The following is the overview of disasters in the World. The data 1970-2010, over 2000 death toll disasters which have 50 events, was analyzed (Total death toll approx. 3mil.).
Vulnerable Areas:
1. Southeast Asia –West Asia
Over 50% of the world pop.is living.
events 68%
death 56%
Countries : The Philippines, Indonesia, China, Myanmar, Bangladesh, India,Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran, Armenia, Turkey
2. Central America
event 18%
death 14%
Countries: Mexico, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Honduras, Haiti, Venezuela,Columbia, Peru
3. Africa
Drought: 3event, total death toll 0.9mil. (29%)
4. By country
India 8, Iran 6, Bangladesh 4, China/Indonesia/The Philippines 3
India : Earthquake and Flood
Iran : Earthquake 1/4 of the world earthquake disasters (over 1000 death toll)
Bangladesh : Storm Surge 1/10 year has over 1000 death toll event.
5. Others
Volcanic Disaster
Indonesia : 13/30 events (over 1000 death toll after 1960s) in the world.
Affected People
Populated Countries: China and India: Flood and drought
These analyses referred the NIED DIL homepage (in Japanese).
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