EM-DAT: Natural Disaster Impact and Economic Losses in Lao PDR

Natural hazard statistics for the Lao People's Democratic Republic track disaster frequency, human impact, and economic damage in XLSX format. Produced by the Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED) and updated through 2026, the data is aggregated by year and disaster subtype.

Use Cases

• Analyzing the relationship between 'disaster subtype' and 'economic losses (adjusted)' to prioritize infrastructure investment
• Evaluating historical trends in 'total number of deaths' to measure the effectiveness of national disaster risk reduction policies
• Comparing the 'total number of people affected' across different years to identify periods of high vulnerability

Strengths

• Includes 'economic losses (adjusted)' for longitudinal financial analysis
• Standardized by the Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED)
• Utilizes HXL tags for integration with other humanitarian data sources

Limitations

• Geographic scope is limited to the national level for Lao PDR, preventing sub-national analysis
• Aggregated format lacks specific dates or coordinates for individual disaster events
• Economic loss data in developing contexts often relies on inconsistent reporting sources

Provenance

Source

Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED)

Freshness

Updated as of March 2026.

Geography

Lao People's Democratic Republic