Table 4.3.

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NUMBER OF DEATHS DUE TO NATURAL EXTREME EVENTS AND DISASTERS 1 BY TYPE FOR MINOR INCIDENTS
2012 to 2022
Disaster Year
Disaster Type
Sub-group 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Total 225.0 145.0 23.0 64.0 82.0 11.0 24.0 8.0 28.0 70.0 93.0
Biological 52.0 11.0 2.0 0.0 62.0 0.0 5.0 0.0 0.0 27.0 47.0
African Swine Fever 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Bird Strikes 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Disease/Epidemic Outbreak 52.0 11.0 2.0 0.0 62.0 0.0 5.0 0.0 0.0 27.0 47.0
Fish Kill 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Pest Infestation 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Climatological 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 5.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Drought/ El Niño Phenomenon 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Wildfire/Bushfire/Forest Fire 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 5.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Geophysical 105.0 39.0 8.0 10.0 2.0 6.0 1.0 0.0 8.0 14.0 6.0
Coastal Erosion 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Collapsed Soil 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0
Earthquakes 58.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0
Formation of Tension Cracks 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Land Mass Displacement 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Landslides A 47.0 39.0 8.0 10.0 2.0 5.0 1.0 0.0 8.0 13.0 5.0
Liquefaction B 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Rockslide 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Sinkhole 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Volcanic Activity 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Hydrological 20.0 6.0 0.0 11.0 6.0 1.0 5.0 1.0 4.0 8.0 28.0
Flashfloods/Flooding 20.0 6.0 0.0 11.0 6.0 1.0 5.0 1.0 4.0 8.0 28.0
Sea Swelling 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Storm Surge 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Wave Action C
0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Meteorological 48.0 89.0 12.0 43.0 12.0 4.0 13.0 2.0 16.0 13.0 10.0
Easterlies 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0
Hailstorm 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Hurricane 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Inter Tropical Convergence Zone 0.0 20.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 4.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 3.0
(ITCZ)
Lightning/Thunderstorm D 10.0 13.0 8.0 10.0 6.0 0.0 13.0 2.0 4.0 8.0 5.0
Low Pressure Area (LPA) 0.0 11.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0
Moonsoon Surge 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Moonsoon Trough 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Northeast Monsoon 0.0 0.0 0.0 4.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Rain E 32.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 7.0 0.0 0.0
Shearline 2
5.0 10.0 0.0 0.0 5.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0
Southwest Monsoon 0.0 31.0 0.0 27.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tail-End of a Frontal System (TEFS) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 4.0 1.0 0.0

Tornado F 1.0 4.0 3.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tropical Cyclones 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Trough of LPA 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Wind G
0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.0
Not Elsewhere Classified (N.E.C) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 8.0 2.0
ITCZ and Southwest Monsoon 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0
(SWM) / Localized Thunderstorms
LPA and ITCZ 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0
LPA and Shear Line 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
LPA and SWM 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Maritime Incident (due to natural 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 7.0 1.0
causes)
TEFS and Northeast Monsoon 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Trough of LPA and Easterlies 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Note: Figures may differ from previous compilations due to updated guidelines
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Natural Disaster Classification by Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters Emergency Event database (CRED-EM-DAT)
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New term of Tail-End of a Cold Front
A
Comprised of Landslide and Rain-induced Landslide
B
Comprised of Liquefaction, Fissure and Soil Liquefaction
C
Comprised of Big Waves
D
Comprised of Lightning Incidents, Thunderstorm, Localized Thunderstorm
E
Comprised of Continuous Rains, Heavy Rainfall
F
Comprised of Tornado, Whirlwind, Waterspout Incidents
G
Comprised of Strong Wind, Destructive Wind
Source: Office of Civil Defense (OCD)