2023 Disasters in Numbers: A Significant Year of Disaster Impact
In 2023, the Emergency Events Database (EM-DAT) recorded a total of 399 disasters related to natural hazards.
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2023 Disasters in Numbers: A Significant Year of Disaster Impact
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- Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED) Institute Health and Society – UCLouvain
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In 2023, the Emergency Events Database (EM-DAT) recorded a total of 399 disasters related to natural hazards. These events resulted in 86,473 fatalities and affected 93.1 million people. The economic losses amounted to US$202.7 billion. The 2023 earthquake in Türkiye and the Syrian Arab Republic was the most catastrophic event of the year in terms of mortality and economic damage, with 56,683 reported deaths and damage worth US$42.9 billion damage. This earthquake impacted an estimated 18 million people, a total for both countries, making it the second most impactful event in terms of affected individuals. The first was the 2023 Indonesian Drought, which affected 18.8 million people from June to September 2023.
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Hazard types
Avalanche
Cold Wave
Drought
Earthquake
Flood
Heatwave
Landslide
Volcanogenic
Wildfires
Wind
Geographic focus
Global