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Israel - 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: 12
No of people killed: 81
Average killed per year: 3
No of people affected: 21,811
Average affected per year: 704
Economic Damage (US$ X 1,000): 712,750
Economic Damage per year (US$ X 1,000): 22,992


Natural Disaster Occurence Reported



Average Disaster Per Year

Drought: 0.03
Earthquake*: ...
Epidemic: 0.03
Extreme temp: 0.06
Flood: 0.10
Insect infestation: ...
Mass mov. dry: ...
Mass mov. wet: ...
Volcano: ...
Storm: 0.06
Wildfire: 0.10




Top 10 Natural Disasters Reported


Affected People

Disaster Date Affected (no. of people)
Wildfire 2010 20,022
Flood 1998 1,000
Storm 2000 410
Wildfire 1995 240
Epidemic 2000 139
Wildfire 1983 0
Extreme temp. 2000 0
Flood 2010 0
Storm 1991 0
Extreme temp. 1992 0

Killed People

Disaster Date Killed (no. of people)
Wildfire 2010 44
Flood 1997 15
Epidemic 2000 12
Storm 1991 5
Storm 2000 3
Flood 2010 2
Wildfire 1983 0
Extreme temp. 2000 0
Extreme temp. 1992 0
Wildfire 1995 0

Economic Damages

Disaster Date Cost (US$ X 1,000)
Extreme temp. 1992 550,000
Drought 1999 75,000
Wildfire 1995 45,000
Flood 1997 40,000
Storm 2000 2,750
Wildfire 1983 0
Extreme temp. 2000 0
Epidemic 2000 0
Flood 2010 0
Storm 1991 0



Statistics Per Event


Killed People

Drought: ...
Earthquake*: ...
Epidemic: 12.00
Extreme temp: ...
Flood: 5.67
Insect infestation: ...
Mass mov. dry: ...
Mass mov. wet: ...
Volcano: ...
Storm: 4.00
Wildfire: 14.67

Affected People

Drought: ...
Earthquake*: ...
Epidemic: 139.00
Extreme temp: ...
Flood: 333.33
Insect infestation: ...
Mass mov. dry: ...
Mass mov. wet: ...
Volcano: ...
Storm: 205.00
Wildfire: 6,754.00

Economic Damages

Drought: 75,000.00
Earthquake*: ...
Epidemic: ...
Extreme temp: 275,000.00
Flood: 13,333.33
Insect infestation: ...
Mass mov. dry: ...
Mass mov. wet: ...
Volcano: ...
Storm: 1,375.00
Wildfire: 15,000.00


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