chapter 4 - DRK

Strictly under embargo until Wednesday 22 September at 00:01 GMT (02:01 Geneva time)1VHHD stands for very high human development, HHD stands for high humandevelopment, MHD for medium human development and LHD for low humandevelopment.See note on UNDP’s Human Development Index country status in the section ondisaster definitions in the introduction to this annex.2Includes waves and surges.3Landslides, rockfalls, subsidence of geophysical origin.4Landslides, avalanches, subsidence of hydrological origin.Note: ’n.a.’ signifies ’no data available’; ’n.d.r.’ signifies ’no disaster reported’.For more information, see section on caveats in introductory text.During the decade:Asia accounted for 40 per cent of the total number of disasters but for 74 percent of industrial accidents, 63 per cent of mass movements of hydrologicalorigin, 60 per cent of earthquakes / tsunamis and 45 per cent of miscellaneousaccidents.Africa accounted for 25 per cent of the total number of disasters but for 71 percent of insect infestations, 46 per cent of droughts / food insecurity events and41 per cent of transport accidents.Americas accounted for 19 per cent of the total number of disasters but for38 per cent of volcanic eruptions 37 per cent of wild fires and 31 per centof windstorms.Europe accounted for 14 per cent of the total number of disasters but for 55 percent of extreme temperatures and for 37 per cent of wild fires.Oceania accounted for 2 per cent of the total number of disasters but for 18 percent of volcanic eruptions, 7 per cent of wild fires and 6 per cent of windstorms.ANNEX 1World Disasters Report 2010 – Disaster data175