Natural Disaster Data Book 2016
An Analytical Overview

Asian Disaster Reduction Center

Overview
Asian Disaster Reduction Center (ADRC) Natural
Disasters Data Book 2016 provides statisticalperspectives in figures and tables for 2016 as well
as for the period 1987-2016 based on dataobtained by EM-DAT.
According to EM-DAT, 350 natural disasters
occurred in 2016 worldwide, killing 10,273 people
and affecting over 204 million people. The
estimated amount of economic damage cameclose to US$147.4 billion.
In 2016, the earthquake that hit Ecuador in April
brought about serious damages to the country.
The disaster claimed nearly 670 people. The
storm that hit the United States in January has thelargest affected people in the world with over 85.0
million.
On the other hand, the flood that hit China in Junecaused the largest economic damage worth
US$2.2 billion, which ranked the highest.
By region, Asia is ranked the highest in theindices of disaster occurrences, the number ofpeople killed and economic damage. Asia
accounts for 45.1 percent in occurrences; numberof people killed, 50.5 percent; and amount of
economic damage, 49.5 percent. As for thenumber of people affected, Americas topped by
46.4 percent.
By disaster types, flood is dominant in occurrence,
killed, and economic damage at 45.7 percent,45.3 percent, and 38.7 percent, respectively,
while storm tops in number of people affected by
46.0 percent.
Data Book 2016 also contains tables of the 25
worst disasters by number of people killed andtotal affected people, economic damage, and theirrespective ratios to population and grossdomestic product. It also includes tables of 2016
disasters in Asian countries sorted by country anddisaster type.

[Notes]
Source:All disaster data are based on D. Guha-Sapir, R.
Below, Ph. Hoyois - EM-DAT: International
Disaster Database – www.emdat.be – Université
Catholique de Louvain – Brussels – Belgium.
Data set was obtained on 21 December 2017,
unless otherwise stated.
EM-DAT Criteria:
For a disaster to be entered into the database, atleast one of the following criteria must be fulfilled:• Ten (10) or more people reported killed• Hundred (100) or more people reported
affected• Declaration of a state of emergency• Call for international assistance.
In this Data Book 2016 “killed people” are definedas persons confirmed as dead and persons
missing and presumed dead. “Affected people”
are the sum of injured, homeless, and affected in
EM-DAT. EM-DAT defines affected people aspeople requiring immediate assistance during theperiod of emergency; it can also include displacedor evacuated people.

Disaster Terms:“Animal accident” is that human encounters withdangerous or exotic animals in both urban andrural developments.
“Drought” includes an extended period of
unusually low precipitation that produces ashortage of water for people, animals and plants.
“Earthquake” includes ground shaking andtsunami.
“Epidemic” includes bacterial and viral infectious
diseases.
“Extreme Temperature” includes heat wave, cold
wave, and extreme winter conditions.
“Flood” includes general flood, and flash flood.
“Landslide” includes avalanche, debris, androckfall.
“Storm” includes local storm, tropical cyclone, andwinter storm.
“Volcanic activity” includes volcanic eruption oflava, ash, hot vapour, gas, and pyroclastic
material.
“Wildfire” includes bush/brush fire, forest fire, andscrub/grassland fire.

Disclaimer:
Country and region classification used in thisdatabook is based on EM-DAT criteria.

1. IMPACTS OF NATURAL DISASTERS BY REGION, 2016 ...................................................... 1
2. IMPACTS OF NATURAL DISASTERS BY DISASTER TYPE, 2016......................................... 2
3. IMPACTS OF NATURAL DISASTERS IN ASIA BY DISASTER TYPE, 2016 ........................... 3
4. TRENDS OF WORLD NATURAL DISASTERS, 1987-2016 ..................................................... 4
4-1 NUMBER OF DISASTERS IN THE WORLD (1987-2016) ..................................................................... 4
4-2 NUMBER OF PEOPLE KILLED IN THE WORLD (1987-2016) .............................................................. 5
4-3 NUMBER OF PEOPLE AFFECTED IN THE WORLD (1987-2016) ......................................................... 6
4-4 ECONOMIC DAMAGE IN THE WORLD (1987-2016)........................................................................... 7

5. IMPACTS OF WORLD NATURAL DISASTERS BY REGION, 1987-2016 ............................... 8
6. THE 25 WORST DISASTERS IN ASIA 2016 ........................................................................... 9
6-1 THE 25 WORST DISASTERS IN ASIA BY NUMBER OF PEOPLE KILLED, 2016 ..................................... 9
6-2 THE 25 WORST DISASTERS IN ASIA BY NUMBER OF PEOPLE AFFECTED, 2016 .............................. 10
6-3 THE 25 WORST DISASTERS IN ASIA BY ECONOMIC DAMAGE, 2016 ............................................... 11

7. DISASTERS IN ASIA BY COUNTRY, 2016 ........................................................................... 12
8. DISASTERS IN ASIA BY DISASTER TYPE, 2016 ................................................................. 14

1. IMPACTS OF NATURAL DISASTERS BY REGION
This section shows the impacts of natural disasters in four indices, occurrence, number of deaths, number ofaffected people and economic damage that were reported across the world in 2016. As shown in Figure 1, Asia
ranks the first among all regions in the categories of disaster occurrence, the number of killed people, and economic
damage, accounting for 45.1 percent, 50.5 percent, and 49.5 percent, respectively. On the other hand, Americas isranked the highest in the number of affected people, which is largely attributed to storm in Americas.

Figure 1: Impacts of Natural Disasters by Region, 2016
Table 1: Impacts of Natural Disasters by Region, 2016
ImpactRegionOccurrence

Killed(share in %)Affected(share in %)Damage (US$ million)(share in %)(share in %)Africa63(18.0%)

2,554(24.9%)

13,760,813(6.7%)

867(0.6%)

Americas85(24.3%)

2,062(20.1%)

95,038,986(46.6%)

57,148(38.8%)

Asia

158(45.1%)

5,186(50.5%)

94,718,029(46.4%)

73,017(49.5%)

Europe28(8.0%)

415(4.0%)

93,426(0.0%)

11,179(7.6%)

Oceania16(4.6%)

56(0.5%)

490,911(0.2%)

5,160(3.5%)

Total

350(100.0%)10,273(100.0%)204,102,165(100.0%)147,371(100.0%)Source:EM-DAT: The OFDA/CRED International Disaster Database – www.emdat.be,
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12. IMPACTS OF NATURAL DISASTERS BY DISASTER TYPE, 2016
Regarding the breakdown of impacts of disasters by disaster type, two disasters, flood and storm, are dominant inall categories. Flood tops at 45.7 percent and 45.3 percent while in the number of occurrence and killed people. The
number of affected people, storm has the largest shares, 46.0 percent followed by flood, 38.3 percent. Flood brings
the heaviest economic damage by 38.7 percent followed by storm, 30.6 percent.

Figure 2: Impacts of Natural Disasters by Disaster Type, 2016

Table 2: Impacts of Natural Disasters by Disaster Type, 2016
ImpactDisaster Type

Occurrence

KilledAffected(share in %)(share in %)(share in %)Drought

15(4.3%)

Earthquake30(8.6%)

1,311

Epidemic

25(7.1%)

1,656

Extreme temperature

12(3.4%)

Damage (US$ million)(share in %)29,417,000(14.4%)

3,554(2.4%)(12.8%)

1,185,081(0.6%)

32,995(22.4%)(16.1%)

130,641(0.1%)

490(4.8%)

908,120(0.4%)

1,727(1.2%)

Flood

160(45.7%)

4,656(45.3%)

78,213,354(38.3%)

56,972(38.7%)

Landslide13(3.7%)

361(3.5%)

243,443(0.1%)

725(0.5%)

Storm

85(24.3%)

1,760(17.1%)

93,846,236(46.0%)

45,111(30.6%)

Wildfire10(2.9%)

39(0.4%)

158,290(0.1%)

6,287(4.3%)

Total

350 (100.0%)

10,273 (100.0%)

Source:EM-DAT: The OFDA/CRED International Disaster Database – www.emdat.be,
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204,102,165 (100.0%)

147,371 (100.0%)

3. IMPACTS OF NATURAL DISASTERS IN ASIA BY DISASTER TYPE, 2016
Regarding the overview of impacts of disasters sorted by disaster type in Asia, Figure 3 shows a similar pattern to Figure
2. However, in number of the affected people, flood has the largest shares, 78.3 percent followed by drought, 14.3
percent.

Figure 3: Impacts of Natural Disasters by Disaster Type in Asia, 2016

Table 3: Impacts of Natural Disasters by Disaster Type in Asia, 2016
ImpactDisaster Type

Occurrence

Killed(share in %)(share in %)Drought4(2.5%)

Earthquake

17(10.8%)

Affected313(6.0%)

Damage (US$ million)(share in %)(share in %)13,520,000(14.3%)

3,020(4.1%)

603,727(0.6%)

21,207(29.0%)

Epidemic

4(2.5%)

72(1.4%)

92,435(0.1%)

Extreme temperature

8(5.1%)

421(8.1%)

158,100(0.2%)

1,727(2.4%)(48.3%)

Flood

69(43.7%)

3,296(63.6%)

74,156,199(78.3%)

35,278Landslide10(6.3%)

282(5.4%)

238,397(0.3%)

725(1.0%)

Storm

43(27.2%)

784(15.1%)

5,889,034(6.2%)

10,541(14.4%)

3(1.9%)

18(0.3%)

60,137(0.1%)

520(0.7%)

Wildfire
Total

158 (100.0%)

5,186 (100.0%)

Source:EM-DAT: The OFDA/CRED International Disaster Database – www.emdat.be,
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94,718,029 (100.0%)

73,017 (100.0%)

4. TRENDS OF WORLD NATURAL DISASTERS, 1987-2016
4-1 NUMBER OF DISASTERS IN THE WORLD (1987-2016)
In terms of number of disasters, the year 2016 sees a decrease from the previous year. In the long run, the upward
trend continues from the late 1980s till 2000 and the downward trend follows. In the collective 5-year period
representation of data in Figure 4-2, a downward trend is observed in the last 15 years starting from 2002-2006
period.

Figure 4-1: Disaster Occurrence, 1987-2016

Figure 4-2: Disaster Occurrence (Average of 5-year period), 1987-2016
Source:EM-DAT: The OFDA/CRED International Disaster Database – www.emdat.be,
Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels (Belgium)44-2 NUMBER OF PEOPLE KILLED IN THE WORLD (1987-2016)
The year 2016 shows a decrease of death toll from the previous year. As seen in Figure 4-4 about the trend of the
5-year period average, the number of people killed for the period 2012-2016 shows drastic decrease from 128,948
to 17,813.

Figure 4-3: Number of People Killed, 1987-2016

Figure 4-4: Number of People Killed (Average of 5-year period), 1987-2016
Source:EM-DAT: The OFDA/CRED International Disaster Database – www.emdat.be,
Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels (Belgium)54-3 NUMBER OF PEOPLE AFFECTED IN THE WORLD (1987-2016)
In terms of number of the affected people, the year 2016 sees a decrease from the previous year. The 5-year period
average representation shows that the number of affected people continues to decrease in the last 15 years.

Figure 4-5: Total Number of Affected People, 1987-2016

Figure 4-6: Number of Affected People (Average of 5 year period), 1987-2016

Source:EM-DAT: The OFDA/CRED International Disaster Database – www.emdat.be,
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4-4 ECONOMIC DAMAGE IN THE WORLD (1987-2016)
Economic damage caused by natural disasters, the year 2016 sees an increase from the year 2015. By contrast, inthe 5-year period average analysis, the 2012-2016 average sees a decrease.

Figure 4-7: Amount of Damage (million USD), 1987-2016

Figure 4-8: Economic Damage (Average of 5-year period), 1987-2016
Source:EM-DAT: The OFDA/CRED International Disaster Database – www.emdat.be,
Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels (Belgium)75. IMPACTS OF WORLD NATURAL DISASTERS BY REGION, 1987-2016
For the period 1987-2016, Asia dominates and ranks the first in all natural disasters’ impact categories acrossregions of the world, especially in terms of the number of killed and affected.

Figure 5: Impacts of World Natural Disasters by Region, 1987-2016

Table 5: Impacts of Natural Disasters by Region, 1987-2016
ImpactRegionOccurrence

KilledAffected(share in %)(share in %)(share in %)Damage (US$ million)(share in %)Africa2,172(20.3%)

205,545(10.7%)

423,688,214(6.5%)

22,690(0.8%)

Americas2,571(24.0%)

354,543(18.5%)

297,061,881(4.5%)

991,851(35.9%)

Asia

4,151

(38.7%)

1,166,202(61.0%)

5,750,586,898(88.1%)

1,340,762(48.5%)

Europe1,387(12.9%)

180,192(9.4%)

36,032,240(0.6%)

334,818(12.1%)

Oceania439(4.1%)

5,680(0.3%)

23,110,498(0.4%)

73,154(2.6%)

Total

10,720(100.0%)1,912,162(100.0%)6,530,479,731(100.0%)2,763,275(100.0%)Source:EM-DAT: The OFDA/CRED International Disaster Database – www.emdat.be,
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6. THE 25 WORST DISASTERS IN ASIA 2016
6-1 THE 25 WORST DISASTERS IN ASIA BY NUMBER OF PEOPLE KILLED, 2016
The death toll by the flood in Korea DPR in August tops at 538 in Asia in 2016, followed by the Heat wave in India at
300. There are 13 disaster events in Asia found in the list which claimed more than 100 lives. Flood occupies
fourteen ranks in the worst 25 list.

Table 6-1: The 25 Worst Disasters in Asia by Number of People Killed, 2016

Economic
Disaster typeCountry

Date

KilledAffected

Damage(US$ Million)

1

Flood

Korea DPR

29/08/2016

538

667,71561

2

Extreme temperature

India

01/04/2016

300

3

Flood

China P Rep

28/06/2016

289

60,000,000

22,000

4

Flood

China

18/07/2016

289

375,000

4,500

5

Flood

6

Flood

India

15/07/2016

254

1,600,000

350

Sri Lanka

14/05/2016

203

301,602

1,200

7

Flood

India

09/07/2016

184

100,000

160

8

Flood

Pakistan

09/03/2016

141

4,412

2

9

Flood

Nepal

25/07/2016

138

10,55115

10

Earthquake

Taiwan (China)

06/02/2016

117

525

700

11

Flood

Bangladesh

19/07/2016

106

1,900,000

150

12Earthquake

Indonesia

07/12/2016

104

86,018

100

13

Storm

China P Rep

24/06/2016

102

46,000

302

14

Storm

China P Rep

16/06/2016

99

45,846

500

15

Storm

India

20/06/2016

93

16

Flood

Pakistan

02/04/2016

92

17

Extreme temperature

Taiwan (China)

20/01/2016

85

18

Storm

China P Rep

09/07/2016

75

24,900

1,511

19

Flood

China P Rep

18/06/2016

68

165,000

3,000

20

Landslide

China P Rep

04/05/2016

66

237,600

700

21

Landslide

Indonesia

17/06/2016

62

25

22

Flood

India

25/06/2016

61

100

23

Storm

Bangladesh

13/05/2016

59

24

Flood

Indonesia

20/09/2016

53

8,920

22

25

Flood

India

28/07/2016

50

2,000,000

150

Source:EM-DAT: The OFDA/CRED International Disaster Database – www.emdat.be,
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977

6-2 THE 25 WORST DISASTERS IN ASIA BY NUMBER OF PEOPLE AFFECTED, 2016
In terms of the number of people affected, the flood in China ranks the first with 60.0 million people affected. In 2016,
the number of disaster events that affected more than one million amounts to 10. By country, China has six ranks in
the list. By disaster type, flood amounts to 16 out of the 25 disasters followed by 4 storms.
Table 6-2: The 25 Worst Disasters in Asia by Total Number of People Affected, 2016
Economic
Disaster typeCountry

Date

KilledAffected

Damage(US$ Million)

1

Flood

China P Rep

28/06/2016

2

Drought

China P Rep

3

Drought

4

60,000,000

22,00000/06/2016

10,000,000

3,000

Cambodia

00/05/2016

2,500,000

Flood

India

28/07/2016

50

2,000,000

150

5

Flood

Bangladesh

19/07/2016

106

1,900,000

150

6

Storm

Philippines

25/12/2016

24

1,893,404

104

7

Flood

India

15/07/2016

254

1,600,000

350

8

Flood

Philippines

18/08/2016

19

1,300,000

9

Flood

Philippines

08/08/2016

26

1,263,098

9

10

Storm

Bangladesh

21/05/2016

28

1,203,555

600

11

Storm

Philippines

19/10/2016

8981,154

51

12

Drought

Sri Lanka

00/10/2016

900,000

20

13

Flood

Korea DPR

29/08/2016

538

667,715

61

14

Flood

Viet Nam

09/10/2016

35

659,615

104

15

Storm

Viet Nam

13/10/2016

34

610,000

350

16

Flood

Thailand

01/12/2016

14582,343

25

17

Flood

Viet Nam

12/12/2016

27

562,121

35

18

Flood

Myanmar00/07/2016

5474,560

2

19

Flood

Myanmar

01/06/2016

14377,667

20

Flood

China P Rep

18/07/2016

289

375,000

4,500

21

Flood

Sri Lanka

14/05/2016

203

301,602

1,200

22

EarthquakeJapan

16/04/2016

49

298,432

20,00023

Flood

China P Rep

09/06/2016

25

254,400

664

24

Landslide

China P Rep

04/05/2016

66

237,600

700

25

Flood

China P Rep

19/03/2016

5219,300

170

Source:EM-DAT: The OFDA/CRED International Disaster Database – www.emdat.be,
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289

6-3 THE 25 WORST DISASTERS IN ASIA BY ECONOMIC DAMAGE, 2016
According to the EM-DAT database, the flood in China tops in the 25 ranks of the worst economic damage in Asia in
2016 with US$ 2.2 billion. By disaster type, storm and flood have the largest shares with 11 and 9, ranks
respectively.

Table 6-3: The 25 Worst Disasters in Asia by Economic Damage, 2016
Economic
Disaster typeCountry

Date

KilledAffected

Damage(US$ Million)

1

Flood

China P Rep

28/06/2016

289

60,000,000

22,0002

Earthquake

Japan

3

Flood

China P Rep

16/04/2016

49

298,432

20,00018/07/2016

289

375,000

4,500

4Drought

China P Rep

00/06/2016

5

Flood

China P Rep

18/06/2016

10,000,000

3,000

165,000

3,000

6

Storm

China P Rep

15/09/2016

7

Extreme temperature

China P Rep

20/01/2016

205,500

2,300

8

Storm

China P Rep

09/07/2016

75

24,900

1,511

9

Flood

Sri Lanka

14/05/2016

203

301,602

1,200

10

Storm

India

12/12/2016

24

11

Storm

China P Rep

16/10/2016

12

Storm

China P Rep

28/09/2016

35

36,000

830

13

Storm

China P Rep

02/06/2016

12

150,000

768

14

Landslide

China P Rep

04/05/2016

66

237,600

700

15

Earthquake

Taiwan (China)

06/02/2016

117

525

700

16

Flood

China P Rep

23/06/2016

34

150,000

675

17

Flood

China P Rep

09/06/2016

25

254,400

664

18

Storm

Bangladesh

21/05/2016

28

1,203,555

600

19

Flood

India

21/09/2016

28

3,000

589

20

Storm

China P Rep

16/06/2016

99

45,846

500

21

Flood

China P Rep

18/05/2016

12

44,100

447

22

Flood

India

15/07/2016

254

1,600,000

350

23

Storm

Viet Nam

13/10/2016

34

610,000

350

24

Storm

China P Rep

24/06/2016

102

46,000

302

25

Storm

China P Rep

24/04/2016

6,049

202

Source:EM-DAT: The OFDA/CRED International Disaster Database – www.emdat.be,
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11

68
5

1,600

1,000
890

7. DISASTERS IN ASIA BY COUNTRY, 2016

country

disaster typeoccurrence

Total
deaths84

Total
affecteddamage('000 US$)

Afghanistan

Flood

4

Armenia

Landslide1

Bangladesh

Earthquake

1

5

70

Flood

1

106

1,900,000

150,000

Storm

2

87

1,203,555

600,000

Cambodia

Drought12,500,000

China P Rep

Drought

1

10,000,000

3,000,000

Earthquake

3

3

51,320200,500

Extreme temperature

1

5

Flood

12

816

61,297,200

31,793,000

Landslide3

123

237,607700,000

Storm

13

346

604,695

7,624,160

Earthquake

1

8

10,80875,000Extreme temperature

1

300

Flood

8

679

3,806,000

1,499,000

Landslide

2

20

5

Storm

3

128

Wildfire

1

7

Earthquake

3

104

89,796

100,000

Flood

10

89

392,009108,000

Landslide2

77

Iran Islam Rep

Storm

1

4

IsraelWildfire

1

Japan

Earthquake

3

Extreme temperature

India

Indonesia

750

1,600,000

1,000,000

25,0002,000
60,137520,000

58

419,725

20,100,000

2

11

1,100

Flood

1

7

6,000

Storm

4

25

9,703

100,000

Korea Dem P Rep

Flood

2

552

667,71561,000

Korea Rep

Earthquake

1

29,83221,000Extreme temperature

1

6

Storm

1

10

1,500

126,000

Lao P Dem Rep

Flood

1

5

26,32850

MalaysiaFlood

431,841132,000

Mongolia

Extreme temperature1

157,000

12

127,000

Earthquake

1

Total
deaths4

Epidemic

1

34

Flood

2

19

852,227

Landslide

1

42

15

Storm

2

32

99,956

4,600

Flood

2

163

20,57415,000Wildfire

1

11

Oman

Flood

1

2

Pakistan

Earthquake

1

6

142

Flood

7

369

10,762

Storm

1

34

191

Earthquake

1

8

202

Flood

2

45

2,563,098

9,320

Storm

8

34

2,971,512

170,754

Flood

2

21

915

Storm

1

3

122

Singapore

Epidemic

1

13,051

Sri Lanka

Drought1900,000

20,000

Flood

1

203

301,6021,200,000

Earthquake

1

117

525

700,000

Extreme temperature

1

85

Storm

3

10

460

180,000

Earthquake

1

Flood

1

4

Extreme temperature

1

14

Flood

3

21

Timor-Leste

Drought

1

Viet Nam

Epidemic

1

27

79,204

Flood

4

91

1,428,585

161,280

Storm

4

71

995,340

685,157

Epidemic

1

11

180

Flood

1

20

29,750Landslide

1

20

20

country
Myanmar

Nepal

Philippines (the)Saudi Arabia

Taiwan (China)

Tajikistan
ThailandYemen

disaster typeoccurrence

total

158

Source:EM-DAT: The OFDA/CRED International Disaster Database – www.emdat.be,
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Total
affected
1,152

damage('000 US$)
10,000
2,000

2,000

50,000155
12,750808,843

145,000

120,000

5,186 94,718,029

73,016,821

8. DISASTERS IN ASIA BY DISASTER TYPE, 2016

Cambodia1

Total
affected
2,500,000

China P Rep

1

10,000,000

3,000,000

Sri Lanka

1

900,000

20,000

Timor-Leste1

120,000

Bangladesh

1

5

70

China P Rep

3

3

51,320200,500

India

1

8

10,80875,000Indonesia

3

104

89,796

100,000

Japan

3

58

419,725

20,100,000

Korea Rep

129,83221,000

Myanmar

1

4

1,152

10,000

Pakistan

1

6

142

Philippines

1

8

202

Taiwan (China)

1

117

525

Tajikistan

1

Myanmar

1

Singapore

1

Viet Nam

1

27

79,204

Yemen

1

11

180

China P Rep

1

5

India

1

300

Japan

2

11

Korea Rep

1

6

Mongolia

1

Taiwan (China)

185

Thailand1

14

Afghanistan

484

Bangladesh

11061,900,000

150,000

China P Rep

12

816

61,297,200

31,793,000

India

8

679

3,806,000

1,499,000

Indonesia

1089392,009108,000

Japan

1

7

6,000

Korea Dem P Rep

2

552

667,71561,000Lao P Dem Rep

1

5

26,32850

Malaysia

4

31,841132,000

Myanmar2852,227

2,000

disaster type
Drought

Earthquake

Epidemic

Extreme temperature

Floodcountry

occurrence

14

Total
deathsdamage('000 US$)

700,000

155
34
13,0511,600,000
1,100
127,000
157,000

19

occurrence

Total
deathsTotal
affecteddamage('000 US$)

Nepal

2

163

20,57415,000

Oman

1

2

Pakistan

7369

10,7622,000

Philippines245

2,563,098

9,320

Saudi Arabia

2

21

915

Sri Lanka

1

203

301,602

Tajikistan

1

4

12,750Thailand3

21

808,843

145,000

Viet Nam

4

91

1,428,585

161,280

Yemen

1

20

29,750Armenia1

China P Rep

3

123

237,607

India

2

20

5

Indonesia

277Myanmar

1

42

15

Yemen

1

20

20

Bangladesh

287

1,203,555

600,000

China P Rep

13

346

604,695

7,624,160

India

3

128

Iran Islam Rep

1

4

2,000

Japan

4

25

9,703

100,000

Korea Rep

1

10

1,500

126,000

Myanmar2

32

99,956

4,600

Pakistan

1

34

191

Philippines

834

2,971,512

170,754

Saudi Arabia

1

3

122

50,000

Taiwan (China)

3

10

460

180,000

Viet Nam

4

71

995,340

685,157

India

1

7

Israel1

60,137520,000

Nepal

1

11

158

5,186

94,718,029

73,016,821

disaster type

Landslide

Storm

Wildfirecountry

total
Source:EM-DAT: The OFDA/CRED International Disaster Database – www.emdat.be,
Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels (Belgium)

15

1,200,000

750
700,000

25,0001,000,000

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