Rate of deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters in Czechia
Czechia: Rate of deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters was 6.53 per 100,000 population in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Rate of deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters in Czechia, 2015–2024
Source: UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in per 100,000 population.
Analysis
In 2024, rate of deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters in Czechia stood at 6.53 per 100,000 population. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 559.6% on the previous year and up 32,550.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rate of deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters in Czechia peaked at 6.53 per 100,000 population in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.01 per 100,000 population, in 2016.
That places Czechia 26th out of 140 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Rate of deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters in Czechia, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 0.02 per 100,000 population | — |
| 2016 | 0.01 per 100,000 population | -50.0% |
| 2017 | 0.09 per 100,000 population | +800.0% |
| 2018 | 1 per 100,000 population | +1011.1% |
| 2019 | 1.23 per 100,000 population | +23.0% |
| 2020 | 1.43 per 100,000 population | +16.3% |
| 2021 | 1.11 per 100,000 population | -22.4% |
| 2022 | 1.21 per 100,000 population | +9.0% |
| 2023 | 0.99 per 100,000 population | -18.2% |
| 2024 | 6.53 per 100,000 population | +559.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.47 per 100,000 population | 0.01 per 100,000 population | 1.23 per 100,000 population | 5 |
| 2020s | 2.25 per 100,000 population | 0.99 per 100,000 population | 6.53 per 100,000 population | 5 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
- 23 Republic of Korea 6.97 per 100,000 population compare
- 24 Mongolia 6.85 per 100,000 population compare
- 25 Cameroon 6.84 per 100,000 population compare
- 27 Papua New Guinea 6.51 per 100,000 population compare
- 28 Equatorial Guinea 6.37 per 100,000 population compare
- 29 Haiti 6.16 per 100,000 population compare
More health data for Czechia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.7726 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,169 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 34 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -2.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.0735 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -2.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.0773 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rate of deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters in Czechia?
- Rate of deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters in Czechia was 6.53 per 100,000 population in 2024, according to UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest rate of deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.53 per 100,000 population in 2024.
- What is the lowest rate of deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.01 per 100,000 population in 2016.
- How does Czechia rank for rate of deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters?
- Czechia ranks 26th out of 140 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rate of deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32,550.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Czechia data come from?
- The figures come from UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Rate of deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of deaths and missing persons attributed to disasters per 100,000 population (number).