Asia: number of deaths through natural disasters 2018

The statistic shows the number of deaths through natural disasters in developing Asian countries from 2011 to August 2018, broken down by type of disaster. During that period, meteorological disasters caused 15.88 thousand deaths, followed by hydrological disasters that caused 12.1 thousand deaths. In total, natural disasters caused 39.73 thousand deaths.

Number of deaths through natural disasters in developing Asian countries from 2011 to August 2018, by type

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Release date

October 2018

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Region

Asia

Survey time period

2011 to August 2018

Supplementary notes

Developing Asia refers to the 45 developing members of the ADB.

Climatological disasters include drought, forest fires, and land fires.
Geophysical disasters consist of ash fall, associated avalanches, earthquakes or other ground movements, landslides, lava flows, rockfalls, and tsunamis.
Hydrological disasters include associated avalanches, coastal floods, flash floods, landslides, mudslides, riverine floods, rockfalls, and subsidence.
Meteorological disasters include cold waves, convective storms, heat waves, severe winter conditions, and tropical cyclones.

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