The worst years for global insured losses from natural disasters were 2005, 2011, and 2017. In 2021, the worldwide insured losses resulting from natural catastrophes amounted to 105 billion U.S. dollars. However, the economic losses from natural disasters continues to exceed insured losses.
Insured losses caused by natural disasters worldwide from 1970 to 2021
(in billion U.S. dollars)
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Swiss Re. (March 15, 2022). Insured losses caused by natural disasters worldwide from 1970 to 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/281052/insured-losses-from-natural-disasters-worldwide/
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Swiss Re. (2022). Insured losses caused by natural disasters worldwide from 1970 to 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/281052/insured-losses-from-natural-disasters-worldwide/
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