EM-DAT: Canada Natural Hazard Statistics and Economic Losses

Aggregated natural hazard data for Canada provided by the Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED). It tracks disaster frequency, fatalities, and economic impact per year and disaster subtype. The data is provided in XLSX format and includes inflation-adjusted financial figures.

Use Cases

• Analyzing the 'total number of deaths' relative to 'disaster subtype' to identify high-fatality hazard types in Canada.
• Calculating the longitudinal trend of 'economic losses (adjusted)' to evaluate the rising cost of natural disasters.
• Quantifying the 'total number of people affected' per year to assist in national emergency preparedness planning.

Strengths

• Includes inflation-adjusted economic loss figures
• Provides disaster subtype granularity
• Authored by the Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED)

Limitations

• Aggregated format prevents the analysis of specific, individual disaster events
• Geographic scope is limited strictly to Canada
• Historical economic data may be subject to reporting gaps or inconsistencies

Provenance

Source

Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED)

Freshness

Updated as of March 2026.

Geography

Canada