2011
disasters in numbers
(1)
(1): Epidemic and insect infestations not included
Top 10
(2)
Natural disasters by number of deaths - 2011
Earthquake/Tsunami, March
Tropical storm 'Sendong' (Washi), December
Flood, January
Flood, August-December
Earthquake, October
Flood, August-November
Storm, April
Flood, August-November
Flood, June
Flood, August-October
Time trend of reported natural
disasters, 1975-2011
19 846
1 430
900
813
604
509
350
247
239
204
Japan
Philippines
Brazil
Thailand
Turkey
Pakistan
United States
Cambodia
China, P Rep
India
(3)
450
413
Philippines
China, P Rep
United States
India
Indonesia
Mexico
Guatemala
Japan
Brazil
350
300
Total killed and affected people
by natural disasters per 100,000
inhabitants - 2011
Bangladesh, Nigeria, Peru, Thailand, Viet Nam
Somalia
Cambodia
Djibouti
Niger
Thailand
Philippines
Burkina Faso
Namibia
Kenya
China, P Rep
33
21
19
11
11
10
7
7
6
5
42 868
23 202
22 533
19 605
16 228
12 568
12 144
11 390
10 850
9 276
432
400
302
278
(2): Includes the reported missing persons
Number of reported natural
disasters by country - 2011
421
250
205
200
150
100
50
0
1975
1983
2000 2002 2005
1990
2011
(3): Natural Disasters = Country-level disasters
Annual reported economic damages from natural disasters: 1980-2011
400
Earthquake/Tsunami Tohoku
Japan
($210 billion)
In 2011 US$ value (billion)
350
300
250
200
150
100
50
Hurricane Katrina, Rita and Wilma
USA
($176 billion)
Earthquake Kobé
Japan
($145 billion)
Earthquake Northridge
USA
($45 billion)
Earthquake Izmit
Turkey
($27 billion)
Earthquake Niigata-ken
Japan
($33 billion)
Earthquake Naples Province
Italy
($54 billion)
1980
1982
1984
1986
1988
Selected disasters with largest economic impact
1990
1992
1994
1996
1998
2000
2002
2004
Earthquake Sichuan
China P. Rep
($87 billion)
Earthquake of Maule Region
Chile
($30 billion)
2006
2008
2010
Comparing present to past
Human impact by disaster types
Average 2001-2010
Total killed
Total affected
59 724 937
68 457 640
Drought
1 583 968
8 706 978
(including tsunami)
4 085 558
8 544 932
Extreme
temperature
108
20 943
68 015
Earthquake
106 416 698
106 310 080
231
14 731
5 202
5 641
Flood
408
Mass mov.
dry
7 227
380 649
Mass mov.
wet
33 972 346
39 081 358
27
314
1 002
3 076
Storm
17 236
45 004
149 510
Volcano
3
56
5 300
213 143
Wild fires
13
72
205 841 038
231 844 699
100 000 000
29 782
106 887
Total
80 000 000
60 000 000
40 000 000
20 000 000
0
0
5 000
Natural disaster occurrence by disaster type
10 000
15 000
384
350
2011
Europe
0.20%
Oceania
0.61%
Africa
2.00%
302
300
250
200
Asia
89.20%
175
150
Americas
7.97%
138
104
100
0
20 000
Percentage of people killed
by natural disasters by region
400
50
2011
79
16 16
Drought
28 30
Earthquake
(including tsunami)
22
11
1
Extreme
temperature
Average 2001-2010
Flood
20 18
Mass mov. dry Mass mov. wet
2011
Average 2001-2010
6 6
Storm
Volcano
Oceania
0.12%
Africa
1.32%
12 4
Wild fires
Europe
12.94%
Total
Asia
62.48%
Americas
23.13%
Source of data: EM-DAT: The OFDA/CRED - International Disaster Database www.emdat.be Université catholique de Louvain Brussels - Belgium
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