Number of deaths due to disaster in United States of America
United States of America: Number of deaths due to disaster was 470,644 in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2021)
470,644
Change on year
up 36.0%
World rank
1st
of 147 countries
All-time high
470,644
in 2021
All-time low
570
in 2019
Years of data
7
2015–2021
Number of deaths due to disaster in United States of America, 2015–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
United States of America recorded 470,644 for number of deaths due to disaster in 2021. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 36.0% on the previous year and up 67,327.5% over ten years.
United States of America ranks 1st of 147 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Number of deaths due to disaster in United States of America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 698 | — |
| 2016 | 668 | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 3,847 | +475.9% |
| 2018 | 772 | -79.9% |
| 2019 | 570 | -26.2% |
| 2020 | 345,950 | +60593.0% |
| 2021 | 470,644 | +36.0% |
United States of America compared with similar countries
- United States of America's 470,644 is above the median for high income countries, which is 44.5, 10576.3× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1,311 | 570 | 3,847 | 5 |
| 2020s | 408,297 | 345,950 | 470,644 | 2 |
Countries ranked near United States of America
More climate change data for United States of America
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 4.1% (2100)
- Population, total, annual growth rate 0.5238 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, annual growth rate 0.6086 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, per capita 0.8019 units per person (2025)
- Urban population 80.2% (2025)
- Urban population 274.08 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.6% (2025)
- Population, total 341.79 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths due to disaster in United States of America?
- Number of deaths due to disaster in United States of America was 470,644 in 2021, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of deaths due to disaster recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 470,644 in 2021.
- What is the lowest number of deaths due to disaster recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 570 in 2019.
- How does United States of America rank for number of deaths due to disaster?
- United States of America ranks 1st out of 147 countries with data for 2021.
- Is number of deaths due to disaster rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 67,327.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United States of America data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of deaths due to disaster (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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