0.029 deaths per 100,000 people 2026 up 27.9% volatile
92 Nicaragua 0.0289 deaths per 100,000 people 2024 down 12.3% volatile
93 Japan 0.0286 deaths per 100,000 people 2026 down 59.6% volatile
94 Tanzania 0.0276 deaths per 100,000 people 2026 down 55.0% volatile
95 Cuba 0.0274 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 up 3.1% volatile
96 China 0.0265 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 down 26.2% volatile
97 Ghana 0.0237 deaths per 100,000 people 2023 up 29.7% volatile
98 Poland 0.0234 deaths per 100,000 people 2024 up 123.4% volatile
99 Ukraine 0.0231 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 up 251.1% volatile
100 Mauritania 0.0199 deaths per 100,000 people 2023 down 90.7% volatile
101 Portugal 0.0192 deaths per 100,000 people 2026 down 50.2% volatile
102 New Zealand 0.0189 deaths per 100,000 people 2026 down 55.4% volatile
103 Syria 0.0189 deaths per 100,000 people 2026 down 71.8% volatile
104 Slovakia 0.0182 deaths per 100,000 people 2024 down 1.7% volatile
105 Iran 0.0173 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 down 72.5% volatile
106 Belgium 0.0171 deaths per 100,000 people 2023 — volatile
107 Denmark 0.0169 deaths per 100,000 people 2022 down 52.4% volatile
108 Bangladesh 0.0159 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 down 84.0% volatile
109 Romania 0.0159 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 up 215.3% volatile
110 France 0.015 deaths per 100,000 people 2026 up 143.8% volatile
111 Turkey 0.0148 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 up 48.3% volatile
112 Uzbekistan 0.0143 deaths per 100,000 people 2022 down 68.3% volatile
113 Germany 0.0142 deaths per 100,000 people 2024 up 44.4% volatile
114 Switzerland 0.0112 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 down 54.3% volatile
115 Australia 0.011 deaths per 100,000 people 2026 down 66.5% volatile
116 Kazakhstan 0.0097 deaths per 100,000 people 2024 down 65.4% volatile
117 Saudi Arabia 0.0097 deaths per 100,000 people 2020 down 89.9% volatile
118 Azerbaijan 0.0096 deaths per 100,000 people 2026 — volatile
119 Tajikistan 0.0093 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 down 93.3% volatile
120 Iraq 0.0083 deaths per 100,000 people 2026 down 94.6% volatile
121 Philippines 0.0059 deaths per 100,000 people 2026 down 92.7% volatile
122 Vietnam 0.0059 deaths per 100,000 people 2026 down 96.6% volatile
123 Russia 0.0042 deaths per 100,000 people 2026 — volatile
124 Spain 0.0042 deaths per 100,000 people 2026 down 60.9% volatile
125 Italy 0.0034 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 down 70.7% volatile
126 Cameroon 0.0033 deaths per 100,000 people 2026 down 81.4% volatile
127 Algeria 0.0021 deaths per 100,000 people 2026 down 93.1% volatile
128 United Kingdom 0.0014 deaths per 100,000 people 2026 — volatile
129 Mexico 0.0008 deaths per 100,000 people 2026 down 99.0% volatile
130 Argentina 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2026 down 100.0% volatile
130 Benin 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 down 100.0% volatile
130 Burkina Faso 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2024 — volatile
130 Bahamas 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 down 100.0% volatile
130 Belarus 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2023 — volatile
130 Belize 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2024 — volatile
130 Bermuda 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 — volatile
130 Barbados 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2024 down 100.0% volatile
130 Central African Republic 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2026 down 100.0% volatile
130 Canada 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 — volatile
130 Congo 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 down 100.0% volatile
130 Comoros 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2024 — volatile
130 Costa Rica 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 — volatile
130 Djibouti 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2022 — volatile
130 Egypt 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 down 100.0% volatile
130 Eritrea 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2008 — volatile
130 Micronesia (country) 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2026 — volatile
130 Gabon 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2026 down 100.0% volatile
130 Guinea-Bissau 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 down 100.0% volatile
130 Greece 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2026 down 100.0% volatile
130 Guam 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2026 — volatile
130 Guyana 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2022 — volatile
130 Hong Kong 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 down 100.0% volatile
130 Croatia 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2026 — volatile
130 Hungary 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2019 down 100.0% volatile
130 Ireland 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2024 down 100.0% volatile
130 Iceland 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2023 — volatile
130 Israel 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 — volatile
130 Cambodia 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 — volatile
130 Kiribati 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2015 — volatile
130 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2017 — volatile
130 Lebanon 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 down 100.0% volatile
130 Liberia 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2026 — volatile
130 Saint Lucia 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2022 down 100.0% volatile
130 Lesotho 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 — volatile
130 Lithuania 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2018 — volatile
130 Latvia 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2023 — volatile
130 Maldives 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
130 Northern Mariana Islands 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2026 — volatile
130 New Caledonia 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
130 Netherlands 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2026 — volatile
130 Norway 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2022 down 100.0% volatile
130 North Korea 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2024 down 100.0% volatile
130 Paraguay 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 down 100.0% volatile
130 French Polynesia 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2017 down 100.0% volatile
130 Senegal 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2024 — volatile
130 Sierra Leone 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 down 100.0% volatile
130 Somalia 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2026 down 100.0% volatile
130 Suriname 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2022 down 100.0% volatile
130 Slovenia 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 down 100.0% volatile
130 Sweden 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 down 100.0% volatile
130 Eswatini 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2022 down 100.0% volatile
130 Seychelles 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2014 down 100.0% volatile
130 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2017 down 100.0% volatile
130 Togo 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2024 — volatile
130 Trinidad and Tobago 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2022 — volatile
130 Tuvalu 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
130 Uruguay 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2026 down 100.0% volatile
130 Samoa 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2018 down 100.0% volatile
130 Zambia 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2026 — volatile
130 Martinique 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2017 down 100.0% volatile
130 Cook Islands 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2010 — volatile
130 Montserrat 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2006 — volatile
130 Wallis and Futuna 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2012 — volatile

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Indicator
Deaths rates from disasters vs. GDP per capita
Unit
deaths per 100,000 people
Source
EM-DAT, CRED / UCLouvain (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
196 places, 6,223 data points, 1900–2026
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Death rate per 100,000 people as a result of a natural disaster.