In 2023, the natural disaster type with the highest number of people affected was floods. Approximately 32 million people alone were affected by floods worldwide that year. droughts was the natural disaster causing the second highest number of victims, affecting 22 million people.
Number of natural disaster victims in 2023, by type of disaster
(in millions)
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Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED). (March 20, 2024). Number of natural disaster victims in 2023, by type of disaster (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/273897/natural-disaster-victims-by-continent-and-type-of-catastrophe/
Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED). "Number of natural disaster victims in 2023, by type of disaster (in millions)." Chart. March 20, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/273897/natural-disaster-victims-by-continent-and-type-of-catastrophe/
Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED). (2024). Number of natural disaster victims in 2023, by type of disaster (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/273897/natural-disaster-victims-by-continent-and-type-of-catastrophe/
Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED). "Number of Natural Disaster Victims in 2023, by Type of Disaster (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Mar 2024, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/273897/natural-disaster-victims-by-continent-and-type-of-catastrophe/
Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED), Number of natural disaster victims in 2023, by type of disaster (in millions) Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/273897/natural-disaster-victims-by-continent-and-type-of-catastrophe/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
Number of natural disaster victims in 2023, by type of disaster (in millions) [Graph], Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED), March 20, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/273897/natural-disaster-victims-by-continent-and-type-of-catastrophe/
