This statistic shows the number of people affected by natural disasters worldwide in the period from 1995 to 2015, by type of disaster. During the past 20 years, around *** billion people were affected by floods globally, excluding number of deaths.
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United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction, & Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED). (November 23, 2015). Number of people affected by natural disasters worldwide between 1995 and 2015, by type (in millions)* [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 01, 2026, from /statistics/519167/natural-disasters-worldwide-number-of-people-affected/
United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction, und Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED). "Number of people affected by natural disasters worldwide between 1995 and 2015, by type (in millions)*." Chart. November 23, 2015. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 01, 2026. /statistics/519167/natural-disasters-worldwide-number-of-people-affected/
United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction, Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED). (2015). Number of people affected by natural disasters worldwide between 1995 and 2015, by type (in millions)*. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 01, 2026. /statistics/519167/natural-disasters-worldwide-number-of-people-affected/
United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction, and Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED). "Number of People Affected by Natural Disasters Worldwide between 1995 and 2015, by Type (in Millions)*." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 23 Nov 2015, /statistics/519167/natural-disasters-worldwide-number-of-people-affected/
United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction & Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED), Number of people affected by natural disasters worldwide between 1995 and 2015, by type (in millions)* ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/519167/natural-disasters-worldwide-number-of-people-affected/ (last visited August 01, 2026)
Number of people affected by natural disasters worldwide between 1995 and 2015, by type (in millions)* [Graph], United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction, & Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED), November 23, 2015. [Online]. Available: /statistics/519167/natural-disasters-worldwide-number-of-people-affected/
