Deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters in Cambodia
Cambodia: Deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters was 0.56 in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters in Cambodia, 2005–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Cambodia recorded 0.56 for deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 33.3% on the previous year and down 56.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters in Cambodia peaked at 3.11 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.21, in 2006.
That places Cambodia 69th out of 140 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.22 | — |
| 2006 | 0.21 | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 0.24 | +14.3% |
| 2008 | 0.35 | +45.8% |
| 2009 | 1.24 | +254.3% |
| 2010 | 0.63 | -49.2% |
| 2011 | 3.11 | +393.7% |
| 2012 | 1.28 | -58.8% |
| 2013 | 2.47 | +93.0% |
| 2014 | 0.84 | -66.0% |
| 2015 | 0.65 | -22.6% |
| 2016 | 0.33 | -49.2% |
| 2017 | 0.61 | +84.8% |
| 2018 | 1.27 | +108.2% |
| 2019 | 0.93 | -26.8% |
| 2020 | 0.8 | -14.0% |
| 2021 | 0.84 | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 0.56 | -33.3% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 0.56 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.61, 92% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 0.56 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.565, 99% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters in Cambodia 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +393.7% | 0.63 | 3.11 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.452 | 0.21 | 1.24 | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.21 | 0.33 | 3.11 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7333 | 0.56 | 0.84 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
- 66 Trinidad and Tobago 0.6 compare
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More health data for Cambodia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.78 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.572 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 1,047 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 4 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0488 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0511 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters in Cambodia?
- Deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters in Cambodia was 0.56 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.11 in 2011.
- What is the lowest deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.21 in 2006.
- How does Cambodia rank for deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters?
- Cambodia ranks 69th out of 140 countries with data for 2022.
- Is deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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