EM-DAT: Jamaica Natural Hazard Statistics and Economic Loss Figures

Aggregated natural hazard statistics for Jamaica 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 includes historical records updated through March 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyzing the trend of 'total number of deaths' across different 'disaster subtype' categories in Jamaica
• Calculating the long-term financial burden of natural hazards using 'economic losses (adjusted)'
• Correlating the 'total number of people affected' with the 'number of disasters' recorded per year

Strengths

• Includes both original and inflation-adjusted economic loss figures
• Categorizes events by specific disaster subtypes
• Sourced from the specialized Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED)

Limitations

• Aggregated at the annual level rather than providing individual event-level timestamps
• Geographically restricted to Jamaica
• Economic loss data may be incomplete for historical or minor events

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

Geography

Jamaica