Deaths from natural disasters in Japan
Japan: Deaths from natural disasters was 62.41 in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Deaths from natural disasters in Japan, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Japan recorded 62.41 for deaths from natural disasters in 2021.
The figure is down 60.8% on the previous year and down 99.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deaths from natural disasters in Japan peaked at 18,713 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 26.99, in 2002.
Japan ranks 14th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Deaths from natural disasters in Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 50.2 | — |
| 2001 | 43.13 | -14.1% |
| 2002 | 26.99 | -37.4% |
| 2003 | 79.08 | +193.0% |
| 2004 | 362.61 | +358.5% |
| 2005 | 114.2 | -68.5% |
| 2006 | 148.98 | +30.5% |
| 2007 | 50.76 | -65.9% |
| 2008 | 47.69 | -6.0% |
| 2009 | 90.75 | +90.3% |
| 2010 | 30.48 | -66.4% |
| 2011 | 18,713 | +61295.0% |
| 2012 | 226.91 | -98.8% |
| 2013 | 104.92 | -53.8% |
| 2014 | 325.7 | +210.4% |
| 2015 | 41.98 | -87.1% |
| 2016 | 108.46 | +158.4% |
| 2017 | 108.64 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 557.31 | +413.0% |
| 2019 | 141.77 | -74.6% |
| 2020 | 159.17 | +12.3% |
| 2021 | 62.41 | -60.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Deaths from natural disasters in Japan 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 | +61295.0% | 30.48 | 18,713 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 101.44 | 26.99 | 362.61 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,036 | 30.48 | 18,713 | 10 |
| 2020s | 110.79 | 62.41 | 159.17 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is deaths from natural disasters in Japan?
- Deaths from natural disasters in Japan was 62.41 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest deaths from natural disasters recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 18,713 in 2011.
- What is the lowest deaths from natural disasters recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.99 in 2002.
- How does Japan rank for deaths from natural disasters?
- Japan ranks 14th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is deaths from natural disasters rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 99.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Deaths from natural disasters. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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