Deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters in Myanmar
Myanmar: Deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters was 1.05 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters in Myanmar, 2005–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 1.05 for deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters in 2024.
That represents a change of up 52.2% on the previous year and up 90.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters in Myanmar peaked at 285.95 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.04, in 2005.
Myanmar ranks 55th of 140 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 and missing persons due to natural disasters in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.04 | — |
| 2006 | 0.12 | +200.0% |
| 2007 | 0.07 | -41.7% |
| 2008 | 285.95 | +408400.0% |
| 2009 | 0.05 | -100.0% |
| 2010 | 0.11 | +120.0% |
| 2011 | 0.48 | +336.4% |
| 2012 | 0.21 | -56.3% |
| 2013 | 0.14 | -33.3% |
| 2014 | 0.55 | +292.9% |
| 2015 | 0.68 | +23.6% |
| 2016 | 1.01 | +48.5% |
| 2017 | 1.45 | +43.6% |
| 2018 | 0.75 | -48.3% |
| 2019 | 0.98 | +30.7% |
| 2020 | 0.52 | -46.9% |
| 2021 | 0.2 | -61.5% |
| 2022 | 0.41 | +105.0% |
| 2023 | 0.69 | +68.3% |
| 2024 | 1.05 | +52.2% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 1.05 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.61, 1.7× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 1.05 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.565, 1.9× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters in Myanmar 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +408400.0% | 0.07 | 285.95 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 57.25 | 0.04 | 285.95 | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.636 | 0.11 | 1.45 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.574 | 0.2 | 1.05 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
More health data for Myanmar
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.11 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.1576 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2,973 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.759 % 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 0.0387 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.8351 % 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 0.0409 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters in Myanmar?
- Deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters in Myanmar was 1.05 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 285.95 in 2008.
- What is the lowest deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.04 in 2005.
- How does Myanmar rank for deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters?
- Myanmar ranks 55th out of 140 countries with data for 2024.
- Is deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 90.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Myanmar 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 20 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).