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Kuwait - Disaster Statistics

Data related to human and economic losses from disasters that have occurred between 1997 and 2003.

Please see also Risk profile

Natural Disasters from 1997 - 2003


Overview

No of events: 2
No of people killed: 2
Average killed per year: 0
No of people affected: 201
Average affected per year: 29
Ecomomic Damage (US$ X 1,000): 0
Ecomomic Damage per year (US$ X 1,000): 0


Natural Disaster Occurence Reported



Average Disaster Per Year

Drought: ...
Earthquake*: ...
Epidemic: 0.14
Extreme temp: ...
Flood: 0.14
Insect infestation: ...
Mass mov. dry: ...
Mass mov. wet: ...
Volcano: ...
Storm: ...
Wildfire: ...




Top 10 Natural Disasters Reported


Affected People

Disaster Date Affected (no. of people)
Flood 1997 200
Epidemic 2003 1

Killed People

Disaster Date Killed (no. of people)
Flood 1997 2
Epidemic 2003 0

Economic Damages

Disaster Date Cost (US$ X 1,000)
Flood 1997 0
Epidemic 2003 0



Statistics Per Event


Killed People

Drought: ...
Earthquake*: ...
Epidemic: ...
Extreme temp: ...
Flood: 2.00
Insect infestation: ...
Mass mov. dry: ...
Mass mov. wet: ...
Volcano: ...
Storm: ...
Wildfire: ...

Affected People

Drought: ...
Earthquake*: ...
Epidemic: 1.00
Extreme temp: ...
Flood: 200.00
Insect infestation: ...
Mass mov. dry: ...
Mass mov. wet: ...
Volcano: ...
Storm: ...
Wildfire: ...

Economic Damages

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