Statistical Summary of National Hazards in Pakistan (from 1900 to 2020)
Disaster Type Disaster Subtype Events Count Total Deaths Total Affected Total Damage
Drought Drought 1 143 2,200,000 247,000
Earthquake Ground Movement 35 144,116 7,435,786 5,376,755
Epidemic
 Bacterial disease 3 142 11,103 0
Parasitic disease 1 0 5,000 0
Viral Disease 2 130 56,338 0
Others 5 131 371 0
Extreme Temperature
 Cold wave 3 18 0 0
Heat wave 15 2,936 80,574 18,000
Flood
 Flash flood 24 3,590 22,114,253 10,184,118
Rivenine flood 43 9,229 34,967,357 9,727,030
Others 39 5,286 23,863,294 2,670,030
Landslide
 Avalanche 12 567 4,435 0
Landslide 9 222 29,707 18,000
Mudslide 2 16 12 0
Storm
 Convective storm 15 402 1,906 0
Tropical cyclone 7 11,555 2,599,940 1,715,036
Others 7 184 2,988 0
Source: Climate Risk Country Profile, Pakistan, From 1900 to 2020
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