The list of disasters in Vietnam by death toll includes major disasters and accidents - excluding warfare and other intentional acts - that took place on Vietnamese soil and resulted in 10 or more fatalities:
Disaster | Type | Location | Deaths | Date | References |
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1971 Red River Delta Flood | Flood | Red River Delta | 100,000 | 1971 | [1] |
COVID-19 pandemic | Pandemic | Nationwide | 40,000+ | 2020 to present | [2] |
Typhoon Haiphong | Typhoon | Haiphong | 3,000 | October 1881 | [3][4] |
1906 Thua Thien Hue Tsunami | Tsunami | Thừa Thiên Huế | 724 | 11 September 1904 | [5] |
1999 Vietnamese floods | Flood | Central Vietnam | 600 | October–November 1999 | [6] |
Dongnai train disaster | Accident | Đồng Nai province | 200+ | 17 March 1982 | [7] |
Typhoon Damrey | Typhoon | Central Vietnam | 106 | November 18, 2017 | [8] |
2020 Central Vietnam floods | Flood | Central Vietnam | 100+ | October–November 2020 | [9] |
Ho Chi Minh City ITC fire | Fire | Ho Chi Minh City | 60 | 29 October 2002 | [10] |
2023 Hanoi building fire | Fire | Hanoi | 56 | 13 September 2023 | [11] |
Collapse of Cần Thơ Bridge | Construction collapse | Cần Thơ | 55 | 26 September 2007 | [12] |
2022 Vietnam karaoke bar fire | Fire | Ho Chi Minh City | 32 | 6 September 2022 | [13] |
2018 Northern Vietnam floods | Flood | Northern Vietnam | 23 | 23 June 2018 | [14] |
Quảng Ngãi skin disease outbreak | Disease | Quảng Ngãi province | 19 | 21 April 2012 | [15] |
MS Bulk Jupiter | Shipwreck | Coast of Vũng Tàu | 16+ | 1 January 2015 | [16] |