Between the 1970s and 2023, South and Southwest Asia was the region with the highest disaster mortality in the Asia-Pacific region, with more than one million fatalities. In contrast, Australia and New Zealand had the lowest total number of fatalities due to disasters throughout all surveyed decades.
Number of fatalities from natural disasters in the Asia-Pacific region from 1970 to 2023, by subregion
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UNESCAP. (July 25, 2023). Number of fatalities from natural disasters in the Asia-Pacific region from 1970 to 2023, by subregion [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1472736/apac-number-disaster-fatalities-by-subregion/
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UNESCAP. (2023). Number of fatalities from natural disasters in the Asia-Pacific region from 1970 to 2023, by subregion. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1472736/apac-number-disaster-fatalities-by-subregion/
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