EM-DAT Cuba: Natural Hazard Impact and Economic Loss Statistics

Aggregated natural hazard statistics for Cuba provided by the Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED). The data tracks disaster frequency, fatalities, and economic impact categorized by year and disaster subtype. It serves as a historical record of the humanitarian and financial consequences of natural events in the country.

Use Cases

• Analyzing the relationship between 'disaster subtype' and 'total number of deaths' to identify high-risk hazards in Cuba
• Calculating the longitudinal trend of 'economic losses (adjusted)' to assess climate-related financial risk
• Evaluating the 'total number of people affected' per year to measure the scale of historical humanitarian needs

Strengths

• Includes inflation-adjusted economic loss figures for longitudinal financial comparison
• Granular disaster subtype classification rather than broad hazard categories
• Expert-curated by the Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED)

Limitations

• Aggregated annual data lacks specific event-level timestamps or sub-national coordinates
• Economic loss values may be underreported depending on historical source availability and reporting standards

Provenance

Source

Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED)

Collection Method

Aggregated from the EM-DAT international disaster database

Freshness

Updated as of March 2026; part of the regularly maintained EM-DAT project.

Geography

Cuba