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Deaths rates from disasters vs. GDP per capita in Hong Kong

Hong Kong: 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
World rank
130th
of 196 countries
All-time high
2,593 deaths per 100,000 people
in 1906
All-time low
0 deaths per 100,000 people
in 1967
Years of data
49
1906–2025

Deaths rates from disasters vs. GDP per capita in Hong Kong, 1906–2025

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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

In 2025, deaths rates from disasters vs. gdp per capita in Hong Kong stood at 0 deaths per 100,000 people. That is the lowest value across all 49 years on record.

That represents a change of down 100.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, deaths rates from disasters vs. gdp per capita in Hong Kong peaked at 2,593 deaths per 100,000 people in 1906 and was at its lowest, 0 deaths per 100,000 people, in 1967.

Hong Kong 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 Hong Kong, year by year

Year deaths per 100,000 people Change
1906 2,593 deaths per 100,000 people —
1923 14.8 deaths per 100,000 people -99.4%
1937 869.2 deaths per 100,000 people +5774.1%
1947 116.17 deaths per 100,000 people -86.6%
1957 0.2944 deaths per 100,000 people -99.7%
1959 1.45 deaths per 100,000 people +391.0%
1960 1.94 deaths per 100,000 people +34.1%
1961 0.2275 deaths per 100,000 people -88.3%
1962 6.33 deaths per 100,000 people +2684.0%
1964 2.23 deaths per 100,000 people -64.8%
1965 0.1297 deaths per 100,000 people -94.2%
1966 3.59 deaths per 100,000 people +2665.3%
1967 0 deaths per 100,000 people -100.0%
1968 0.7177 deaths per 100,000 people —
1969 0 deaths per 100,000 people -100.0%
1970 0 deaths per 100,000 people —
1971 2.88 deaths per 100,000 people —
1972 5.78 deaths per 100,000 people +100.5%
1973 0.0237 deaths per 100,000 people -99.6%
1974 0.0231 deaths per 100,000 people -2.5%
1975 0.0676 deaths per 100,000 people +192.7%
1976 0.8361 deaths per 100,000 people +1136.9%
1977 0.0215 deaths per 100,000 people -97.4%
1978 0.2314 deaths per 100,000 people +976.0%
1979 0.2676 deaths per 100,000 people +15.7%
1980 0.0403 deaths per 100,000 people -84.9%
1981 0 deaths per 100,000 people -100.0%
1982 0.6019 deaths per 100,000 people —
1983 0.4393 deaths per 100,000 people -27.0%
1985 0.0371 deaths per 100,000 people -91.6%
1986 0.0917 deaths per 100,000 people +147.3%
1987 0 deaths per 100,000 people -100.0%
1988 0 deaths per 100,000 people —
1989 0.2166 deaths per 100,000 people —
1991 0.3909 deaths per 100,000 people +80.5%
1992 0.1215 deaths per 100,000 people -68.9%
1993 1.52 deaths per 100,000 people +1154.6%
1994 0.0166 deaths per 100,000 people -98.9%
1997 1.26 deaths per 100,000 people +7527.4%
1999 0.0302 deaths per 100,000 people -97.6%
2003 0.0583 deaths per 100,000 people +92.9%
2008 0.0285 deaths per 100,000 people -51.2%
2009 0 deaths per 100,000 people -100.0%
2010 0.0141 deaths per 100,000 people —
2017 0.0134 deaths per 100,000 people -4.6%
2018 0 deaths per 100,000 people -100.0%
2021 0.0267 deaths per 100,000 people —
2023 0 deaths per 100,000 people -100.0%
2025 0 deaths per 100,000 people —

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1900s 2,593 deaths per 100,000 people 2,593 deaths per 100,000 people 2,593 deaths per 100,000 people 1
1920s 14.8 deaths per 100,000 people 14.8 deaths per 100,000 people 14.8 deaths per 100,000 people 1
1930s 869.2 deaths per 100,000 people 869.2 deaths per 100,000 people 869.2 deaths per 100,000 people 1
1940s 116.17 deaths per 100,000 people 116.17 deaths per 100,000 people 116.17 deaths per 100,000 people 1
1950s 0.87 deaths per 100,000 people 0.2944 deaths per 100,000 people 1.45 deaths per 100,000 people 2
1960s 1.69 deaths per 100,000 people 0 deaths per 100,000 people 6.33 deaths per 100,000 people 9
1970s 1.01 deaths per 100,000 people 0 deaths per 100,000 people 5.78 deaths per 100,000 people 10
1980s 0.1586 deaths per 100,000 people 0 deaths per 100,000 people 0.6019 deaths per 100,000 people 9
1990s 0.5577 deaths per 100,000 people 0.0166 deaths per 100,000 people 1.52 deaths per 100,000 people 6
2000s 0.0289 deaths per 100,000 people 0 deaths per 100,000 people 0.0583 deaths per 100,000 people 3
2010s 0.0092 deaths per 100,000 people 0 deaths per 100,000 people 0.0141 deaths per 100,000 people 3
2020s 0.0089 deaths per 100,000 people 0 deaths per 100,000 people 0.0267 deaths per 100,000 people 3

Countries ranked near Hong Kong

  1. 127 Algeria 0.0021 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  2. 128 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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 Canada 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  14. 130 Central African Republic 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  15. 130 Comoros 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  16. 130 Congo 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  17. 130 Cook Islands 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  18. 130 Costa Rica 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  19. 130 Croatia 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  20. 130 Djibouti 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  21. 130 Egypt 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  22. 130 Eritrea 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  23. 130 Eswatini 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  24. 130 French Polynesia 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  25. 130 Gabon 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  26. 130 Greece 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  27. 130 Guam 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  28. 130 Guinea-Bissau 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  29. 130 Guyana 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 Hong Kong?
Deaths rates from disasters vs. gdp per capita in Hong Kong 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 Hong Kong?
The highest recorded value was 2,593 deaths per 100,000 people in 1906.
What is the lowest deaths rates from disasters vs. gdp per capita recorded in Hong Kong?
The lowest recorded value was 0 deaths per 100,000 people in 1967.
How does Hong Kong rank for deaths rates from disasters vs. gdp per capita?
Hong Kong ranks 130th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
Is deaths rates from disasters vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Hong Kong?
Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Hong Kong 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.