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Deaths rates from disasters vs. GDP per capita in Canada

Canada: Deaths rates from disasters vs. GDP per capita was 0 deaths per 100,000 people in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
0 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
down 100.0%
World rank
130th
of 196 countries
All-time high
1.31 deaths per 100,000 people
in 1903
All-time low
0 deaths per 100,000 people
in 1931
Years of data
80
1903–2025

Deaths rates from disasters vs. GDP per capita in Canada, 1903–2025

00.511.5190319642025

Source: EM-DAT, CRED / UCLouvain (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.

Analysis

Canada recorded 0 deaths per 100,000 people for deaths rates from disasters vs. gdp per capita in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 80 years on record.

That represents a change of down 100.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over five years.

Over the whole period, deaths rates from disasters vs. gdp per capita in Canada peaked at 1.31 deaths per 100,000 people in 1903 and was at its lowest, 0 deaths per 100,000 people, in 1931.

Canada ranks 130th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Deaths rates from disasters vs. GDP per capita in Canada, year by year

Year deaths per 100,000 people Change
1903 1.31 deaths per 100,000 people —
1905 0.2931 deaths per 100,000 people -77.6%
1908 0.4953 deaths per 100,000 people +69.0%
1910 0.8853 deaths per 100,000 people +78.8%
1911 1.02 deaths per 100,000 people +15.1%
1912 0.3827 deaths per 100,000 people -62.5%
1915 0.7211 deaths per 100,000 people +88.4%
1922 0.4836 deaths per 100,000 people -32.9%
1928 0.2733 deaths per 100,000 people -43.5%
1931 0 deaths per 100,000 people -100.0%
1932 0 deaths per 100,000 people —
1933 0 deaths per 100,000 people —
1934 0 deaths per 100,000 people —
1935 0 deaths per 100,000 people —
1936 0 deaths per 100,000 people —
1937 0 deaths per 100,000 people —
1938 0 deaths per 100,000 people —
1939 0 deaths per 100,000 people —
1940 0 deaths per 100,000 people —
1946 0.1337 deaths per 100,000 people —
1950 0.0073 deaths per 100,000 people -94.6%
1954 0.5549 deaths per 100,000 people +7524.8%
1955 0.0381 deaths per 100,000 people -93.1%
1959 0.2341 deaths per 100,000 people +513.6%
1961 0 deaths per 100,000 people -100.0%
1962 0.1773 deaths per 100,000 people —
1965 0.1321 deaths per 100,000 people -25.5%
1966 0 deaths per 100,000 people -100.0%
1970 0.0466 deaths per 100,000 people —
1971 0.3425 deaths per 100,000 people +634.4%
1972 0.009 deaths per 100,000 people -97.4%
1974 0 deaths per 100,000 people -100.0%
1975 0.0605 deaths per 100,000 people —
1977 0 deaths per 100,000 people -100.0%
1978 0 deaths per 100,000 people —
1979 0 deaths per 100,000 people —
1980 0 deaths per 100,000 people —
1981 0 deaths per 100,000 people —
1983 0 deaths per 100,000 people —
1984 0 deaths per 100,000 people —
1985 0.0463 deaths per 100,000 people —
1986 0 deaths per 100,000 people -100.0%
1987 0.1017 deaths per 100,000 people —
1988 0.0074 deaths per 100,000 people -92.7%
1989 0.0037 deaths per 100,000 people -50.8%
1990 0.0288 deaths per 100,000 people +687.8%
1991 0 deaths per 100,000 people -100.0%
1992 0 deaths per 100,000 people —
1993 0 deaths per 100,000 people —
1994 0 deaths per 100,000 people —
1995 0.0068 deaths per 100,000 people —
1996 0.0336 deaths per 100,000 people +394.8%
1997 0.0166 deaths per 100,000 people -50.5%
1998 0.1022 deaths per 100,000 people +514.5%
1999 0.0229 deaths per 100,000 people -77.6%
2000 0.0356 deaths per 100,000 people +55.7%
2001 0.0352 deaths per 100,000 people -1.0%
2002 0 deaths per 100,000 people -100.0%
2003 0.022 deaths per 100,000 people —
2004 0 deaths per 100,000 people -100.0%
2005 0.0123 deaths per 100,000 people —
2006 0.0031 deaths per 100,000 people -75.2%
2007 0.0181 deaths per 100,000 people +494.0%
2008 0 deaths per 100,000 people -100.0%
2009 0.0059 deaths per 100,000 people —
2011 0.0203 deaths per 100,000 people +242.6%
2012 0 deaths per 100,000 people -100.0%
2013 0.0113 deaths per 100,000 people —
2014 0 deaths per 100,000 people -100.0%
2015 0 deaths per 100,000 people —
2016 0 deaths per 100,000 people —
2017 0.0054 deaths per 100,000 people —
2018 0 deaths per 100,000 people -100.0%
2019 0.0053 deaths per 100,000 people —
2020 0.0026 deaths per 100,000 people -50.5%
2021 0.0182 deaths per 100,000 people +594.9%
2022 0.0438 deaths per 100,000 people +140.6%
2023 0.0204 deaths per 100,000 people -53.5%
2024 0.0075 deaths per 100,000 people -62.9%
2025 0 deaths per 100,000 people -100.0%

Canada compared with similar countries

  • Canada's 0 deaths per 100,000 people is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0007 deaths per 100,000 people. (60 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Deaths rates from disasters vs. GDP per capita in Canada changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1954 +7524.8% 0.0073 deaths per 100,000 people 0.5549 deaths per 100,000 people
1990 +687.8% 0.0037 deaths per 100,000 people 0.0288 deaths per 100,000 people
1971 +634.4% 0.0466 deaths per 100,000 people 0.3425 deaths per 100,000 people
2021 +594.9% 0.0026 deaths per 100,000 people 0.0182 deaths per 100,000 people
1959 +513.6% 0.0381 deaths per 100,000 people 0.2341 deaths per 100,000 people
1998 +514.5% 0.0166 deaths per 100,000 people 0.1022 deaths per 100,000 people

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1900s 0.6983 deaths per 100,000 people 0.2931 deaths per 100,000 people 1.31 deaths per 100,000 people 3
1910s 0.752 deaths per 100,000 people 0.3827 deaths per 100,000 people 1.02 deaths per 100,000 people 4
1920s 0.3784 deaths per 100,000 people 0.2733 deaths per 100,000 people 0.4836 deaths per 100,000 people 2
1930s 0 deaths per 100,000 people 0 deaths per 100,000 people 0 deaths per 100,000 people 9
1940s 0.0668 deaths per 100,000 people 0 deaths per 100,000 people 0.1337 deaths per 100,000 people 2
1950s 0.2086 deaths per 100,000 people 0.0073 deaths per 100,000 people 0.5549 deaths per 100,000 people 4
1960s 0.0773 deaths per 100,000 people 0 deaths per 100,000 people 0.1773 deaths per 100,000 people 4
1970s 0.0573 deaths per 100,000 people 0 deaths per 100,000 people 0.3425 deaths per 100,000 people 8
1980s 0.0177 deaths per 100,000 people 0 deaths per 100,000 people 0.1017 deaths per 100,000 people 9
1990s 0.0211 deaths per 100,000 people 0 deaths per 100,000 people 0.1022 deaths per 100,000 people 10
2000s 0.0132 deaths per 100,000 people 0 deaths per 100,000 people 0.0356 deaths per 100,000 people 10
2010s 0.0047 deaths per 100,000 people 0 deaths per 100,000 people 0.0203 deaths per 100,000 people 9
2020s 0.0154 deaths per 100,000 people 0 deaths per 100,000 people 0.0438 deaths per 100,000 people 6

Countries ranked near Canada

  1. 127 Algeria 0.0021 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  2. 128 United Kingdom 0.0014 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  3. 129 Mexico 0.0008 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  4. 130 Argentina 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  5. 130 Bahamas 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  6. 130 Barbados 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  7. 130 Belarus 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  8. 130 Belize 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  9. 130 Benin 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  10. 130 Bermuda 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  11. 130 Burkina Faso 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  12. 130 Cambodia 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  13. 130 Central African Republic 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  14. 130 Comoros 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  15. 130 Congo 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  16. 130 Cook Islands 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  17. 130 Costa Rica 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  18. 130 Croatia 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  19. 130 Djibouti 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  20. 130 Egypt 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  21. 130 Eritrea 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  22. 130 Eswatini 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  23. 130 French Polynesia 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  24. 130 Gabon 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  25. 130 Greece 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  26. 130 Guam 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  27. 130 Guinea-Bissau 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  28. 130 Guyana 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  29. 130 Hong Kong 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  30. 130 Hungary 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  31. 130 Iceland 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  32. 130 Ireland 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  33. 130 Israel 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  34. 130 Kiribati 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  35. 130 Latvia 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  36. 130 Lebanon 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  37. 130 Lesotho 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  38. 130 Liberia 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  39. 130 Lithuania 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  40. 130 Luxembourg 0 deaths per 100,000 people
  41. 130 Maldives 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  42. 130 Marshall Islands 0 deaths per 100,000 people
  43. 130 Martinique 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  44. 130 Micronesia (country) 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  45. 130 Montserrat 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  46. 130 Netherlands 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  47. 130 New Caledonia 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  48. 130 North Korea 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  49. 130 Northern Mariana Islands 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  50. 130 Norway 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  51. 130 Palau 0 deaths per 100,000 people
  52. 130 Paraguay 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  53. 130 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  54. 130 Saint Lucia 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  55. 130 Samoa 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  56. 130 Senegal 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  57. 130 Seychelles 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  58. 130 Sierra Leone 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  59. 130 Slovenia 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  60. 130 Somalia 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  61. 130 Suriname 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  62. 130 Sweden 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  63. 130 Togo 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  64. 130 Trinidad and Tobago 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  65. 130 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  66. 130 Tuvalu 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  67. 130 Uruguay 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  68. 130 Wallis and Futuna 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  69. 130 Zambia 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is deaths rates from disasters vs. gdp per capita in Canada?
Deaths rates from disasters vs. gdp per capita in Canada was 0 deaths per 100,000 people in 2025, according to EM-DAT, CRED / UCLouvain (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest deaths rates from disasters vs. gdp per capita recorded in Canada?
The highest recorded value was 1.31 deaths per 100,000 people in 1903.
What is the lowest deaths rates from disasters vs. gdp per capita recorded in Canada?
The lowest recorded value was 0 deaths per 100,000 people in 1931.
How does Canada rank for deaths rates from disasters vs. gdp per capita?
Canada ranks 130th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
Where does this Canada data come from?
The figures come from EM-DAT, CRED / UCLouvain (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Deaths rates from disasters vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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.