Annual average number of natural disaster deaths APAC 1970-2020, by type
Hydro-meteorological hazards are natural occurrences driven by both weather and water processes, such as cyclones, floods, or droughts. Geophysical hazards include earthquakes or volcanic eruptions, while biological hazards would be various types of infectious diseases, most recently the coronavirus (COVID-19) - therefore, the fatality number due to biological disasters can be expected to increase significantly in future reporting.