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Bhutan Natural Disaster Profile

Basic Facts:


Area:
47,000 km2
Coastline: 0 km
Population: 2,185,569


GDP (PPP): $2.7 billion
GDP Per Capita: $1,300
Population Below Poverty Line: N/A


Natural Disaster Risk Hotspots
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Droughts   Earthquakes   Floods   Landslides


Natural Disaster Risk Hotspots (Weighted by Mortality)
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Droughts   Earthquakes   Floods   Landslides

EM-DAT Information (1994 - 2004)

Disaster # of Events Total Killed Avg. # Killed Total Affected Avg. # Affected
Cyclone 1 17 17 65,000 65,000
Drought - - - - -
Earthquake - - - - -
Flood 3 222 74 1,600 533
Volcano - - - - -


Natural Disaster Risk Hotspots (Weighted by Proportion of GDP Impacted)
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Droughts   Earthquakes   Floods   Landslides


Multi-Hazard Disaster Risk Hotspots (All Hazards combined and weighted by Mortality and Proportion of GDP Impacted)
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Mortality   GDP


Multi-Hazard Disaster Risk Hotspots by Hazard Groups (Top Three Deciles)
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Group


Observations
Landslides, earthquakes, and floods all show high mortality deciles (particularly for the southeast); however, their respective GDP weighted impacts are confined to the lower deciles with the exception of floods in the southern edge of the country. This may suggest that the communities most vulnerable to these hazards tend to be poorer thus affecting a smaller proportion of GDP when a disaster occurs.

 

 
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