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Countries With the Worst Disaster per Year (1975–)

Name the country that had the most deaths from a natural or manmade disaster in each year.
Doesn't include famines, pandemics, genocides, wars
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Year
Disaster
Toll
Country
1975
Typhoon and dam failure
26,000+
China
1976
Earthquake
242,000+
China
1977
Cyclone
10,000+
India
1978
Earthquake
20,000+
Iran
1979
Dam failure
1,800–25,000
India
1980
Earthquake
2,633
Algeria
1981
Earthquake
~3,000
Iran
1982
Earthquake
~2,800
Yemen
1983
Earthquake
~1,340
Turkey
1984
Gas leak
3,787
India
1985
Volcano and landslides
23,000+
Colombia
1986
Limnic eruption
1,746
Cameroon
1987
Ferry collision
~4,300
Philippines
1988
Earthquake
25,000+
Armenia
1989
Tornado
1,300
Bangladesh
1990
Earthquake
40,000+
Iran
1991
Cyclone
300,000+
Bangladesh
1992
Earthquake and tsunami
~2,500
Indonesia
1993
Earthquake
8,000+
India
1994
Ferry sinking
852
Estonia
1995
Earthquake
~6,400
Japan
1996
Cyclone
967
India
1997
Earthquake
1,567+
Iran
1998
Hurricane
~7,000
Honduras
1999
Mudslides
10,000–30,000
Venezuela
2000
Cyclone and flooding
~800
Mozambique
2001
Earthquake
20,000+
India
2002
Ferry sinking
1,863
The Gambia
2003
Earthquake
26,000+
Iran
2004
Tsunami
160,000+
Indonesia
2005
Earthquake
73,000+
Pakistan
2006
Earthquake
~5,700
Indonesia
2007
Cyclone
~3,447
Bangladesh
2008
Cyclone
138,373+
Myanmar
2009
Earthquake
1,115
Indonesia
2010
Earthquake
~160,000
Haiti
2011
Earthquake and tsunami
~18,000
Japan
2012
Typhoon
~1,900
Philippines
2013
Typhoon
~7,000
Philippines
2014
Landslide
350+
Afghanistan
2015
Earthquake
8,800+
Nepal
2016
Earthquake
676
Ecuador
2017
Hurricane
2,981
United States
2018
Earthquake and tsunami
4,340
Indonesia
2019
Cyclone
600+
Mozambique
2020
Explosion
218
Lebanon
2021
Earthquake
2,248
Haiti
2022
Floods
1,739
Pakistan
2023
Earthquake
50,783
Turkey
2024
Earthquake
584
Japan
2025
Earthquake
5,352
Myanmar
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interopia
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May 8, 2025
Quiz is a work in progress...let me know if you find any disasters that I missed.
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