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South Africa: Average death rate due to natural disasters

48.42per 100 000 population · 2020+26800.0% since 2010

Average death rate due to natural disasters (per 100 000 population). WHO Global Health Observatory indicator SDGDISASTER. Annual figures for South Africa from 2005 to 2020.

20052020

Every year

YearValue (per 100 000 population)Note
202048.42
20190.26
20180
20170.06
20160.53
20150.55
20140.06
20130.12
20120.58
20110.12
20100.18
20090.06
20080.47
20070.1
20060.02
20050

Source

Published by World Health Organization. Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO. Retrieved 2026-11-08.

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World Health Organization (2026). Average death rate due to natural disasters. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/who-sdgdisaster (accessed 2026-11-14). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.

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