Annual deaths from all natural disasters by country

Total number of dead and missing people.

Countries reporting
30
Highest
2,465 people
Uganda
Lowest
0 people
Angola
Median
0 people
Years covered
126
1900–2025
Data points
1,202

What the numbers show

Annual deaths from all natural disasters is currently reported for 30 countries. The highest value is 2,465 people in Uganda; the lowest is 0 people in Angola.

The median across all reporting countries is 0 people, and the mean is 88.8 people.

Annual deaths from all natural disasters: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Uganda 2,465 people 2022 — volatile
2 United States 89 people 2025 — volatile
3 Pakistan 77 people 2019 — volatile
4 Papua New Guinea 24 people 2015 — volatile
5 Bolivia 5 people 2024 — volatile
6 Argentina 4 people 2021 — volatile
7 Madagascar 0 people 2025 — volatile
7 Chad 0 people 2022 — volatile
7 Eswatini 0 people 2019 — volatile
7 Somalia 0 people 2025 — volatile
7 Sudan 0 people 2022 — volatile
7 Rwanda 0 people 2007 — volatile
7 Paraguay 0 people 2016 — volatile
7 Philippines 0 people 2019 — volatile
7 Niger 0 people 2022 — volatile
7 Malawi 0 people 2025 — volatile
7 Mozambique 0 people 2024 — volatile
7 Afghanistan 0 people 2023 — volatile
7 Kenya 0 people 2025 — volatile
7 India 0 people 2019 — volatile
7 Indonesia 0 people 2023 down 100.0% volatile
7 Guatemala 0 people 2019 — volatile
7 Ethiopia 0 people 2023 — volatile
7 Cape Verde 0 people 2022 — volatile
7 China 0 people 2024 — volatile
7 Brazil 0 people 2025 — volatile
7 Bangladesh 0 people 2009 — volatile
7 Burundi 0 people 2011 down 100.0% volatile
7 Australia 0 people 2018 — volatile
7 Angola 0 people 2025 — volatile

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About this data

Indicator
Annual deaths from all natural disasters
Unit
people
Source
EM-DAT, CRED / UCLouvain (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
78 places, 1,202 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed

Total number of dead and missing people.