Deaths from natural disasters by country
Countries reporting
176
Highest
2,324
Haiti
Lowest
0
Niue
Median
0.45
Years covered
22
2000–2021
Data points
4,268
What the numbers show
Deaths from natural disasters is currently reported for 176 countries. The highest value is 2,324 in Haiti; the lowest is 0 in Niue.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.45, and the mean is 52.27.
Over the past decade 26 countries rose and 66 fell. The largest increase was in Haiti (up 6,105.5%), and the largest decrease in Argentina (down 100.0%).
Deaths from natural disasters: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Haiti | 2,324 | 2021 | up 6,105.5% | volatile |
| 2 | India | 2,120 | 2021 | up 157.5% | volatile |
| 3 | Philippines | 577.08 | 2021 | down 77.6% | volatile |
| 4 | United States | 563.35 | 2021 | down 33.1% | volatile |
| 5 | Afghanistan | 522.38 | 2021 | up 375.3% | volatile |
| 6 | Indonesia | 507.64 | 2021 | up 274.6% | volatile |
| 7 | China | 450.31 | 2021 | down 48.5% | volatile |
| 8 | Pakistan | 271.83 | 2021 | down 52.1% | volatile |
| 9 | Nepal | 239.35 | 2021 | up 76.6% | volatile |
| 10 | Germany | 197.11 | 2021 | up 2,117.2% | volatile |
| 11 | Mexico | 70.51 | 2021 | down 52.8% | volatile |
| 12 | Turkey | 69.86 | 2021 | down 88.5% | volatile |
| 13 | Niger | 63 | 2021 | up 287.0% | volatile |
| 14 | Japan | 62.41 | 2021 | down 99.7% | volatile |
| 15 | Sudan | 57.35 | 2021 | up 194.1% | volatile |
| 16 | Malaysia | 53.04 | 2021 | up 81.6% | volatile |
| 17 | Tanzania | 51.65 | 2021 | up 35.8% | volatile |
| 18 | Colombia | 49.86 | 2021 | down 90.8% | volatile |
| 19 | Venezuela | 45.78 | 2021 | up 58.5% | volatile |
| 20 | South Africa | 43.76 | 2021 | down 35.4% | volatile |
| 21 | Belgium | 43.09 | 2021 | up 765.3% | volatile |
| 22 | Brazil | 41.18 | 2021 | down 98.3% | volatile |
| 23 | Bolivia | 41.03 | 2021 | down 20.7% | volatile |
| 24 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 38.32 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 25 | East Timor | 38.27 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Vietnam | 35.51 | 2021 | down 74.5% | volatile |
| 27 | Sri Lanka | 34.08 | 2021 | down 67.1% | volatile |
| 28 | Chad | 30.21 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 29 | Congo | 27.43 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 30 | Iran | 26.18 | 2021 | up 1,307.5% | volatile |
| 31 | Angola | 24.04 | 2021 | down 83.3% | volatile |
| 32 | Yemen | 23.68 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 33 | Morocco | 23.22 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Tajikistan | 23.06 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 35 | Bangladesh | 22.9 | 2021 | down 41.8% | volatile |
| 36 | Somalia | 21.18 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 37 | Peru | 21.14 | 2021 | down 61.5% | volatile |
| 38 | Oman | 19.89 | 2021 | up 34.2% | volatile |
| 39 | Ethiopia | 17.85 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 40 | Thailand | 17.49 | 2021 | down 97.9% | volatile |
| 41 | Iraq | 17.06 | 2021 | up 180.1% | volatile |
| 42 | Switzerland | 16.25 | 2021 | up 30.2% | volatile |
| 43 | Russia | 14.09 | 2021 | down 59.8% | volatile |
| 44 | Kyrgyzstan | 14.05 | 2021 | up 269.7% | volatile |
| 45 | Malawi | 14.04 | 2021 | up 216.9% | volatile |
| 46 | Algeria | 12.99 | 2021 | up 32.7% | volatile |
| 47 | Mongolia | 12.04 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 48 | Mozambique | 11.52 | 2021 | down 51.0% | volatile |
| 49 | Gambia | 10.98 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 50 | Kenya | 9.93 | 2021 | down 71.0% | volatile |
| 51 | Bhutan | 9.6 | 2021 | up 869.7% | volatile |
| 52 | Paraguay | 9.38 | 2021 | up 415.4% | volatile |
| 53 | Spain | 9.28 | 2021 | down 41.8% | volatile |
| 54 | Sao Tome and Principe | 8.78 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 55 | Benin | 8.71 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Ghana | 8.63 | 2021 | down 57.2% | volatile |
| 57 | Uzbekistan | 7.96 | 2021 | down 40.1% | volatile |
| 58 | South Sudan | 7.56 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 59 | Australia | 6.99 | 2021 | down 79.7% | volatile |
| 60 | Fiji | 5.95 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 61 | Czechia | 5.8 | 2021 | up 485.9% | volatile |
| 62 | Ecuador | 5.73 | 2021 | down 82.5% | volatile |
| 63 | Uganda | 5.2 | 2021 | down 89.5% | volatile |
| 64 | Canada | 5.06 | 2021 | down 73.3% | volatile |
| 65 | Guinea | 5.02 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 66 | El Salvador | 4.51 | 2021 | down 90.4% | volatile |
| 67 | Poland | 4.02 | 2021 | up 33.6% | volatile |
| 68 | Nigeria | 3.75 | 2021 | down 97.9% | volatile |
| 69 | Zimbabwe | 3.21 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 70 | Madagascar | 3.19 | 2021 | down 91.2% | volatile |
| 71 | Costa Rica | 3.17 | 2021 | down 23.2% | volatile |
| 71 | Egypt | 3.17 | 2021 | up 51.0% | volatile |
| 73 | Tunisia | 2.99 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 74 | Guatemala | 2.21 | 2021 | down 97.3% | volatile |
| 75 | France | 1.98 | 2021 | down 90.6% | volatile |
| 76 | Dominican Republic | 1.96 | 2021 | down 83.3% | volatile |
| 77 | Syria | 1.65 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 78 | Ukraine | 1.03 | 2021 | down 91.9% | volatile |
| 79 | United Kingdom | 1.02 | 2021 | up 3.0% | volatile |
| 80 | New Zealand | 1.01 | 2021 | down 99.5% | volatile |
| 80 | Slovakia | 1.01 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 82 | Austria | 1 | 2021 | up 1.0% | volatile |
| 82 | Greece | 1 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 82 | Italy | 1 | 2021 | down 97.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Romania | 0.99 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 86 | Panama | 0.98 | 2021 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 87 | Cambodia | 0.97 | 2021 | down 99.6% | volatile |
| 88 | Saint Lucia | 0.9 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 89 | Albania | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 89 | Argentina | 0 | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 89 | Armenia | 0 | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 89 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 89 | Azerbaijan | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 89 | Burundi | 0 | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 89 | Burkina Faso | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 89 | Bulgaria | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 89 | Bahamas | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 89 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 89 | Belarus | 0 | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 89 | Belize | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 89 | Barbados | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 89 | Brunei | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 89 | Botswana | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 89 | Central African Republic | 0 | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 89 | Chile | 0 | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 89 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 89 | Cameroon | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 89 | Comoros | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 89 | Cape Verde | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 89 | Cuba | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 89 | Cyprus | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 89 | Djibouti | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 89 | Dominica | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 89 | Denmark | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 89 | Estonia | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 89 | Finland | 0 | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 89 | Micronesia (country) | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 89 | Gabon | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 89 | Georgia | 0 | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 89 | Guinea-Bissau | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 89 | Grenada | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 89 | Guyana | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 89 | Honduras | 0 | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 89 | Croatia | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 89 | Hungary | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 89 | Ireland | 0 | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 89 | Iceland | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 89 | Israel | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 89 | Jamaica | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 89 | Jordan | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 89 | Kazakhstan | 0 | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 89 | South Korea | 0 | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 89 | Kuwait | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 89 | Laos | 0 | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 89 | Lebanon | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 89 | Liberia | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 89 | Libya | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 89 | Lesotho | 0 | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 89 | Lithuania | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 89 | Luxembourg | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 89 | Latvia | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 89 | Moldova | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 89 | Maldives | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 89 | North Macedonia | 0 | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 89 | Mali | 0 | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 89 | Myanmar | 0 | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 89 | Montenegro | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 89 | Mauritania | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 89 | Mauritius | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 89 | Namibia | 0 | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 89 | Nicaragua | 0 | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 89 | Netherlands | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 89 | Norway | 0 | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 89 | Papua New Guinea | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 89 | North Korea | 0 | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 89 | Portugal | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 89 | Rwanda | 0 | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 89 | Saudi Arabia | 0 | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 89 | Senegal | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 89 | Solomon Islands | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 89 | Sierra Leone | 0 | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 89 | Serbia | 0 | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 89 | Slovenia | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 89 | Sweden | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 89 | Eswatini | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 89 | Seychelles | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 89 | Togo | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 89 | Turkmenistan | 0 | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 89 | Tonga | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 89 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 89 | Uruguay | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 89 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 89 | Vanuatu | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 89 | Samoa | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 89 | Zambia | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 89 | Niue | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |