EM-DAT: Sri Lanka Natural Disaster Impact and Economic Loss Data

Natural hazard statistics for Sri Lanka including mortality and economic loss figures, maintained by the Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED) as of March 2026. The data is aggregated by year and disaster subtype, reporting the number of events and total affected populations.

Use Cases

• Analyzing the 'total number of deaths' across different 'disaster subtype' categories to prioritize emergency response resources
• Modeling 'economic losses (adjusted)' over time to evaluate the long-term financial impact of climate-related events
• Comparing the 'total number of people affected' against the 'number of disasters' to determine if individual events are becoming more severe

Strengths

• Includes 'economic losses (adjusted)' allowing for longitudinal financial comparisons
• Categorized by 'disaster subtype' for granular hazard analysis
• Produced by the Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED)

Limitations

• Aggregated data lacks specific event dates or sub-national geographic coordinates
• Economic loss data may be underreported for smaller-scale events

Provenance

Source

Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED)

Freshness

Updated March 2026

Geography

Sri Lanka