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Table 6 Effects of reported natural disasters (1900–2013) according to continent

From: Extreme weather events in developing countries and related injuries and mental health disorders - a systematic review

Continent

Occurrence

Persons dead

Persons injured

Persons homeless

Total damage (in 1,000 USD)

Africa

1,422

879,837

42,786

7,694,237

14,338,143

Americas

2,591

237,128

1,935,341

7,331,807

837,539,590

Asia

3,925

17,784,181

2,590,169

128,323,963

643,657,316

Europe

1,307

1,373,994

53,501

1,967,437

270,889,910

Oceania

463

4,175

6,562

374,990

45,846,105

  1. Explanation: category of natural disasters comprising subgroups of climatological, hydrological, and meteorological disasters (including drought, extreme temperature, flood, mass movement (wet), storm)