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 LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
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.

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