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
2005–2025
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 LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
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 (People’s 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.

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Indicator
Number of deaths due to disaster (number)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
137 places, 2,027 data points, 2005–2025
Last refreshed