Number of deaths due to disaster in Vietnam
Vietnam: Number of deaths due to disaster was 5 in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2019)
5
World rank
120th
of 147 countries
All-time high
675
in 2005
All-time low
5
in 2019
Years of data
7
2005–2019
Number of deaths due to disaster in Vietnam, 2005–2019
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Vietnam recorded 5 for number of deaths due to disaster in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of down 98.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths due to disaster in Vietnam peaked at 675 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 5, in 2019.
Vietnam ranks 120th of 147 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Number of deaths due to disaster in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 675 | — |
| 2006 | 317 | -53.0% |
| 2007 | 381 | +20.2% |
| 2008 | 575 | +50.9% |
| 2009 | 294 | -48.9% |
| 2010 | 60 | -79.6% |
| 2019 | 5 | -91.7% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 5 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 44, 11% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 5 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 86.5, 6% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 448.4 | 294 | 675 | 5 |
| 2010s | 32.5 | 5 | 60 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
More climate change data for Vietnam
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 53,097 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 14,545 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 38,552 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 54.89 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,377 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 45,316 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 10,321 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 34,995 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 38.95 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1,250 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths due to disaster in Vietnam?
- Number of deaths due to disaster in Vietnam was 5 in 2019, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of deaths due to disaster recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 675 in 2005.
- What is the lowest number of deaths due to disaster recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 in 2019.
- How does Vietnam rank for number of deaths due to disaster?
- Vietnam ranks 120th out of 147 countries with data for 2019.
- Is number of deaths due to disaster rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 98.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Vietnam 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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