The statistic shows the ten countries with the highest proportion of persons affected by natural disasters in the period from 1995 to 2015. During the past 20 years, Eritrea had the highest rate of affected persons, with 31,000 persons per 100,000 of the national population that were impacted by natural disasters in the country.
Countries with the highest proportion of persons affected by natural disasters in the period from 1995 to 2015
(per 100,000 population)
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United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction, & Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED). (November 23, 2015). Countries with the highest proportion of persons affected by natural disasters in the period from 1995 to 2015 (per 100,000 population) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/519203/countries-with-the-highest-share-persons-affected-by-natural-disasters/
United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction, und Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED). "Countries with the highest proportion of persons affected by natural disasters in the period from 1995 to 2015 (per 100,000 population)." Chart. November 23, 2015. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/519203/countries-with-the-highest-share-persons-affected-by-natural-disasters/
United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction, Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED). (2015). Countries with the highest proportion of persons affected by natural disasters in the period from 1995 to 2015 (per 100,000 population). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/519203/countries-with-the-highest-share-persons-affected-by-natural-disasters/
United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction, and Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED). "Countries with The Highest Proportion of Persons Affected by Natural Disasters in The Period from 1995 to 2015 (per 100,000 Population)." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Nov 2015, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/519203/countries-with-the-highest-share-persons-affected-by-natural-disasters/
United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction & Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED), Countries with the highest proportion of persons affected by natural disasters in the period from 1995 to 2015 (per 100,000 population) Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/519203/countries-with-the-highest-share-persons-affected-by-natural-disasters/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
Countries with the highest proportion of persons affected by natural disasters in the period from 1995 to 2015 (per 100,000 population) [Graph], United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction, & Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED), November 23, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/519203/countries-with-the-highest-share-persons-affected-by-natural-disasters/
