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Natural disasters in Latin America

Statistics report about natural disasters in Latin America

This report presents statistics and facts about natural disasters in Latin America and the Caribbean. It provides data on the most important catastrophes caused by natural environmental events in this region of the Americas, encompassing earthquakes, tsunamis, hurricanes, floods, droughts, and epidemics. The report highlights the countries most exposed to each type of natural disaster, the number of affected population, as well as the events causing the greatest economic impact.

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Overview

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  • Premium Statistic Latin America & Caribbean: most common natural disasters 2000-2022
  • Premium Statistic Latin America & Caribbean: population affected by natural disasters 2000-2022
  • Basic Statistic Latin America & Caribbean: deadliest environmental disasters 2018-2022
  • Premium Statistic Latin America & Caribbean: extreme climate events risk 2019, by country
  • Basic Statistic Latin America: opinion on likelihood of natural disasters 2020
  • Premium Statistic Latin America: people at risk of displacement due to natural disasters 2018
  • Premium Statistic Mexico: costliest natural disasters for the insurance industry 1985-2023

Earthquakes

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  • Premium Statistic Earthquake risk index in Latin America & the Caribbean 2025, by country
  • Premium Statistic Latin America & Caribbean: death toll of selected earthquakes 2000-2022
  • Premium Statistic Latin America: costliest earthquakes 2000-2018
  • Premium Statistic Mexico: strongest earthquakes 2010-2022
  • Premium Statistic Chile: strongest earthquakes 2005-2022
  • Premium Statistic Peru: strongest earthquakes 2010-2022

Tsunamis

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  • Premium Statistic Tsunami risk index in Latin America & the Caribbean 2025, by country
  • Premium Statistic Latin America: deadliest tsunamis 2000-2022, by country
  • Premium Statistic Latin America: worst tsunamis based on water height 2000-2020, by country
  • Premium Statistic Latin America: worst tsunamis based on flood distance 2000-2022, by country

Floods and landslides

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  • Premium Statistic Flooding risk index in Latin America & the Caribbean 2025, by country
  • Basic Statistic Latin America & Caribbean: river flood risk index 2019, by country
  • Premium Statistic Latin America: population affected by floods 2000-2022
  • Basic Statistic Brazil: urban population exposed to landslides and floods 2019, by region
  • Basic Statistic Brazil: states most prone to landslides 2019

Hurricanes

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  • Premium Statistic Hurricane risk index in Latin America & the Caribbean 2025, by country
  • Basic Statistic Caribbean: costliest natural disasters 2000-2022
  • Premium Statistic Latin America & Caribbean: population affected by selected hurricanes 2000-2022
  • Basic Statistic Forecast of post-Maria exodus from Puerto Rico 2017-2019

Drought

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  • Premium Statistic Drought probability index in Latin America & the Caribbean 2025, by country
  • Basic Statistic Latin America & Caribbean: drought risk index 2019, by country
  • Basic Statistic Latin America & Caribbean: water stress index 2023, by country
  • Premium Statistic Latin America: population affected by droughts 2000-2022

Epidemics

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  • Premium Statistic Epidemic risk index in Latin America & the Caribbean 2025, by country
  • Premium Statistic Vector-borne disease risk index in Latin America & the Caribbean 2025, by country
  • Basic Statistic GHS Index in Latin America 2021, by country
  • Basic Statistic COVID-19 cases in Latin America 2025, by country
  • Basic Statistic COVID-19 mortality rate in Latin America 2023, by country
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