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Burma Natural Disaster Profile
Basic Facts:
| Area: 678,500
km2
Coastline:
1930 km
Population:
42,720,196
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GDP (PPP):
$74.53 billion
GDP Per Capita:
$1,800
Population Below Poverty Line:
25%
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Natural Disaster Risk Hotspots
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Natural Disaster Risk Hotspots (Weighted
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EM-DAT Information (1902 - 2004)
| Disaster |
# of Events |
Total Killed |
Avg. # Killed |
Total Affected |
Avg. # Affected |
| Cyclone |
14 |
6,218 |
444 |
1,188,689 |
84,906 |
| Drought |
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| Earthquake |
5 |
551 |
110 |
160 |
32 |
| Flood |
13 |
368 |
28 |
2,268,284 |
174,483 |
| Volcano |
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Natural Disaster Risk Hotspots (Weighted
by Proportion of GDP Impacted)
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Demographic Information:
Population within 1km
of coast |
Population within 2km
of coast |
Infant Mortality Rate
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1,268,726 |
2,408,847 |
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Multi-Hazard Disaster Risk Hotspots
(All Hazards combined and weighted by Mortality and Proportion
of GDP Impacted)
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Multi-Hazard Disaster Risk Hotspots
by Hazard Groups (Top Three Deciles)
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Observations
The GDP and mortality weighted multi-hazard
hotspots maps demonstrate that almost the entire country is
affected by natural hazards; however, the decile rankings
for individual hazards greatly vary throughout the country.
Drought is the most persistent hazard throughout the country
and ranks in the middle and lower deciles when weighted by
GDP or mortality. Cyclones impact three small distinct regions
of the country and range from mid to high decile categories
in GDP and mortality. Earthquakes and floods significantly
affect similar areas when weighted by mortality, however,
floods generally rank in higher deciles when weighted by GDP.
Landslides also present a significant risk for regions on
the western border.
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