NavGeneral InfoEmail Print Coverage type Country Time period covered 01/1950 - 01/2007 Data type Estimate Summary This data file contains a variable for the number of deaths due to natural disasters for countries around the world. The variable disrate represents the number of disaster deaths per 1000 population in that country-year. Data came from http://emdat.be/ Citation Suggested citation Disasters, 1950-2007. GHDx Entry last modified on: Mar 7, 2022