ADSR 2010
WHO collaborating
Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of
Disasters - CRED
Annual Disaster
Statistical Review 2010
The numbers and trends
Debby Guha-Sapir, Femke Vos, Regina Below with Sylvain Ponserre
Annual Disaster
Statistical Review 2010
The numbers and trends
Debby Guha-Sapir
Femke Vos
Regina Below with Sylvain Ponserre (UNISDR)
Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED)
Université catholique de Louvain – Brussels, Belgium
Acknowledgements
The data upon which this report is based are maintained through the long-term support of the US
Agency for International Development’s Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA).
We would like to thank UNISDR for providing the Thematic Frames. We are grateful to David Hargitt
(CRED) for proofreading and Alexander Díaz (CRED) for design and layout.
We encourage the free use of the contents of this report with appropriate and full citation:
“Guha-Sapir D, Vos F, Below R, with Ponserre S. Annual Disaster Statistical Review 2010: The
Numbers and Trends. Brussels: CRED; 2011.”
This document is available on http://www.cred.be/sites/default/files/ADSR_2010.pdf.
Printed by:
Ciaco Imprimerie, Louvain-la-Neuve (Belgium)
This publication is printed in an environmentally - friendly manner.
May 2011
ii Annual Disaster Statistical Review 2010 – The numbers and trends
About CRED
The Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED) has been active for more than 35 years in the fields of international disaster and conflict health studies, with research and training activities linking relief, rehabilitation and development. It was established in Brussels in 1973 at the
School of Public Health of the Catholic University of Louvain (UCL) as a non-profit institution with international status under Belgian law. In 1980, CRED became a World Health Organization (WHO) collaborating centre as part of WHO’s Global Program for Emergency Preparedness and Response.
Since then, CRED has increased its
Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of
Disasters - CRED
Annual Disaster
Statistical Review 2010
The numbers and trends
Debby Guha-Sapir, Femke Vos, Regina Below with Sylvain Ponserre
Annual Disaster
Statistical Review 2010
The numbers and trends
Debby Guha-Sapir
Femke Vos
Regina Below with Sylvain Ponserre (UNISDR)
Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED)
Université catholique de Louvain – Brussels, Belgium
Acknowledgements
The data upon which this report is based are maintained through the long-term support of the US
Agency for International Development’s Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA).
We would like to thank UNISDR for providing the Thematic Frames. We are grateful to David Hargitt
(CRED) for proofreading and Alexander Díaz (CRED) for design and layout.
We encourage the free use of the contents of this report with appropriate and full citation:
“Guha-Sapir D, Vos F, Below R, with Ponserre S. Annual Disaster Statistical Review 2010: The
Numbers and Trends. Brussels: CRED; 2011.”
This document is available on http://www.cred.be/sites/default/files/ADSR_2010.pdf.
Printed by:
Ciaco Imprimerie, Louvain-la-Neuve (Belgium)
This publication is printed in an environmentally - friendly manner.
May 2011
ii Annual Disaster Statistical Review 2010 – The numbers and trends
About CRED
The Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED) has been active for more than 35 years in the fields of international disaster and conflict health studies, with research and training activities linking relief, rehabilitation and development. It was established in Brussels in 1973 at the
School of Public Health of the Catholic University of Louvain (UCL) as a non-profit institution with international status under Belgian law. In 1980, CRED became a World Health Organization (WHO) collaborating centre as part of WHO’s Global Program for Emergency Preparedness and Response.
Since then, CRED has increased its