Table 2

Number of events and children under five exposed by disaster type

Disaster typeNumber of events in preceding 12 monthsNumber (%) of children exposed within preceding 3 monthsNumber (%) of children exposed within preceding 12 months
Drought1611 425 (2.8%)15 339 (3.7%)
Earthquake30 (0.0%)195 (0.0%)
Flood5717 864 (6.1%)48 872 (16.5%)
Landslide423 (0.0%)310 (0.1%)
Storm9265 (0.1%)3265 (1.2%)
Wildfire10 (0.0%)1550 (0.5%)
Total 90 29 241 (9.0%) 62 140 (19.7%)
  • Measure displayed is number of children (percentage of sample).