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Annual Disaster Statistical Review 2015: The numbers and trends

Year: 2016

Type: report

Abstract: In 2011, 332 natural disasters1 were registered, less than the average annual disaster frequency observed from 2001 to 2010 (384). However, the human and economic impacts of the disasters in 2011 were massive. Natural disasters killed a total of 30 773 people and caused 244.7 million victims worldwide (see Figure 1). Economic damages from natural disasters were the highest ever registered, with an estimated US$ 366.1 billion [...]

Source: DIAL (Catholic University of Leuven)

DOI: 10.13140/rg.2.2.10378.88001

Authors: Debarati Guha-Sapir, Hoyois, Philippe, Below, Regina, Vanderveken, Alizée

Language: English

Topic: Disaster Management and Resilience

Subfield: Sociology and Political Science

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: green

Funders: United States Agency for International Development, World Health Organization, Université Catholique de Louvain, Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance

OpenAlex ID: W1852206100

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