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Afghanistan - Disaster Statistics
Data related to human and economic losses from disasters that have occurred between 1980 and 2010.
Natural Disasters from 1980 - 2010
Overview
| No of events: | 130 |
| No of people killed: | 19,655 |
| Average killed per year: | 634 |
| No of people affected: | 6,820,793 |
| Average affected per year: | 220,026 |
| Economic Damage (US$ X 1,000): | 378,120 |
| Economic Damage per year (US$ X 1,000): | 12,197 |
Natural Disaster Occurence Reported
Average Disaster Per Year
| Drought: | 0.10 |
| Earthquake*: | 0.84 |
| Epidemic: | 0.65 |
| Extreme temp: | 0.19 |
| Flood: | 1.84 |
| Insect infestation: | 0.03 |
| Mass mov. dry: | 0.03 |
| Mass mov. wet: | 0.35 |
| Volcano: | ... |
| Storm: | 0.13 |
| Wildfire: | 0.03 |
Top 10 Natural Disasters Reported
Affected People
| Disaster | Date | Affected | (no. of people) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drought | 2000 | 2,580,000 |  |
| Drought | 2006 | 1,900,000 | |
| Mass mov. wet | 2006 | 300,000 | |
| Drought | 2008 | 280,000 | |
| Epidemic | 2002 | 200,000 | |
| Extreme temp. | 2008 | 170,684 | |
| Flood | 1988 | 161,000 | |
| Earthquake* | 1998 | 116,935 | |
| Flood | 1991 | 108,400 | |
| Earthquake* | 1994 | 100,330 | |
Killed People
| Disaster | Date | Killed | (no. of people) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earthquake* | 1998 | 4,700 |
|
| Epidemic | 2002 | 2,500 |
|
| Earthquake* | 1998 | 2,323 |
|
| Extreme temp. | 2008 | 1,317 |
|
| Earthquake* | 2002 | 1,000 |
|
| Flood | 1991 | 728 |
|
| Epidemic | 2000 | 507 |
|
| Earthquake* | 1982 | 500 |
|
| Flood | 1992 | 450 |
|
| Flood | 1991 | 415 |
|
Economic Damages
| Disaster | Date | Cost | (US$ X 1,000) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flood | 1988 | 260,000 |
|
| Flood | 1991 | 60,000 |
|
| Flood | 2009 | 20,000 |
|
| Earthquake* | 1998 | 10,000 |
|
| Earthquake* | 1998 | 10,000 |
|
| Earthquake* | 1984 | 5,000 |
|
| Storm | 2005 | 5,000 |
|
| Flood | 1992 | 4,000 |
|
| Earthquake* | 1983 | 3,000 |
|
| Earthquake* | 1982 | 1,000 |
|
Statistics Per Event
Killed People
| Drought: | 12.33 |
| Earthquake*: | 353.31 |
| Epidemic: | 192.25 |
| Extreme temp: | 314.83 |
| Flood: | 57.98 |
| Insect infestation: | ... |
| Mass mov. dry: | 100.00 |
| Mass mov. wet: | 86.55 |
| Volcano: | ... |
| Storm: | 85.25 |
| Wildfire: | ... |
Affected People
| Drought: | 1,586,666.67 |
| Earthquake*: | 20,532.62 |
| Epidemic: | 12,715.85 |
| Extreme temp: | 61,814.00 |
| Flood: | 10,128.89 |
| Insect infestation: | ... |
| Mass mov. dry: | ... |
| Mass mov. wet: | 27,431.00 |
| Volcano: | ... |
| Storm: | 5,664.00 |
| Wildfire: | ... |
Economic Damages
| Drought: | 16.67 |
| Earthquake*: | 1,117.69 |
| Epidemic: | ... |
| Extreme temp: | 1.67 |
| Flood: | 6,035.09 |
| Insect infestation: | ... |
| Mass mov. dry: | ... |
| Mass mov. wet: | ... |
| Volcano: | ... |
| Storm: | 1,250.00 |
| Wildfire: | ... |
Statistics By Disasters Type
Percentage of reported people killed by disaster type
Percentage of reported people affected by disaster type
Estimated economic damages reported by disaster type (US$ X 1,000)
*: Including tsunami
More information and data on: www.emdat.be/
Source of data: "EM-DAT: The OFDA/CRED International Disaster Database, Université catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Bel."
Data version: v11.08
Data displayed does not imply national endorsement
