Half million die in decade of disasters in Asia

The Asia Pacific region, the most disaster-prone part of the world, suffered 1,625 disasters from 2005 to 2014, which killed half a million people and caused $523 billion in economic damage
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ASIA PACIFIC (2005-2014)
Disasters: 1,625
40% of all disasters worldwide

People killed: 500,000
60% of global deaths due to disasters

People affected: 1.4bn
80% of total population affected by disasters

Damage: $523bn
45% of all damage caused by disasters
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DEADLIEST DISASTERS: Eight of ten worst incidents occurred in Asia Pacific
1. Haiti earthquake (2010) 225,570
2. Cyclone Nargis, Myanmar (2008) 138,366
3. Sichuan earthquake, China (2008) 87,476
4. Pakistan earthquake (2005) 73,338
5. Tohoku earthquake and tsunami, Japan (2011) 19,846
6. Nepal earthquake (2015) 9,053
7. Typhoon Haiyan, Philippines (2013) 7,354
8. Haiti cholera epidemic (2010) 6,908
9. North India floods (2013) 6,054
10. Indonesia quake (2006) 5,778
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Earthquakes and tsunamis killed nearly 200,000 people
Quakes, tsunamis 199,000 Storms 167,000 Extreme temperatures 56,000 Floods
43,800 Others 74,000
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Source: 2015 UN Asia-Pacific Disaster Report Picture: Getty Images

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