EM-DAT: Tanzania Natural Hazard Impact by Year and Disaster Subtype

Natural hazard statistics for the United Republic of Tanzania tracking disaster frequency, human impact, and economic damage. Produced by the Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED), the data is aggregated by year and disaster subtype. Records are updated through March 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyzing trends in 'total number of deaths' across different 'disaster subtype' categories over time
• Correlating 'economic losses' with the 'total number of people affected' by specific hazard types
• Evaluating the frequency of specific 'disaster subtype' events per 'year' to identify high-risk periods

Strengths

• Includes both human impact (deaths/affected) and economic loss metrics
• Provides inflation-adjusted economic loss figures for longitudinal comparison
• Categorized by specific disaster subtype for granular hazard analysis

Limitations

• Aggregated format prevents analysis of individual disaster events or specific dates
• Geographically restricted to the United Republic of Tanzania
• Excludes man-made or technological disasters

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

United Republic of Tanzania