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Eritrea - Disaster Statistics

Data related to human and economic losses from disasters that have occurred between 1993 and 2008.

Please see also Risk profile

Natural Disasters from 1993 - 2008


Overview

No of events: 7
No of people killed: 3
Average killed per year: 0
No of people affected: 3,922,688
Average affected per year: 245,168
Ecomomic Damage (US$ X 1,000): 5,165
Ecomomic Damage per year (US$ X 1,000): 323


Natural Disaster Occurence Reported



Average Disaster Per Year

Drought: 0.19
Earthquake*: ...
Epidemic: ...
Extreme temp: ...
Flood: 0.13
Insect infestation: 0.06
Mass mov. dry: ...
Mass mov. wet: ...
Volcano: ...
Storm: 0.06
Wildfire: ...




Top 10 Natural Disasters Reported


Affected People

Disaster Date Affected (no. of people)
Drought 1999 2,300,000
Drought 2008 1,700,000
Drought 1993 1,600,000
Storm 1993 15,675
Flood 2004 7,013
Insect infestation 1995 0
Flood 2003 0

Killed People

Disaster Date Killed (no. of people)
Storm 1993 3
Drought 1993 0
Insect infestation 1995 0
Drought 1999 0
Flood 2003 0
Flood 2004 0
Drought 2008 0

Economic Damages

Disaster Date Cost (US$ X 1,000)
Storm 1993 5,165
Drought 1993 0
Insect infestation 1995 0
Drought 1999 0
Flood 2003 0
Flood 2004 0
Drought 2008 0



Statistics Per Event


Killed People

Drought: ...
Earthquake*: ...
Epidemic: ...
Extreme temp: ...
Flood: ...
Insect infestation: ...
Mass mov. dry: ...
Mass mov. wet: ...
Volcano: ...
Storm: 3.00
Wildfire: ...

Affected People

Drought: 1,300,000.00
Earthquake*: ...
Epidemic: ...
Extreme temp: ...
Flood: 3,506.50
Insect infestation: ...
Mass mov. dry: ...
Mass mov. wet: ...
Volcano: ...
Storm: 15,675.00
Wildfire: ...

Economic Damages

Drought: ...
Earthquake*: ...
Epidemic: ...
Extreme temp: ...
Flood: ...
Insect infestation: ...
Mass mov. dry: ...
Mass mov. wet: ...
Volcano: ...
Storm: 5,165.00
Wildfire: ...


Statistics By Disasters Type





*: 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