Number of deaths and missing persons attributed to disasters per 100,000 population (number) by country
Countries reporting
121
Highest
51.6
Cyprus
Lowest
0
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Median
0.5831
Years covered
21
2005–2025
Data points
2,038
What the numbers show
Number of deaths and missing persons attributed to disasters per 100,000 population (number) is currently reported for 121 countries. The highest value is 51.6 in Cyprus; the lowest is 0 in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.5831, and the mean is 4.79.
Over the past decade 51 countries rose and 51 fell. The largest increase was in New Zealand (up 57,500.6%), and the largest decrease in Barbados (down 100.0%).
Number of deaths and missing persons attributed to disasters per: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cyprus | 51.6 | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 2 | Palau | 50.68 | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 3 | South Africa | 47.01 | 2020 | up 26,939.3% | volatile |
| 4 | Marshall Islands | 42.42 | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 5 | Sweden | 41.69 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 6 | Kuwait | 21.23 | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 7 | Portugal | 21.01 | 2023 | up 3,593.7% | volatile |
| 8 | Fiji | 20.01 | 2022 | up 632.4% | volatile |
| 9 | Solomon Islands | 18.44 | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 10 | Naoero | 16.95 | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Tonga | 16.18 | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 12 | Namibia | 14.72 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 13 | Armenia | 13.92 | 2024 | up 3.5% | volatile |
| 14 | Comoros | 13.15 | 2024 | up 2,239.8% | volatile |
| 15 | Iraq | 12.96 | 2018 | up 46.8% | volatile |
| 16 | New Zealand | 12.74 | 2024 | up 57,500.6% | volatile |
| 17 | Switzerland | 11.57 | 2023 | up 39.9% | volatile |
| 18 | Denmark | 10.24 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 19 | France | 7.78 | 2023 | up 566.7% | volatile |
| 20 | United Arab Emirates | 7.41 | 2020 | up 367.3% | volatile |
| 21 | Republic of Korea | 6.97 | 2023 | up 21,725.0% | volatile |
| 22 | Mongolia | 6.85 | 2024 | up 14.0% | volatile |
| 23 | Cameroon | 6.84 | 2021 | down 17.1% | volatile |
| 24 | Czechia | 6.53 | 2024 | up 34,259.7% | volatile |
| 25 | Equatorial Guinea | 6.37 | 2021 | up 8,136.9% | volatile |
| 26 | Haiti | 6.16 | 2023 | up 1,868.2% | volatile |
| 27 | Paraguay | 4.94 | 2023 | up 7,286.1% | volatile |
| 28 | Guatemala | 4.65 | 2024 | up 1,226.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Pakistan | 4.51 | 2020 | up 308.6% | volatile |
| 30 | Antigua and Barbuda | 4.36 | 2020 | down 53.6% | volatile |
| 31 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 4.25 | 2014 | down 1.1% | volatile |
| 32 | Burundi | 4.23 | 2024 | up 184.8% | rising |
| 33 | Lebanon | 3.79 | 2020 | up 4,564.2% | volatile |
| 34 | Bhutan | 3.66 | 2019 | down 99.2% | volatile |
| 35 | Malawi | 3.46 | 2020 | down 65.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Niger | 3.13 | 2025 | down 59.0% | volatile |
| 37 | Jordan | 3.06 | 2024 | up 1,480.2% | volatile |
| 38 | Djibouti | 2.9 | 2012 | down 51.4% | volatile |
| 39 | Saint Lucia | 2.88 | 2013 | up 383.8% | volatile |
| 40 | Kazakhstan | 2.85 | 2024 | up 25,293.0% | volatile |
| 41 | Belgium | 2.78 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 42 | Uganda | 2.65 | 2022 | up 573.1% | volatile |
| 43 | Honduras | 2.13 | 2020 | up 144.6% | volatile |
| 44 | Nepal | 1.97 | 2021 | down 1.9% | volatile |
| 45 | Albania | 1.58 | 2024 | up 408.5% | volatile |
| 46 | Gambia | 1.25 | 2022 | up 1,216.7% | volatile |
| 47 | Kenya | 1.18 | 2025 | down 23.1% | volatile |
| 48 | Slovenia | 1.13 | 2024 | up 79.4% | volatile |
| 49 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.1 | 2024 | down 3.2% | volatile |
| 50 | Somalia | 1.06 | 2025 | up 43.2% | volatile |
| 51 | Myanmar | 1.05 | 2024 | up 90.7% | volatile |
| 52 | Sri Lanka | 0.9955 | 2024 | up 71.6% | volatile |
| 53 | Liberia | 0.8933 | 2022 | down 98.8% | volatile |
| 54 | Sudan | 0.8475 | 2019 | down 51.7% | volatile |
| 55 | Colombia | 0.7601 | 2024 | down 48.6% | falling |
| 56 | Togo | 0.7146 | 2024 | down 66.8% | volatile |
| 57 | Chile | 0.683 | 2024 | up 454.6% | volatile |
| 58 | Sierra Leone | 0.6524 | 2022 | down 83.4% | volatile |
| 59 | Nicaragua | 0.6518 | 2013 | up 286.9% | volatile |
| 60 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.5969 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 61 | Panama | 0.5831 | 2023 | down 64.6% | volatile |
| 62 | Spain | 0.5635 | 2024 | up 777.6% | volatile |
| 63 | Cambodia | 0.5581 | 2022 | down 56.6% | volatile |
| 64 | Philippines | 0.5456 | 2024 | up 56.4% | volatile |
| 65 | Egypt | 0.5389 | 2024 | down 91.9% | falling |
| 66 | El Salvador | 0.5389 | 2023 | up 230.8% | volatile |
| 67 | Mozambique | 0.4883 | 2025 | down 29.5% | volatile |
| 68 | Mexico | 0.4837 | 2024 | up 19.5% | falling |
| 69 | Eswatini | 0.4828 | 2024 | down 79.7% | volatile |
| 70 | Georgia | 0.4727 | 2024 | down 77.6% | volatile |
| 71 | India | 0.4022 | 2021 | down 17.7% | falling |
| 72 | Guyana | 0.4 | 2013 | down 91.0% | volatile |
| 73 | Serbia | 0.386 | 2024 | down 20.3% | volatile |
| 74 | Madagascar | 0.3673 | 2018 | down 75.4% | volatile |
| 75 | Russian Federation | 0.3411 | 2024 | down 12.8% | volatile |
| 76 | Morocco | 0.3282 | 2024 | up 87.1% | volatile |
| 77 | Peru | 0.2865 | 2021 | down 40.0% | volatile |
| 78 | Bangladesh | 0.2547 | 2024 | up 136.6% | volatile |
| 79 | Thailand | 0.2147 | 2021 | up 21.2% | falling |
| 80 | Indonesia | 0.2134 | 2024 | down 8.5% | volatile |
| 81 | Jamaica | 0.2113 | 2024 | up 485.9% | volatile |
| 82 | Ecuador | 0.1985 | 2024 | up 695.8% | volatile |
| 83 | Ukraine | 0.1961 | 2023 | up 2,915.4% | volatile |
| 84 | Costa Rica | 0.1949 | 2024 | down 22.6% | volatile |
| 85 | Brazil | 0.1679 | 2024 | up 180.0% | volatile |
| 86 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.1633 | 2020 | up 110.0% | rising |
| 87 | Tunisia | 0.1615 | 2018 | up 1,602.5% | volatile |
| 88 | Canada | 0.1434 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 89 | Algeria | 0.1218 | 2024 | up 241.0% | volatile |
| 90 | Italy | 0.121 | 2023 | up 4.9% | volatile |
| 91 | Australia | 0.1198 | 2024 | up 186.9% | volatile |
| 92 | Austria | 0.1103 | 2022 | down 28.4% | volatile |
| 93 | Tajikistan | 0.0821 | 2020 | down 79.7% | falling |
| 94 | Burkina Faso | 0.0818 | 2021 | down 98.1% | volatile |
| 95 | Croatia | 0.077 | 2023 | up 226.7% | volatile |
| 96 | Yemen | 0.0759 | 2022 | down 87.0% | volatile |
| 97 | Japan | 0.0643 | 2023 | down 52.5% | volatile |
| 98 | Benin | 0.0612 | 2020 | down 87.0% | volatile |
| 99 | Bulgaria | 0.0592 | 2024 | down 79.6% | volatile |
| 100 | Ethiopia | 0.0499 | 2021 | down 50.5% | volatile |
| 101 | China | 0.0486 | 2023 | down 29.9% | falling |
| 102 | Romania | 0.0368 | 2024 | down 8.1% | volatile |
| 103 | Angola | 0.0333 | 2025 | down 97.9% | volatile |
| 104 | Uruguay | 0.0295 | 2024 | down 80.2% | volatile |
| 105 | Argentina | 0.0285 | 2023 | down 82.8% | volatile |
| 106 | Senegal | 0.0274 | 2015 | down 96.2% | volatile |
| 107 | Zambia | 0.0228 | 2025 | down 6.5% | volatile |
| 108 | Ghana | 0.0203 | 2024 | up 185.1% | volatile |
| 109 | Malaysia | 0.0139 | 2025 | down 75.9% | volatile |
| 110 | Bahrain | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 110 | Barbados | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 110 | Botswana | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 110 | Dominica | 0 | 2014 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 110 | Estonia | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 110 | Finland | 0 | 2019 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 110 | Maldives | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 110 | Mali | 0 | 2018 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 110 | Montenegro | 0 | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 110 | Mauritius | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 110 | Qatar | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 110 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 | 2014 | 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 138.36
- Republic of Moldova 3.86
- State of Palestine 0.9826
- Côte d'Ivoire 0.2443
- Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 0.9586
- Timor-Leste 0.5712
- Syrian Arab Republic 0.2366
- Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.2188
- United Republic of Tanzania 0.1575
- Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 0.0589
- Türkiye 0.0299
- Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0.0077
- Viet Nam 0.0051
- Micronesia (Federated States of) 0