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Worst Natural Disasters

by Vishul Malik

Here are the top ten countries with the most deaths from natural disasters, based on data from the Emergency Events Database (EM-DAT) for the period of 1900 to 2020: China…


Here are the top ten countries with the most deaths from natural disasters, based on data from the Emergency Events Database (EM-DAT) for the period of 1900 to 2020:

  • China – 829,854 deaths
  • India – 337,942 deaths
  • Bangladesh – 222,276 deaths
  • Indonesia – 170,748 deaths
  • Iran – 151,982 deaths
  • Pakistan – 149,180 deaths
  • Philippines – 122,556 deaths
  • Vietnam – 93,556 deaths
  • Japan – 46,281 deaths
  • Haiti – 45,715 deaths

Top ten countries with most deaths from natural disasters in 2015

Rank Country Numbers of Deaths
1 Nepal 9,034
2 India 3,391
3 France 3,295
4 Pakistan 1,892
5 China 492
6 Afghanistan 433
7 Belgium 410
8 Guatemala 352
9 United States 316
10 Malawi 283

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