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
191
Highest
93.41 deaths per 100,000 people
Dominica
Lowest
0 deaths per 100,000 people
Wallis and Futuna
Median
0.0234 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 191 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 0.0234 deaths per 100,000 people, and the mean is 1.59 deaths per 100,000 people.
Over the past decade 44 countries rose and 80 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 | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 | Czechia | 0.1211 deaths per 100,000 people | 2024 | down 15.1% | volatile |
| 56 | South Korea | 0.12 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | up 47.9% | volatile |
| 57 | Colombia | 0.115 deaths per 100,000 people | 2026 | up 445.3% | volatile |
| 58 | Dominican Republic | 0.112 deaths per 100,000 people | 2026 | down 43.7% | volatile |
| 59 | Angola | 0.1119 deaths per 100,000 people | 2026 | down 71.1% | volatile |
| 60 | Morocco | 0.1109 deaths per 100,000 people | 2026 | down 36.8% | volatile |
| 61 | Fiji | 0.1067 deaths per 100,000 people | 2026 | down 97.9% | volatile |
| 62 | Chad | 0.1047 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 63 | Guinea | 0.0993 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | down 26.9% | volatile |
| 64 | Rwanda | 0.0982 deaths per 100,000 people | 2024 | up 471.5% | volatile |
| 65 | Ethiopia | 0.0943 deaths per 100,000 people | 2026 | down 21.4% | volatile |
| 66 | Uganda | 0.0876 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | up 78.8% | volatile |
| 67 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.0835 deaths per 100,000 people | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 68 | Georgia | 0.0788 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | down 92.5% | volatile |
| 69 | Ecuador | 0.0759 deaths per 100,000 people | 2026 | down 98.2% | volatile |
| 70 | Chile | 0.0702 deaths per 100,000 people | 2026 | up 6.8% | volatile |
| 71 | Yemen | 0.0698 deaths per 100,000 people | 2026 | down 43.9% | volatile |
| 72 | Libya | 0.0677 deaths per 100,000 people | 2024 | down 73.3% | volatile |
| 73 | Panama | 0.0656 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 74 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.0642 deaths per 100,000 people | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 75 | Bulgaria | 0.0596 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | down 14.5% | volatile |
| 76 | Malaysia | 0.0584 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | down 27.1% | volatile |
| 77 | Austria | 0.0548 deaths per 100,000 people | 2024 | up 16.2% | volatile |
| 78 | North Macedonia | 0.054 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 8.8% | volatile |
| 79 | Venezuela | 0.0491 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 80 | India | 0.049 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | down 43.5% | volatile |
| 81 | Serbia | 0.0443 deaths per 100,000 people | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 82 | Tunisia | 0.0403 deaths per 100,000 people | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 83 | Pakistan | 0.0397 deaths per 100,000 people | 2026 | down 78.6% | volatile |
| 84 | Indonesia | 0.0379 deaths per 100,000 people | 2026 | down 63.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.0367 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | down 42.1% | volatile |
| 86 | Albania | 0.0364 deaths per 100,000 people | 2026 | down 64.9% | volatile |
| 87 | United States | 0.0361 deaths per 100,000 people | 2026 | down 57.3% | volatile |
| 88 | Brazil | 0.0342 deaths per 100,000 people | 2026 | up 110.5% | volatile |
| 89 | Puerto Rico | 0.0309 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | up 10.2% | volatile |
| 90 | South Africa | 0.029 deaths per 100,000 people | 2026 | up 27.9% | volatile |
| 91 | Nicaragua | 0.0289 deaths per 100,000 people | 2024 | down 12.3% | volatile |
| 92 | Japan | 0.0286 deaths per 100,000 people | 2026 | down 59.6% | volatile |
| 93 | Tanzania | 0.0276 deaths per 100,000 people | 2026 | down 55.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Cuba | 0.0274 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | up 3.1% | volatile |
| 95 | China | 0.0265 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | down 26.2% | volatile |
| 96 | Ghana | 0.0237 deaths per 100,000 people | 2023 | up 29.7% | volatile |
| 97 | Poland | 0.0234 deaths per 100,000 people | 2024 | up 123.4% | volatile |
| 98 | Ukraine | 0.0231 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | up 251.1% | volatile |
| 99 | Mauritania | 0.0199 deaths per 100,000 people | 2023 | down 90.7% | volatile |
| 100 | Portugal | 0.0192 deaths per 100,000 people | 2026 | down 50.2% | volatile |
| 101 | New Zealand | 0.0189 deaths per 100,000 people | 2026 | down 55.4% | volatile |
| 102 | Syria | 0.0189 deaths per 100,000 people | 2026 | down 71.8% | volatile |
| 103 | Slovakia | 0.0182 deaths per 100,000 people | 2024 | down 1.7% | volatile |
| 104 | Iran | 0.0173 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | down 72.5% | volatile |
| 105 | Belgium | 0.0171 deaths per 100,000 people | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 106 | Denmark | 0.0169 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | down 52.4% | volatile |
| 107 | Bangladesh | 0.0159 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | down 84.0% | volatile |
| 108 | Romania | 0.0159 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | up 215.3% | volatile |
| 109 | France | 0.015 deaths per 100,000 people | 2026 | up 143.8% | volatile |
| 110 | Turkey | 0.0148 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | up 48.3% | volatile |
| 111 | Uzbekistan | 0.0143 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | down 68.3% | volatile |
| 112 | Germany | 0.0142 deaths per 100,000 people | 2024 | up 44.4% | volatile |
| 113 | Switzerland | 0.0112 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | down 54.3% | volatile |
| 114 | Australia | 0.011 deaths per 100,000 people | 2026 | down 66.5% | volatile |
| 115 | Kazakhstan | 0.0097 deaths per 100,000 people | 2024 | down 65.4% | volatile |
| 116 | Saudi Arabia | 0.0097 deaths per 100,000 people | 2020 | down 89.9% | volatile |
| 117 | Azerbaijan | 0.0096 deaths per 100,000 people | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 118 | Tajikistan | 0.0093 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | down 93.3% | volatile |
| 119 | Iraq | 0.0083 deaths per 100,000 people | 2026 | down 94.6% | volatile |
| 120 | Philippines | 0.0059 deaths per 100,000 people | 2026 | down 92.7% | volatile |
| 121 | Vietnam | 0.0059 deaths per 100,000 people | 2026 | down 96.6% | volatile |
| 122 | Russia | 0.0042 deaths per 100,000 people | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 123 | Spain | 0.0042 deaths per 100,000 people | 2026 | down 60.9% | volatile |
| 124 | Italy | 0.0034 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | down 70.7% | volatile |
| 125 | Cameroon | 0.0033 deaths per 100,000 people | 2026 | down 81.4% | volatile |
| 126 | Algeria | 0.0021 deaths per 100,000 people | 2026 | down 93.1% | volatile |
| 127 | United Kingdom | 0.0014 deaths per 100,000 people | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 128 | Mexico | 0.0008 deaths per 100,000 people | 2026 | down 99.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Argentina | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2026 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Benin | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Burkina Faso | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 129 | Bahamas | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Belarus | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 129 | Belize | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 129 | Bermuda | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 129 | Barbados | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Central African Republic | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2026 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Canada | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 129 | Congo | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Comoros | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 129 | Costa Rica | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 129 | Djibouti | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 129 | Egypt | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Eritrea | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2008 | — | volatile |
| 129 | Micronesia (country) | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 129 | Gabon | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2026 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Guinea-Bissau | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Greece | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2026 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Guam | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 129 | Guyana | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 129 | Hong Kong | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Croatia | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 129 | Hungary | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2019 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Iceland | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 129 | Israel | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 129 | Cambodia | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 129 | Kiribati | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2015 | — | volatile |
| 129 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2017 | — | volatile |
| 129 | Lebanon | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Liberia | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 129 | Saint Lucia | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Lesotho | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 129 | Lithuania | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 129 | Latvia | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 129 | Maldives | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 129 | Marshall Islands | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 129 | Northern Mariana Islands | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 129 | New Caledonia | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 129 | Netherlands | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 129 | Norway | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Palau | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | — | flat |
| 129 | North Korea | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Paraguay | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 129 | French Polynesia | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2017 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Senegal | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 129 | Sierra Leone | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Somalia | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2026 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Suriname | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Slovenia | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Sweden | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Eswatini | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Seychelles | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2014 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2017 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Togo | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 129 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 129 | Tuvalu | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 129 | Uruguay | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2026 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Samoa | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2018 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Zambia | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 129 | Cook Islands | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2010 | — | volatile |
| 129 | Montserrat | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2006 | — | volatile |
| 129 | Wallis and Futuna | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2012 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- USSR 0.1254 deaths per 100,000 people
About this data
Death rate per 100,000 people as a result of a natural disaster.