Extensive weather-related mortality (left) and housing damage (right) – all countries (1980–2006) Number of houses damaged per loss report

Description: This graph shows the average number of deaths per loss report is actually going down while the number of houses damaged per loss report is increasing.
Published in: ISDR (2009) Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction. United Nations, Geneva, Switzerland.
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