demographic2024

Number of deaths and missing persons attributed to disasters per 100,000 population (number)

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2024; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data170 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
7.9per 100,000 population
Median: 0.3per 100,000 population
Countries Covered
170
with available data
Highest
Lithuania
251.1per 100,000 population
Lowest
Botswana
0.0per 100,000 population
Top 5 Countries
1Lithuania251.1per 100,000 population
2United States of America138.4per 100,000 population
3Bolivia87.7per 100,000 population
4Sweden67.3per 100,000 population
5Portugal66.3per 100,000 population
By Region
North America35.2per 100,000 population(4 countries)
Europe18.6per 100,000 population(28 countries)
Oceania14.9per 100,000 population(2 countries)
Africa6.7per 100,000 population(9 countries)
Other5.0per 100,000 population(96 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.0per 100,000 population)High (251.1per 100,000 population)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 7.9per 100,000 population)

North America (4)
Europe (28)
Oceania (2)
Africa (9)
Other (96)
Asia (24)
South America (7)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2024; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank Country Value
1Lithuania251.1per 100,000 population
2United States of America138.4per 100,000 population
3Bolivia87.7per 100,000 population
4Sweden67.3per 100,000 population
5Portugal66.3per 100,000 population
6Mozambique60.0per 100,000 population
7Cyprus51.6per 100,000 population
8Palau50.7per 100,000 population
9South Africa47.0per 100,000 population
10Marshall Islands42.4per 100,000 population
11Switzerland30.9per 100,000 population
12Denmark27.6per 100,000 population
13Kuwait21.2per 100,000 population
14Fiji20.0per 100,000 population
15Iraq19.7per 100,000 population
16Solomon Islands18.4per 100,000 population
17New Zealand18.2per 100,000 population
18Armenia17.5per 100,000 population
19Singapore17.0per 100,000 population
20Nauru17.0per 100,000 population
21Tonga16.2per 100,000 population
22Malaysia15.6per 100,000 population
23Samoa13.5per 100,000 population
24Comoros13.2per 100,000 population
25Lesotho12.6per 100,000 population
26Brunei Darussalam12.0per 100,000 population
27Australia11.6per 100,000 population
28Romania11.3per 100,000 population
29Trinidad and Tobago8.6per 100,000 population
30Kazakhstan8.5per 100,000 population
31Morocco7.9per 100,000 population
32France7.8per 100,000 population
33United Arab Emirates7.4per 100,000 population
34Mongolia6.9per 100,000 population
35Cameroon6.8per 100,000 population
36Papua New Guinea6.5per 100,000 population
37Equatorial Guinea6.4per 100,000 population
38Burundi5.0per 100,000 population
39Egypt4.5per 100,000 population
40Pakistan4.5per 100,000 population
41Paraguay4.5per 100,000 population
42Norway4.4per 100,000 population
43Antigua and Barbuda4.4per 100,000 population
44Saint Kitts and Nevis4.3per 100,000 population
45Moldova, Republic of4.1per 100,000 population
46Bhutan3.7per 100,000 population
47Malawi3.5per 100,000 population
48Jordan3.3per 100,000 population
49Djibouti2.9per 100,000 population
50Saint Lucia2.9per 100,000 population
51South Sudan2.7per 100,000 population
52Uganda2.7per 100,000 population
53Maldives2.5per 100,000 population
54Zimbabwe2.3per 100,000 population
55Honduras2.1per 100,000 population
56Nepal2.0per 100,000 population
57Guatemala1.6per 100,000 population
58Republic of The Gambia1.3per 100,000 population
59Slovenia1.2per 100,000 population
60Georgia1.2per 100,000 population
61Yemen1.0per 100,000 population
62Afghanistan1.0per 100,000 population
63State of Palestine0.9per 100,000 population
64Angola0.9per 100,000 population
65Liberia0.9per 100,000 population
66Sudan0.9per 100,000 population
67Lao People's Democratic Republic0.8per 100,000 population
68Mexico0.8per 100,000 population
69Colombia0.7per 100,000 population
70Myanmar0.7per 100,000 population
71Nicaragua0.7per 100,000 population
72Sierra Leone0.7per 100,000 population
73Kyrgyzstan0.6per 100,000 population
74Panama0.6per 100,000 population
75Cambodia0.6per 100,000 population
76Ecuador0.6per 100,000 population
77El Salvador0.5per 100,000 population
78Guinea0.5per 100,000 population
79Togo0.5per 100,000 population
80Guyana0.4per 100,000 population
81India0.4per 100,000 population
82Madagascar0.4per 100,000 population
83Timor-Leste0.3per 100,000 population
84Belize0.3per 100,000 population
85Peru0.3per 100,000 population
86Rwanda0.3per 100,000 population
87Sri Lanka0.2per 100,000 population
88Syrian Arab Republic0.2per 100,000 population
89Cote d'Ivoire0.2per 100,000 population
90Bangladesh0.2per 100,000 population
91Russian Federation0.2per 100,000 population
92Thailand0.2per 100,000 population
93Ukraine0.2per 100,000 population
94Cape Verde0.2per 100,000 population
95Ethiopia0.2per 100,000 population
96Chile0.2per 100,000 population
97Philippines0.2per 100,000 population
98Tunisia0.2per 100,000 population
99United Kingdom0.2per 100,000 population
100Niger0.2per 100,000 population
101Algeria0.2per 100,000 population
102Japan0.1per 100,000 population
103Italy0.1per 100,000 population
104Indonesia0.1per 100,000 population
105Austria0.1per 100,000 population
106Cuba0.1per 100,000 population
107Uruguay0.1per 100,000 population
108Spain0.1per 100,000 population
109Eswatini0.1per 100,000 population
110Tajikistan0.1per 100,000 population
111Burkina Faso0.1per 100,000 population
112Brazil0.1per 100,000 population
113Bulgaria0.1per 100,000 population
114Lebanon0.1per 100,000 population
115Benin0.1per 100,000 population
116Ireland0.1per 100,000 population
117Nigeria0.1per 100,000 population
118Serbia0.1per 100,000 population
119Venezuela0.1per 100,000 population
120Guinea-Bissau0.1per 100,000 population
121Zambia0.1per 100,000 population
122Central African Republic0.0per 100,000 population
123People's Republic of China0.0per 100,000 population
124Croatia0.0per 100,000 population
125Senegal0.0per 100,000 population
126Somalia0.0per 100,000 population
127Türkiye0.0per 100,000 population
128Uzbekistan0.0per 100,000 population
129Argentina0.0per 100,000 population
130Czech Republic0.0per 100,000 population
131Ghana0.0per 100,000 population
132Belgium0.0per 100,000 population
133Islamic Republic of Iran0.0per 100,000 population
134South Korea0.0per 100,000 population
135Vietnam0.0per 100,000 population
136United Republic of Tanzania0.0per 100,000 population
137Belarus0.0per 100,000 population
138Canada0.0per 100,000 population
139Costa Rica0.0per 100,000 population
140Dominica0.0per 100,000 population
141Estonia0.0per 100,000 population
142Finland0.0per 100,000 population
143Germany0.0per 100,000 population
144Kiribati0.0per 100,000 population
145Grenada0.0per 100,000 population
146Hungary0.0per 100,000 population
147Jamaica0.0per 100,000 population
148Kenya0.0per 100,000 population
149Luxembourg0.0per 100,000 population
150Mali0.0per 100,000 population
151Mauritius0.0per 100,000 population
152Monaco0.0per 100,000 population
153Montenegro0.0per 100,000 population
154Namibia0.0per 100,000 population
155Netherlands0.0per 100,000 population
156Vanuatu0.0per 100,000 population
157Micronesia, Federated States of0.0per 100,000 population
158Poland0.0per 100,000 population
159Qatar0.0per 100,000 population
160Saint Vincent and the Grenadines0.0per 100,000 population
161Saudi Arabia0.0per 100,000 population
162Seychelles0.0per 100,000 population
163Turkmenistan0.0per 100,000 population
164Tuvalu0.0per 100,000 population
165Andorra0.0per 100,000 population
166Azerbaijan0.0per 100,000 population
167Bahrain0.0per 100,000 population
168Barbados0.0per 100,000 population
169Bosnia and Herzegovina0.0per 100,000 population
170Botswana0.0per 100,000 population
Showing 170 of 170 countries

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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2024).

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