chapter 4 - DRK

Strictly under embargo until Wednesday 22 September at 00:01 GMT (02:01 Geneva time)Note: ’n.a.’ denotes ’no data available’; ’n.d.r.’ signifies’no disaster reported’. For more information, see sectionon caveats in introductory text.188ANNEX 11Prior to 1993, Ethiopia was considered one country, afterthis date it was separated into Eritrea and Ethiopia.2Prior to 1991 the Soviet Union was considered onecountry, after this date it became separate countries.The western former republics of the USSR (Belarus,Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Russian Federation,Ukraine) are included in Europe; the southern formerrepublics (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan,Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan) areincluded in Asia.3Hong Kong became part of China in July 1997; Macaubecame part of China in December 1999.4The estimates provided are disputed. See the caveats inthe introductory pages of the statistical data for furtherinformation.5Since September 1993 and the Israel-PLO Declarationof Principles, the Gaza Strip and the West Bank havea Palestinian self-government. Direct negotiations todetermine the permanent status of these territoriesbegan in September 1999 but are far from a permanentagreement.6Since May 2002, East Timor has been an independentcountry: Timor-Leste.7Prior to May 1990, Yemen was divided into Araband People’s Democratic Republics; after this date itis considered one country.8Prior to 1992 Yugoslavia was considered one country,after this date it became separate countries: Bosnia andHerzegovina, Croatia, Serbia, Slovenia, Former YugoslavRepublic of Macedonia.9Prior to 1993, Czechoslovakia was considered onecountry, after this date it was divided into separatecountries: Czech Republic and Slovakia.10Prior to October 1990, Germany was divided into theFederal and Democratic Republics. After this date it wasconsidered as one country.11Between 1992 and 2006, Serbia and Montenegrowere considered one country. In 2006 they becametwo independent countries.Over the last decade, the highest numbers of deathsper continent were reported in Nigeria (Africa), Haiti(Americas), the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea(Asia) (see note 4 above), France (Europe) and Australia(Oceania).The highest numbers of people affected by disaster, bycontinent, were reported in Kenya (Africa), United Statesof America (Americas), People’s Republic of China (Asia),Moldova (Europe) and Papua New Guinea (Oceania).Compared to 1990–1999, the past decade has seendisaster deaths rise by 23 per cent and the numbersaffected by disasters rise by 15 per cent.The number of deaths has risen by 68 per cent in Africa,23 per cent in Asia and 156 per cent in Europe. It hasdecreased by 58 per cent in Americas and by 53 per centin Oceania.The number of people affected by disasters has risenof 70 per cent in Africa, 39 per cent in Americas and14 per cent in Asia. It has decreased by 81 per cent inEurope and by 98 per cent in Oceania.