In 2023, a drought in Indonesia was the natural disaster with the highest number of people affected, with an estimated 19 million victims. Moreover, a high number of victims were affected by the earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria in February that year.
Natural disasters worldwide with the most victims in 2023
(in millions)
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Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED). (March 20, 2024). Natural disasters worldwide with the most victims in 2023 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 05, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/273894/natural-disasters-with-the-most-victims/
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Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED). (2024). Natural disasters worldwide with the most victims in 2023 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 05, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/273894/natural-disasters-with-the-most-victims/
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Natural disasters worldwide with the most victims in 2023 (in millions) [Graph], Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED), March 20, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/273894/natural-disasters-with-the-most-victims/
