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Economic & insured losses incurred by natural disasters in Latin America 1970-2015

Economic and insured losses incurred by natural disasters in Latin America between 1970 and 2015, by disaster type (Figures expressed in billions of U.S. dollars, unless otherwise specified)

The data displays the economic and insured losses incurred by natural disasters in Latin America between 1970 and 2015, by disaster type. Drought, bush fires and heat waves incurred losses of 8.1 billion USD in Latin America in the presented period, out of which 0.2 billion was insured.

Cold, frost	3.9	0.4
Drought, bush fires, heat waves	8.1	0.2
Earthquakes	90.3	15.1
Floods	46.8	3.8
Storms	63.3	13
Other natural catastrophees	0	0
Total	212.5	32.5

Economic & insured losses incurred by natural disasters in Latin America 1970-2015

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