Number of deaths due to disaster (number) by country
Countries reporting
123
Highest
28,469
South Africa
Lowest
0
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Median
72
Years covered
21
2005β2025
Data points
2,027
What the numbers show
Number of deaths due to disaster (number) is currently reported for 123 countries. The highest value is 28,469 in South Africa; the lowest is 0 in St. Vincent and the Grenadines.
The median across all reporting countries is 72, and the mean is 732.41.
Over the past decade 55 countries rose and 46 fell. The largest increase was in New Zealand (up 66,300.0%), and the largest decrease in Barbados (down 100.0%).
Number of deaths due to disaster: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa | 28,469 | 2020 | up 31,184.6% | volatile |
| 2 | Pakistan | 10,599 | 2020 | up 382.0% | volatile |
| 3 | India | 5,619 | 2021 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 4 | Iraq | 5,218 | 2018 | up 104.1% | volatile |
| 5 | France | 5,172 | 2023 | up 580.5% | volatile |
| 6 | Sweden | 4,399 | 2023 | β | volatile |
| 7 | Republic of Korea | 3,602 | 2023 | up 23,913.3% | volatile |
| 8 | Portugal | 2,192 | 2023 | up 3,615.2% | volatile |
| 9 | Cameroon | 1,841 | 2021 | up 10.6% | volatile |
| 10 | Uganda | 1,251 | 2022 | up 978.4% | volatile |
| 11 | Switzerland | 1,026 | 2023 | up 53.4% | volatile |
| 12 | Kuwait | 934 | 2020 | β | volatile |
| 13 | Niger | 873 | 2025 | down 42.6% | volatile |
| 14 | Guatemala | 709 | 2024 | up 1,237.7% | volatile |
| 15 | Czechia | 701 | 2024 | up 34,950.0% | volatile |
| 16 | United Arab Emirates | 695 | 2020 | up 531.8% | volatile |
| 17 | Cyprus | 687 | 2022 | β | volatile |
| 18 | Kenya | 678 | 2025 | down 6.2% | volatile |
| 19 | Malawi | 676 | 2020 | down 53.2% | volatile |
| 20 | New Zealand | 664 | 2024 | up 66,300.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Haiti | 657 | 2023 | up 2,246.4% | volatile |
| 22 | Mexico | 633 | 2024 | up 30.5% | rising |
| 23 | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 628 | 2024 | down 90.3% | falling |
| 24 | Denmark | 612 | 2024 | β | volatile |
| 25 | Burundi | 593 | 2024 | up 303.4% | rising |
| 26 | China (Peopleβs Republic of) | 591 | 2023 | down 27.8% | falling |
| 27 | Kazakhstan, Republic of | 587 | 2024 | up 29,250.0% | volatile |
| 28 | Myanmar | 572 | 2024 | up 105.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Philippines | 555 | 2024 | up 71.3% | volatile |
| 30 | Indonesia | 540 | 2024 | up 1.5% | volatile |
| 31 | Nepal | 508 | 2021 | up 21.5% | volatile |
| 32 | Russian Federation | 494 | 2024 | down 12.9% | volatile |
| 33 | Namibia | 446 | 2024 | β | volatile |
| 34 | Bangladesh | 434 | 2024 | up 155.3% | volatile |
| 35 | Armenia, Republic of | 414 | 2024 | up 5.3% | volatile |
| 36 | Colombia | 379 | 2024 | down 37.8% | volatile |
| 37 | Jordan | 353 | 2024 | up 1,976.5% | volatile |
| 38 | Paraguay | 338 | 2023 | up 8,350.0% | volatile |
| 39 | Belgium | 326 | 2023 | β | volatile |
| 40 | Sudan | 299 | 2019 | down 50.7% | volatile |
| 41 | Brazil | 295 | 2024 | up 217.2% | volatile |
| 42 | Spain | 270 | 2024 | up 800.0% | volatile |
| 43 | Mongolia | 238 | 2024 | up 36.0% | volatile |
| 44 | Lebanon | 216 | 2020 | up 5,300.0% | volatile |
| 45 | Fiji, Republic of | 184 | 2022 | up 636.0% | volatile |
| 46 | Somalia | 183 | 2025 | up 86.7% | volatile |
| 47 | Mozambique, Republic of | 174 | 2025 | down 5.4% | volatile |
| 48 | Honduras | 161 | 2020 | up 159.7% | volatile |
| 49 | Thailand | 154 | 2021 | up 25.2% | falling |
| 50 | Solomon Islands | 144 | 2022 | β | volatile |
| 51 | Chile | 135 | 2024 | up 542.9% | volatile |
| 52 | Comoros, Union of the | 114 | 2024 | up 2,750.0% | volatile |
| 53 | Equatorial Guinea, Republic of | 112 | 2021 | up 11,100.0% | volatile |
| 54 | Morocco | 110 | 2024 | up 86.4% | volatile |
| 54 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 110 | 2020 | up 124.5% | rising |
| 56 | Cambodia | 96 | 2022 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 57 | Peru | 89 | 2021 | down 26.4% | volatile |
| 58 | Sri Lanka | 82 | 2024 | down 9.9% | volatile |
| 59 | Kyrgyz Republic | 79 | 2024 | up 17.9% | volatile |
| 60 | Japan | 77 | 2023 | down 55.5% | volatile |
| 61 | Italy | 72 | 2023 | up 2.9% | volatile |
| 61 | Madagascar, Republic of | 72 | 2018 | down 47.4% | volatile |
| 63 | Togo | 68 | 2024 | down 57.8% | volatile |
| 64 | Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of | 61 | 2021 | down 35.1% | volatile |
| 65 | Canada | 57 | 2024 | β | volatile |
| 65 | Algeria | 57 | 2024 | up 307.1% | volatile |
| 67 | Sierra Leone | 54 | 2022 | down 79.0% | volatile |
| 68 | Liberia | 48 | 2022 | down 98.6% | volatile |
| 69 | Albania | 44 | 2024 | up 388.9% | volatile |
| 70 | Nicaragua | 39 | 2013 | up 333.3% | volatile |
| 71 | Ukraine | 35 | 2023 | up 1,066.7% | volatile |
| 72 | Gambia, The | 33 | 2022 | up 1,550.0% | volatile |
| 73 | Australia | 32 | 2024 | up 220.0% | volatile |
| 73 | El Salvador | 32 | 2023 | up 433.3% | volatile |
| 75 | Yemen, Republic of | 29 | 2022 | down 78.5% | volatile |
| 76 | Djibouti | 28 | 2012 | down 44.0% | volatile |
| 77 | Panama | 26 | 2023 | down 58.7% | volatile |
| 78 | Ecuador | 25 | 2024 | up 525.0% | volatile |
| 79 | Slovenia | 24 | 2024 | up 84.6% | volatile |
| 80 | Bhutan | 21 | 2019 | down 99.3% | volatile |
| 81 | Serbia | 19 | 2024 | down 42.4% | volatile |
| 81 | Tunisia | 19 | 2018 | up 1,800.0% | volatile |
| 83 | Burkina Faso | 18 | 2021 | down 97.5% | volatile |
| 83 | Georgia | 18 | 2024 | down 77.5% | volatile |
| 85 | Marshall Islands, Republic of the | 17 | 2022 | β | volatile |
| 85 | Tonga | 17 | 2022 | β | volatile |
| 87 | Angola | 13 | 2025 | down 96.9% | volatile |
| 87 | Argentina | 13 | 2023 | down 81.4% | volatile |
| 89 | Austria | 10 | 2022 | down 23.1% | volatile |
| 90 | Palau, Republic of | 9 | 2022 | β | volatile |
| 90 | Trinidad and Tobago | 9 | 2024 | β | volatile |
| 92 | Tajikistan, Republic of | 8 | 2020 | down 77.1% | falling |
| 93 | Benin | 7 | 2020 | down 84.8% | volatile |
| 93 | Ghana | 7 | 2024 | up 250.0% | volatile |
| 93 | Romania | 7 | 2024 | down 12.5% | volatile |
| 96 | Costa Rica | 6 | 2024 | down 40.0% | volatile |
| 96 | Jamaica | 6 | 2024 | up 500.0% | volatile |
| 96 | Eswatini, Kingdom of | 6 | 2024 | down 77.8% | volatile |
| 99 | St. Lucia | 5 | 2013 | up 400.0% | volatile |
| 99 | Malaysia | 5 | 2025 | down 72.2% | volatile |
| 99 | Zambia | 5 | 2025 | up 25.0% | volatile |
| 102 | Antigua and Barbuda | 4 | 2020 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 102 | Bulgaria | 4 | 2024 | down 81.0% | volatile |
| 104 | Guyana | 3 | 2013 | down 91.2% | volatile |
| 104 | Croatia | 3 | 2023 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 106 | St. Kitts and Nevis | 2 | 2014 | unchanged | falling |
| 107 | Naoero, Republic of | 1 | 2022 | β | volatile |
| 107 | Senegal | 1 | 2015 | down 98.7% | volatile |
| 107 | Uruguay | 1 | 2024 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 110 | Bahrain, Kingdom of | 0 | 2024 | β | volatile |
| 110 | Belarus, Republic of | 0 | 2024 | β | flat |
| 110 | Barbados | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 110 | Botswana | 0 | 2024 | β | volatile |
| 110 | Dominica | 0 | 2014 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 110 | Estonia | 0 | 2024 | β | volatile |
| 110 | Finland | 0 | 2019 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 110 | Maldives | 0 | 2024 | β | volatile |
| 110 | Mali | 0 | 2018 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 110 | Montenegro | 0 | 2018 | β | volatile |
| 110 | Mauritius | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 110 | Qatar | 0 | 2024 | β | volatile |
| 110 | Tuvalu | 0 | 2021 | β | flat |
| 110 | St. 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 470,644
- CΓ΄te d'Ivoire 73