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Africa - Disaster Statistics
A 'pre-designed' summary and profile of disasters reported for a particular region including a summary of events from 1980 to September 2008, as well as the top 10 disasters.
Region Profile for Natural Disasters from 1980 - 2008
Overview
| No of events: | 1,699 |
| No of people killed: | 708,712 |
| Average killed per year: | 24,438 |
| No of people affected: | 319,465,876 |
| Average affected per year: | 11,016,065 |
| Ecomomic Damage (US$ X 1,000): | 24,141,032 |
| Ecomomic Damage per year (US$ X 1,000): | 832,449 |
Natural Disaster Occurence Reported
Average Disaster Per Year
| Drought: | 6.34 |
| Earthquake*: | 1.66 |
| Epidemic: | 21.31 |
| Extreme temp: | 0.34 |
| Flood: | 19.59 |
| Insect infestation: | 2.10 |
| Mass mov. dry: | 0.21 |
| Mass mov. wet: | 0.62 |
| Volcano: | 0.41 |
| Storm: | 5.28 |
| Wildfire: | 0.72 |
Top 10 Natural Disasters Reported
Affected People
| Country | Disaster | Date | Total affected |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | Drought | 1999 | 23,000,000 |
| South Africa | Drought | 2004 | 15,000,000 |
| Ethiopia | Drought | 2003 | 12,600,000 |
| Ghana | Drought | 1983 | 12,500,000 |
| Sudan | Drought | 1991 | 8,600,000 |
| Sudan | Drought | 1983 | 8,400,000 |
| Ethiopia | Drought | 1983 | 7,750,000 |
| Ethiopia | Drought | 1987 | 7,000,000 |
| Malawi | Drought | 1992 | 7,000,000 |
| Ethiopia | Drought | 1989 | 6,500,000 |
Killed People
| Country | Disaster | Date | Killed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | Drought | 1983 | 300,000 |
| Sudan | Drought | 1983 | 150,000 |
| Mozambique | Drought | 1981 | 100,000 |
| Ethiopia | Epidemic | 1988 | 7,385 |
| Nigeria | Epidemic | 1991 | 7,289 |
| Nigeria | Epidemic | 1996 | 4,346 |
| Burkina Faso | Epidemic | 1996 | 4,071 |
| Niger | Epidemic | 1995 | 3,022 |
| Sudan | Epidemic | 1988 | 2,770 |
| Algeria | Earthquake* | 1980 | 2,633 |
Economic Damages
| Country | Disaster | Date | Cost (US$ X 1000) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | Earthquake* | 1980 | 5,200,000 |
| Algeria | Earthquake* | 2003 | 5,000,000 |
| Zimbabwe | Drought | 1982 | 2,500,000 |
| Egypt | Earthquake* | 1992 | 1,200,000 |
| South Africa | Drought | 1991 | 1,000,000 |
| Morocco | Drought | 1999 | 900,000 |
| South Africa | Flood | 1987 | 765,305 |
| Mozambique | Flood | 2000 | 419,200 |
| Morocco | Earthquake* | 2004 | 400,000 |
| South Africa | Storm | 1990 | 393,000 |
Statistics Per Event
Killed People
| Drought: | 3,006.10 |
| Earthquake*: | 148.58 |
| Epidemic: | 203.82 |
| Extreme temp: | 22.70 |
| Flood: | 28.26 |
| Insect infestation: | ... |
| Mass mov. dry: | 39.50 |
| Mass mov. wet: | 18.28 |
| Volcano: | 165.75 |
| Storm: | 22.41 |
| Wildfire: | 10.95 |
Affected People
| Drought: | 1,369,885.03 |
| Earthquake*: | 32,560.00 |
| Epidemic: | 19,038.80 |
| Extreme temp: | 100,010.50 |
| Flood: | 73,906.93 |
| Insect infestation: | ... |
| Mass mov. dry: | 315.50 |
| Mass mov. wet: | 1,248.89 |
| Volcano: | 35,446.08 |
| Storm: | 69,494.84 |
| Wildfire: | 785.48 |
Economic Damages
| Drought: | 26,177.68 |
| Earthquake*: | 254,394.35 |
| Epidemic: | ... |
| Extreme temp: | 4,780.90 |
| Flood: | 7,402.12 |
| Insect infestation: | 85.25 |
| Mass mov. dry: | ... |
| Mass mov. wet: | ... |
| Volcano: | 750.00 |
| Storm: | 18,542.47 |
| Wildfire: | 476.19 |
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)
*: Incl. 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
