Number of deaths and missing persons attributed to disasters (number) by country

Countries reporting
135
Highest
10,599
Pakistan
Lowest
0
Micronesia (Federated States of)
Median
61
Years covered
21
2005–2025
Data points
2,038

What the numbers show

Number of deaths and missing persons attributed to disasters (number) is currently reported for 135 countries. The highest value is 10,599 in Pakistan; the lowest is 0 in Micronesia (Federated States of).

The median across all reporting countries is 61, and the mean is 469.39.

Over the past decade 59 countries rose and 51 fell. The largest increase was in New Zealand (up 66,300.0%), and the largest decrease in Barbados (down 100.0%).

Number of deaths and missing persons attributed to disasters: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Pakistan 10,599 2020 up 382.0% volatile
2 India 5,688 2021 down 7.7% falling
3 Iraq 5,218 2018 up 104.1% volatile
4 France 5,172 2023 up 580.5% volatile
5 Sweden 4,399 2023 β€” volatile
6 Republic of Korea 3,609 2023 up 22,456.2% volatile
7 Portugal 2,192 2023 up 3,615.2% volatile
8 Cameroon 1,841 2021 up 10.3% volatile
9 Uganda 1,252 2022 up 827.4% volatile
10 Switzerland 1,026 2023 up 53.4% volatile
11 Kuwait 934 2020 β€” volatile
12 Niger 873 2025 down 42.6% volatile
13 Guatemala 856 2024 up 1,456.4% volatile
14 Haiti 717 2023 up 2,140.6% volatile
15 Czechia 701 2024 up 34,950.0% volatile
16 United Arab Emirates 700 2020 up 536.4% volatile
17 China 691 2023 down 28.5% falling
18 Cyprus 687 2022 β€” volatile
19 Kenya 679 2025 down 6.1% volatile
20 Malawi 676 2020 down 53.9% volatile
21 New Zealand 664 2024 up 66,300.0% volatile
22 Mexico 633 2024 up 30.5% rising
23 Philippines 632 2024 up 74.6% volatile
24 Egypt 628 2024 down 90.3% falling
25 Denmark 612 2024 β€” volatile
26 Indonesia 605 2024 up 0.2% volatile
27 Burundi 594 2024 up 262.2% rising
28 Kazakhstan 587 2024 up 29,250.0% volatile
29 Nepal 582 2021 up 5.2% volatile
30 Myanmar 572 2024 up 105.0% volatile
31 Russian Federation 494 2024 down 12.9% volatile
32 Namibia 446 2024 β€” volatile
33 Bangladesh 442 2024 up 160.0% volatile
34 Armenia 414 2024 up 5.3% volatile
35 Colombia 402 2024 down 41.7% volatile
36 Sudan 386 2019 down 36.4% volatile
37 Brazil 356 2024 up 196.7% volatile
38 Jordan 353 2024 up 1,976.5% volatile
39 Paraguay 338 2023 up 8,350.0% volatile
40 Belgium 326 2023 β€” volatile
41 Spain 270 2024 up 800.0% volatile
42 Mongolia 238 2024 up 36.0% volatile
43 Sri Lanka 230 2024 up 84.0% volatile
44 Honduras 216 2020 up 195.9% volatile
44 Lebanon 216 2020 up 5,300.0% volatile
46 Somalia 208 2025 up 103.9% volatile
47 Fiji 184 2022 up 636.0% volatile
48 Mozambique 174 2025 down 5.4% volatile
49 Thailand 154 2021 up 23.2% falling
50 Solomon Islands 144 2022 β€” volatile
51 Chile 135 2024 up 513.6% volatile
52 Morocco 125 2024 up 108.3% volatile
53 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 119 2024 up 417.4% volatile
54 Republic of Moldova 117 2024 unchanged volatile
55 Comoros 114 2024 up 2,750.0% volatile
56 Equatorial Guinea 112 2021 up 11,100.0% volatile
57 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 110 2020 up 124.5% rising
58 United Republic of Tanzania 108 2024 β€” volatile
59 Madagascar 101 2018 down 67.7% volatile
60 Cambodia 96 2022 down 50.0% volatile
61 Peru 95 2021 down 32.1% volatile
62 Japan 80 2023 down 53.8% volatile
63 Kyrgyzstan 79 2024 up 17.9% volatile
64 CΓ΄te d'Ivoire 78 2024 down 16.1% volatile
65 Ukraine 74 2023 up 2,366.7% volatile
66 Italy 72 2023 up 2.9% volatile
67 Togo 68 2024 down 57.8% volatile
68 Ethiopia 61 2021 down 35.1% volatile
69 Canada 57 2024 β€” volatile
69 Algeria 57 2024 up 307.1% volatile
71 Sierra Leone 54 2022 down 79.0% volatile
71 State of Palestine 54 2024 up 1,250.0% volatile
73 Syrian Arab Republic 52 2009 β€” volatile
74 Liberia 48 2022 down 98.6% volatile
75 Albania 44 2024 up 388.9% volatile
76 Nicaragua 39 2013 up 333.3% volatile
77 Ecuador 36 2024 up 800.0% volatile
78 El Salvador 34 2023 up 240.0% volatile
79 Gambia 33 2022 up 1,550.0% volatile
80 Australia 32 2024 up 220.0% volatile
81 Yemen 29 2022 down 81.4% volatile
82 Bhutan 28 2019 down 99.1% volatile
82 Djibouti 28 2012 down 44.0% volatile
84 Panama 26 2023 down 58.7% volatile
84 Serbia 26 2024 down 25.7% volatile
84 TΓΌrkiye 26 2022 down 74.3% volatile
87 Slovenia 24 2024 up 84.6% volatile
88 Tunisia 19 2018 up 1,800.0% volatile
89 Burkina Faso 18 2021 down 97.5% volatile
89 Georgia 18 2024 down 77.5% volatile
89 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 18 2015 down 95.4% volatile
92 Marshall Islands 17 2022 β€” volatile
92 Tonga 17 2022 β€” volatile
92 Lao People's Democratic Republic 17 2024 up 466.7% volatile
95 Angola 13 2025 down 97.0% volatile
95 Argentina 13 2023 down 81.4% volatile
97 Austria 10 2022 down 23.1% volatile
97 Costa Rica 10 2024 down 16.7% volatile
99 Palau 9 2022 β€” volatile
99 Trinidad and Tobago 9 2024 β€” volatile
101 Benin 8 2020 down 82.6% volatile
101 Tajikistan 8 2020 down 77.1% falling
101 Timor-Leste 8 2024 up 100.0% volatile
104 Ghana 7 2024 up 250.0% volatile
104 Romania 7 2024 down 12.5% volatile
106 Jamaica 6 2024 up 500.0% volatile
106 Eswatini 6 2024 down 77.8% volatile
106 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 6 2011 down 99.1% volatile
109 Saint Lucia 5 2013 up 400.0% volatile
109 Malaysia 5 2025 down 72.2% volatile
109 Zambia 5 2025 up 25.0% volatile
109 Viet Nam 5 2019 down 98.4% volatile
113 Antigua and Barbuda 4 2020 down 50.0% volatile
113 Bulgaria 4 2024 down 81.0% volatile
113 Senegal 4 2015 down 95.1% volatile
116 Guyana 3 2013 down 91.2% volatile
116 Croatia 3 2023 up 200.0% volatile
118 Saint Kitts and Nevis 2 2014 unchanged falling
118 Nauru 2 2022 β€” volatile
120 Uruguay 1 2024 down 80.0% volatile
121 Bahrain 0 2024 β€” volatile
121 Belarus 0 2024 β€” flat
121 Barbados 0 2024 down 100.0% volatile
121 Botswana 0 2024 β€” volatile
121 Dominica 0 2014 down 100.0% volatile
121 Estonia 0 2024 β€” volatile
121 Finland 0 2019 down 100.0% volatile
121 Maldives 0 2024 β€” volatile
121 Mali 0 2018 down 100.0% volatile
121 Montenegro 0 2018 β€” volatile
121 Mauritius 0 2024 down 100.0% volatile
121 Qatar 0 2024 β€” volatile
121 Tuvalu 0 2022 β€” flat
121 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 2014 down 100.0% volatile
121 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0 2021 down 100.0% volatile

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Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Number of deaths and missing persons attributed to disasters (number)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
137 places, 2,038 data points, 2005–2025
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