Natural Disasters Data Book 2018
An Analytical Overview 2018
Overview
The Asian Disaster Reduction Center (ADRC) Natural Disasters Data Book 2018 provides statistical perspectives in figures and tables for 2018 as well as for the period 1989-2018 based on data obtained by EM-DAT.
According to EM-DAT, 331 natural disasters occurred in 2018 worldwide, killing 14,385 people and affecting approx. 80 million people. The estimated amount of economic damage came over US$130 billion.
In 2018, the earthquake and tsunami that hit Indonesia in September brought about serious damages to the country. The disaster killed 4,340 people and affected over 200,000 people. In addition, Indonesia experiences another catastrophic earthquake event in August causing 564 deaths. These death tolls are the first and third largest in the world. The second largest death toll is recorded in the Democratic Republic of Congo which is hit by epidemic causing 2,210 deaths.
Flood in India and drought in Afghanistan have largest affected people in the world with over 23 million and 10.6 million people, respectively.
By region, Asia is ranked the highest in disaster occurrences, and the numbers of people killed and affected with 43.5 percent in occurrences; number of people killed, 69.1 percent; and number of people affected, 84.2 percent. Americas has the largest share in amount of economic damage with 52.6 percent, and following Asia with 43.3 percent.
By disaster types, flood is dominant in occurrence and number of people affected at 38.7 percent and 42.2 percent, respectively, while earthquake tops in number of people killed by 36.6 percent and so does storm in amount of economic damage with 53.3 percent.
Data Book 2018 also contains tables of the 25 worst disasters by number of people killed and affected, economic damage, and their respective ratios to population and gross domestic product (GDP). It also includes tables of 2018 disasters in Asian countries sorted by country and disaster type.
Table of Contents
1.IMPACTS OF NATURAL DISASTERS BY REGION, 2018
2.IMPACTS OF NATURAL DISASTERS BY DISASTER TYPE, 2018
3.IMPACTS OF NATURAL DISASTERS IN ASIA BY DISASTER TYPE, 2018
4.TRENDS OF WORLD NATURAL DISASTERS, 1989-2018
4-1 NUMBER OF DISASTERS IN THE WORLD (1989-2018)
4-2 NUMBER OF PEOPLE KILLED IN THE WORLD (1989-2018)
4-3 NUMBER OF PEOPLE AFFECTED IN THE WORLD (1989-2018)
4-4 ECONOMIC DAMAGE IN THE WORLD (1989-2018)
5.IMPACTS OF WORLD NATURAL DISASTERS BY REGION, 1989-2018
6.THE 25 WORST DISASTERS IN ASIA 2018
6-1 THE 25 WORST DISASTERS IN ASIA BY NUMBER OF PEOPLE KILLED, 2018
6-2 THE 25 WORST DISASTERS IN ASIA BY NUMBER OF PEOPLE KILLED PER MILLION POPULATION, 2018
6-3 THE 25 WORST DISASTERS IN ASIA BY NUMBER OF PEOPLE AFFECTED, 2018
6-4 THE 25 WORST DISASTERS IN ASIA BY NUMBER OF PEOPLE AFFECTED PER THOUSAND POPULATION, 2018
6-5 THE 25 WORST DISASTERS IN ASIA BY ECONOMIC DAMAGE, 2018
6-6 THE 25 WORST DISASTERS IN ASIA BY RATIO OF ECONOMIC DAMAGE TO GDP, 2018
7.DISASTERS IN ASIA BY COUNTRY, 2018
8.DISASTERS IN ASIA BY DISASTER TYPE, 2018