Number of deaths and missing persons attributed to disasters (number) by country
Countries reporting
146
Highest
470,644
United States
Lowest
0
Micronesia (Federated States of)
Median
70
Years covered
21
2005–2025
Data points
2,193
What the numbers show
Number of deaths and missing persons attributed to disasters (number) is currently reported for 146 countries. The highest value is 470,644 in United States; the lowest is 0 in Micronesia (Federated States of).
The median across all reporting countries is 70, and the mean is 3,884.
Over the past decade 65 countries rose and 55 fell. The largest increase was in United States (up 67,327.5%), and the largest decrease in Barbados (down 100.0%).
Number of deaths and missing persons attributed to disasters (number): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 470,644 | 2021 | up 67,327.5% | volatile |
| 2 | South Africa | 28,469 | 2020 | up 31,184.6% | volatile |
| 3 | Pakistan | 10,599 | 2020 | up 382.0% | volatile |
| 4 | India | 5,688 | 2021 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 5 | Iraq | 5,218 | 2018 | up 104.1% | volatile |
| 6 | France | 5,172 | 2023 | up 580.5% | volatile |
| 7 | Sweden | 4,399 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 8 | South Korea | 3,609 | 2023 | up 22,456.2% | volatile |
| 8 | Republic of Korea | 3,609 | 2023 | up 22,456.2% | volatile |
| 10 | Portugal | 2,192 | 2023 | up 3,615.2% | volatile |
| 11 | Cameroon | 1,841 | 2021 | up 10.3% | volatile |
| 12 | Uganda | 1,252 | 2022 | up 827.4% | volatile |
| 13 | Switzerland | 1,026 | 2023 | up 53.4% | volatile |
| 14 | Kuwait | 934 | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 15 | Niger | 873 | 2025 | down 42.6% | volatile |
| 16 | Guatemala | 856 | 2024 | up 1,456.4% | volatile |
| 17 | Haiti | 717 | 2023 | up 2,140.6% | volatile |
| 18 | Czechia | 701 | 2024 | up 34,950.0% | volatile |
| 19 | United Arab Emirates | 700 | 2020 | up 536.4% | volatile |
| 20 | China | 691 | 2023 | down 28.5% | falling |
| 21 | Cyprus | 687 | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 22 | Kenya | 679 | 2025 | down 6.1% | volatile |
| 23 | Malawi | 676 | 2020 | down 53.9% | volatile |
| 24 | New Zealand | 664 | 2024 | up 66,300.0% | volatile |
| 25 | Mexico | 633 | 2024 | up 30.5% | rising |
| 26 | Philippines | 632 | 2024 | up 74.6% | volatile |
| 27 | Egypt | 628 | 2024 | down 90.3% | falling |
| 28 | Denmark | 612 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 29 | Indonesia | 605 | 2024 | up 0.2% | volatile |
| 30 | Burundi | 594 | 2024 | up 262.2% | rising |
| 31 | Kazakhstan | 587 | 2024 | up 29,250.0% | volatile |
| 32 | Nepal | 582 | 2021 | up 5.2% | volatile |
| 33 | Myanmar | 572 | 2024 | up 105.0% | volatile |
| 34 | Russia | 494 | 2024 | down 12.9% | volatile |
| 34 | Russian Federation | 494 | 2024 | down 12.9% | volatile |
| 36 | Namibia | 446 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 37 | Bangladesh | 442 | 2024 | up 160.0% | volatile |
| 38 | Armenia | 414 | 2024 | up 5.3% | volatile |
| 39 | Colombia | 402 | 2024 | down 41.7% | volatile |
| 40 | Sudan | 386 | 2019 | down 36.4% | volatile |
| 41 | Brazil | 356 | 2024 | up 196.7% | volatile |
| 42 | Jordan | 353 | 2024 | up 1,976.5% | volatile |
| 43 | Paraguay | 338 | 2023 | up 8,350.0% | volatile |
| 44 | Belgium | 326 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 45 | Spain | 270 | 2024 | up 800.0% | volatile |
| 46 | Mongolia | 238 | 2024 | up 36.0% | volatile |
| 47 | Sri Lanka | 230 | 2024 | up 84.0% | volatile |
| 48 | Honduras | 216 | 2020 | up 195.9% | volatile |
| 48 | Lebanon | 216 | 2020 | up 5,300.0% | volatile |
| 50 | Somalia | 208 | 2025 | up 103.9% | volatile |
| 51 | Fiji | 184 | 2022 | up 636.0% | volatile |
| 52 | Mozambique | 174 | 2025 | down 5.4% | volatile |
| 53 | Thailand | 154 | 2021 | up 23.2% | falling |
| 54 | Solomon Islands | 144 | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 55 | Chile | 135 | 2024 | up 513.6% | volatile |
| 56 | Morocco | 125 | 2024 | up 108.3% | volatile |
| 57 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 119 | 2024 | up 417.4% | volatile |
| 58 | Moldova | 117 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 58 | Republic of Moldova | 117 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 60 | Comoros | 114 | 2024 | up 2,750.0% | volatile |
| 61 | Equatorial Guinea | 112 | 2021 | up 11,100.0% | volatile |
| 62 | United Kingdom | 110 | 2020 | up 124.5% | rising |
| 62 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 110 | 2020 | up 124.5% | rising |
| 64 | United Republic of Tanzania | 108 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 65 | Madagascar | 101 | 2018 | down 67.7% | volatile |
| 66 | Cambodia | 96 | 2022 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 67 | Peru | 95 | 2021 | down 32.1% | volatile |
| 68 | Japan | 80 | 2023 | down 53.8% | volatile |
| 69 | Kyrgyzstan | 79 | 2024 | up 17.9% | volatile |
| 70 | Cote d'Ivoire | 78 | 2024 | down 16.1% | volatile |
| 70 | Côte d'Ivoire | 78 | 2024 | down 16.1% | volatile |
| 72 | Ukraine | 74 | 2023 | up 2,366.7% | volatile |
| 73 | Italy | 72 | 2023 | up 2.9% | volatile |
| 74 | Togo | 68 | 2024 | down 57.8% | volatile |
| 75 | Ethiopia | 61 | 2021 | down 35.1% | volatile |
| 76 | Canada | 57 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 76 | Algeria | 57 | 2024 | up 307.1% | volatile |
| 78 | Sierra Leone | 54 | 2022 | down 79.0% | volatile |
| 78 | State of Palestine | 54 | 2024 | up 1,250.0% | volatile |
| 80 | Syria | 52 | 2009 | — | volatile |
| 80 | Syrian Arab Republic | 52 | 2009 | — | volatile |
| 82 | Liberia | 48 | 2022 | down 98.6% | volatile |
| 83 | Albania | 44 | 2024 | up 388.9% | volatile |
| 84 | Nicaragua | 39 | 2013 | up 333.3% | volatile |
| 85 | Ecuador | 36 | 2024 | up 800.0% | volatile |
| 86 | El Salvador | 34 | 2023 | up 240.0% | volatile |
| 87 | Gambia | 33 | 2022 | up 1,550.0% | volatile |
| 88 | Australia | 32 | 2024 | up 220.0% | volatile |
| 89 | Yemen | 29 | 2022 | down 81.4% | volatile |
| 90 | Bhutan | 28 | 2019 | down 99.1% | volatile |
| 90 | Djibouti | 28 | 2012 | down 44.0% | volatile |
| 92 | Panama | 26 | 2023 | down 58.7% | volatile |
| 92 | Serbia | 26 | 2024 | down 25.7% | volatile |
| 92 | Turkey | 26 | 2022 | down 74.3% | volatile |
| 92 | Türkiye | 26 | 2022 | down 74.3% | volatile |
| 96 | Slovenia | 24 | 2024 | up 84.6% | volatile |
| 97 | Tunisia | 19 | 2018 | up 1,800.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Burkina Faso | 18 | 2021 | down 97.5% | volatile |
| 98 | Georgia | 18 | 2024 | down 77.5% | volatile |
| 98 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 18 | 2015 | down 95.4% | volatile |
| 101 | Laos | 17 | 2024 | up 466.7% | volatile |
| 101 | Marshall Islands | 17 | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 101 | Tonga | 17 | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 101 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 17 | 2024 | up 466.7% | volatile |
| 105 | Angola | 13 | 2025 | down 97.0% | volatile |
| 105 | Argentina | 13 | 2023 | down 81.4% | volatile |
| 107 | Austria | 10 | 2022 | down 23.1% | volatile |
| 107 | Costa Rica | 10 | 2024 | down 16.7% | volatile |
| 109 | Palau | 9 | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 109 | Trinidad and Tobago | 9 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 111 | Benin | 8 | 2020 | down 82.6% | volatile |
| 111 | Tajikistan | 8 | 2020 | down 77.1% | falling |
| 111 | East Timor | 8 | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 111 | Timor-Leste | 8 | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 115 | Ghana | 7 | 2024 | up 250.0% | volatile |
| 115 | Romania | 7 | 2024 | down 12.5% | volatile |
| 117 | Jamaica | 6 | 2024 | up 500.0% | volatile |
| 117 | Eswatini | 6 | 2024 | down 77.8% | volatile |
| 117 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 6 | 2011 | down 99.1% | volatile |
| 120 | Saint Lucia | 5 | 2013 | up 400.0% | volatile |
| 120 | Malaysia | 5 | 2025 | down 72.2% | volatile |
| 120 | Vietnam | 5 | 2019 | down 98.4% | volatile |
| 120 | Zambia | 5 | 2025 | up 25.0% | volatile |
| 120 | Viet Nam | 5 | 2019 | down 98.4% | volatile |
| 125 | Antigua and Barbuda | 4 | 2020 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 125 | Bulgaria | 4 | 2024 | down 81.0% | volatile |
| 125 | Senegal | 4 | 2015 | down 95.1% | volatile |
| 128 | Guyana | 3 | 2013 | down 91.2% | volatile |
| 128 | Croatia | 3 | 2023 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 130 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 2 | 2014 | unchanged | falling |
| 130 | Nauru | 2 | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 130 | Naoero | 2 | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 133 | Uruguay | 1 | 2024 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 134 | Bahrain | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 134 | Barbados | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 134 | Botswana | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 134 | Dominica | 0 | 2014 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 134 | Estonia | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 134 | Finland | 0 | 2019 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 134 | Maldives | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 134 | Mali | 0 | 2018 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 134 | Montenegro | 0 | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 134 | Mauritius | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 134 | Qatar | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 134 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 | 2014 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 134 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 0 | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- United States of America 470,644