Average flood and landslide death rate in Italy 1973-2022, by region
In Italy, floods and landslides are rather common and widespread events, which can have serious impacts on the resident population. Trentino-South Tyrol had the highest mortality rate associated with floods and landslides, at 0.76 per 100,000 people. This means that for every 100,000 inhabitants of the region, almost 0.8 of them went missing or died in a given period of time due to floods and landslides. Molise and Lazio are the regions with the lowest death rate, with approximately 0.01 individuals for every 100,000 being victims of flooding and landslides.