Deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters by country
Countries reporting
138
Highest
138.36
United States
Lowest
0
Vanuatu
Median
0.56
Years covered
21
2005–2025
Data points
2,067
What the numbers show
Deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters is currently reported for 138 countries. The highest value is 138.36 in United States; the lowest is 0 in Vanuatu.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.56, and the mean is 5.4.
Over the past decade 58 countries rose and 56 fell. The largest increase was in United States (up 65,785.7%), and the largest decrease in Barbados (down 100.0%).
Deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 138.36 | 2021 | up 65,785.7% | volatile |
| 2 | Cyprus | 51.6 | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Palau | 50.68 | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 4 | South Africa | 47.01 | 2020 | up 27,552.9% | volatile |
| 5 | Marshall Islands | 42.42 | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 6 | Sweden | 41.69 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 7 | Kuwait | 21.23 | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 8 | Portugal | 21.01 | 2023 | up 3,586.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Fiji | 20.01 | 2022 | up 633.0% | volatile |
| 10 | Solomon Islands | 18.44 | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Nauru | 16.95 | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 12 | Tonga | 16.18 | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 13 | Namibia | 14.72 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 14 | Armenia | 13.92 | 2024 | up 3.5% | volatile |
| 15 | Samoa | 13.47 | 2022 | up 2,594.0% | volatile |
| 16 | Comoros | 13.15 | 2024 | up 2,248.2% | volatile |
| 17 | Iraq | 12.96 | 2018 | up 46.8% | volatile |
| 18 | New Zealand | 12.74 | 2024 | up 63,600.0% | volatile |
| 19 | Switzerland | 11.57 | 2023 | up 39.9% | volatile |
| 20 | Denmark | 10.24 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 21 | France | 7.78 | 2023 | up 565.0% | volatile |
| 22 | United Arab Emirates | 7.41 | 2020 | up 366.0% | volatile |
| 23 | South Korea | 6.97 | 2023 | up 23,133.3% | volatile |
| 24 | Mongolia | 6.85 | 2024 | up 14.0% | volatile |
| 25 | Cameroon | 6.84 | 2021 | down 17.1% | volatile |
| 26 | Czechia | 6.53 | 2024 | up 32,550.0% | volatile |
| 27 | Papua New Guinea | 6.51 | 2021 | up 65,000.0% | volatile |
| 28 | Equatorial Guinea | 6.37 | 2021 | up 7,862.5% | volatile |
| 29 | Haiti | 6.16 | 2023 | up 1,887.1% | volatile |
| 30 | Paraguay | 4.94 | 2023 | up 6,957.1% | volatile |
| 31 | Guatemala | 4.65 | 2024 | up 1,228.6% | volatile |
| 32 | Pakistan | 4.51 | 2020 | up 310.0% | volatile |
| 33 | Antigua and Barbuda | 4.36 | 2020 | down 53.5% | volatile |
| 34 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 4.25 | 2014 | down 0.9% | volatile |
| 35 | Burundi | 4.23 | 2024 | up 185.8% | rising |
| 36 | Moldova | 3.86 | 2024 | up 8.4% | volatile |
| 37 | Lebanon | 3.79 | 2020 | up 4,637.5% | volatile |
| 38 | Bhutan | 3.66 | 2019 | down 99.2% | volatile |
| 39 | Malawi | 3.46 | 2020 | down 65.0% | volatile |
| 40 | Niger | 3.13 | 2025 | down 59.0% | volatile |
| 41 | Jordan | 3.06 | 2024 | up 1,510.5% | volatile |
| 42 | Djibouti | 2.9 | 2012 | down 51.3% | volatile |
| 43 | Saint Lucia | 2.88 | 2013 | up 380.0% | volatile |
| 44 | Kazakhstan | 2.85 | 2024 | up 28,400.0% | volatile |
| 45 | Belgium | 2.78 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 46 | Uganda | 2.65 | 2022 | up 579.5% | volatile |
| 47 | Honduras | 2.13 | 2020 | up 144.8% | volatile |
| 48 | Nepal | 1.97 | 2021 | down 2.0% | volatile |
| 49 | Albania | 1.58 | 2024 | up 409.7% | volatile |
| 50 | Gambia | 1.25 | 2022 | up 1,150.0% | volatile |
| 51 | Kenya | 1.18 | 2025 | down 23.4% | volatile |
| 52 | Slovenia | 1.13 | 2024 | up 79.4% | volatile |
| 53 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.1 | 2024 | down 3.5% | volatile |
| 54 | Somalia | 1.06 | 2025 | up 43.2% | volatile |
| 55 | Myanmar | 1.05 | 2024 | up 90.9% | volatile |
| 56 | Sri Lanka | 1 | 2024 | up 72.4% | volatile |
| 57 | Palestine | 0.98 | 2024 | up 988.9% | volatile |
| 58 | Bolivia | 0.96 | 2024 | up 357.1% | volatile |
| 59 | Liberia | 0.89 | 2022 | down 98.8% | volatile |
| 60 | Sudan | 0.85 | 2019 | down 51.7% | volatile |
| 61 | Colombia | 0.76 | 2024 | down 48.6% | falling |
| 62 | Togo | 0.71 | 2024 | down 67.0% | volatile |
| 63 | Chile | 0.68 | 2024 | up 466.7% | volatile |
| 64 | Nicaragua | 0.65 | 2013 | up 282.4% | volatile |
| 64 | Sierra Leone | 0.65 | 2022 | down 83.4% | volatile |
| 66 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.6 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 67 | Panama | 0.58 | 2023 | down 64.8% | volatile |
| 68 | East Timor | 0.57 | 2024 | up 67.6% | volatile |
| 69 | Spain | 0.56 | 2024 | up 833.3% | volatile |
| 69 | Cambodia | 0.56 | 2022 | down 56.2% | volatile |
| 71 | Philippines | 0.55 | 2024 | up 57.1% | volatile |
| 72 | Egypt | 0.54 | 2024 | down 91.9% | falling |
| 72 | El Salvador | 0.54 | 2023 | up 237.5% | volatile |
| 74 | Mozambique | 0.49 | 2025 | down 29.0% | volatile |
| 75 | Mexico | 0.48 | 2024 | up 20.0% | falling |
| 75 | Eswatini | 0.48 | 2024 | down 79.8% | volatile |
| 77 | Georgia | 0.47 | 2024 | down 77.7% | volatile |
| 78 | Guyana | 0.4 | 2013 | down 91.1% | volatile |
| 78 | India | 0.4 | 2021 | down 18.4% | falling |
| 80 | Serbia | 0.39 | 2024 | down 18.8% | volatile |
| 81 | Madagascar | 0.37 | 2018 | down 75.3% | volatile |
| 82 | Russia | 0.34 | 2024 | down 12.8% | volatile |
| 83 | Morocco | 0.33 | 2024 | up 83.3% | volatile |
| 84 | Peru | 0.29 | 2021 | down 39.6% | volatile |
| 85 | Bangladesh | 0.25 | 2024 | up 127.3% | volatile |
| 86 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.24 | 2024 | down 36.8% | volatile |
| 86 | Syria | 0.24 | 2009 | — | volatile |
| 88 | Laos | 0.22 | 2024 | up 450.0% | volatile |
| 89 | Indonesia | 0.21 | 2024 | down 8.7% | volatile |
| 89 | Jamaica | 0.21 | 2024 | up 425.0% | volatile |
| 89 | Thailand | 0.21 | 2021 | up 16.7% | falling |
| 92 | Ecuador | 0.2 | 2024 | up 900.0% | volatile |
| 92 | Ukraine | 0.2 | 2023 | up 1,900.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Costa Rica | 0.19 | 2024 | down 24.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Brazil | 0.17 | 2024 | up 183.3% | volatile |
| 96 | United Kingdom | 0.16 | 2020 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 96 | Tunisia | 0.16 | 2018 | up 1,500.0% | volatile |
| 96 | Tanzania | 0.16 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 99 | Canada | 0.14 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 100 | Australia | 0.12 | 2024 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 100 | Algeria | 0.12 | 2024 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 100 | Italy | 0.12 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 103 | Austria | 0.11 | 2022 | down 26.7% | volatile |
| 104 | Burkina Faso | 0.08 | 2021 | down 98.1% | volatile |
| 104 | Croatia | 0.08 | 2023 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 104 | Tajikistan | 0.08 | 2020 | down 80.0% | falling |
| 104 | Yemen | 0.08 | 2022 | down 86.2% | volatile |
| 108 | Benin | 0.06 | 2020 | down 87.2% | volatile |
| 108 | Bulgaria | 0.06 | 2024 | down 79.3% | volatile |
| 108 | Japan | 0.06 | 2023 | down 57.1% | volatile |
| 108 | Venezuela | 0.06 | 2015 | down 95.9% | volatile |
| 112 | China | 0.05 | 2023 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 112 | Ethiopia | 0.05 | 2021 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 114 | Romania | 0.04 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 115 | Angola | 0.03 | 2025 | down 98.1% | volatile |
| 115 | Argentina | 0.03 | 2023 | down 82.4% | volatile |
| 115 | Senegal | 0.03 | 2015 | down 95.8% | volatile |
| 115 | Turkey | 0.03 | 2022 | down 76.9% | volatile |
| 115 | Uruguay | 0.03 | 2024 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 120 | Ghana | 0.02 | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 120 | Zambia | 0.02 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 122 | Iran | 0.01 | 2011 | down 98.9% | volatile |
| 122 | Malaysia | 0.01 | 2025 | down 83.3% | volatile |
| 122 | Vietnam | 0.01 | 2019 | down 97.2% | volatile |
| 125 | Bahrain | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 125 | Barbados | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 125 | Botswana | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 125 | Dominica | 0 | 2014 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 125 | Estonia | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 125 | Finland | 0 | 2019 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 125 | Micronesia (country) | 0 | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 125 | Maldives | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 125 | Mali | 0 | 2018 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 125 | Montenegro | 0 | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 125 | Mauritius | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 125 | Qatar | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 125 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 | 2014 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 125 | Vanuatu | 0 | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |