EM-DAT: Philippines Natural Disaster Impacts by Subtype and Year

Aggregated natural hazard data for the Philippines provided by the Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED). The dataset tracks disaster frequency, fatalities, and economic impact categorized by year and disaster subtype. It provides longitudinal metrics including both original and inflation-adjusted economic loss figures.

Use Cases

• Trend analysis of 'total number of deaths' by 'disaster subtype' over multiple decades
• Economic impact assessment using 'economic losses (adjusted)' for disaster risk financing models
• Calculating the average 'total number of people affected' per 'number of disasters' to measure event severity

Strengths

• Standardized disaster subtype classification
• Includes inflation-adjusted economic loss values
• Longitudinal data structure for multi-year trend analysis

Limitations

• Aggregated yearly totals mask the intensity and specific location of individual events
• Economic loss data in historical records often suffers from inconsistent reporting or valuation gaps

Provenance

Source

Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED)

Collection Method

Aggregated from the EM-DAT database

Freshness

Updated as of March 2026.

Geography

Philippines