Natural disasters: annual report for the period 2003-2022

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May 2023

Figures in millions USD

	1	2	3	4	% 4/3
	Number of events	Number of victims	Economic losses ⁽¹⁾	Insured losses ⁽¹⁾	% 4/3
2022	187	32 600	275 000	125 000	45.45%
2021	170	8 200	270 000	111 000	41.10%
2020	190	5 820	217 000	89 540	41.30%
2019	204	8 419	145 380	56 690	39.00%
2018	181	9 812	179 800	89 740	49.90%
2017	188	8 576	370 000	154 040	41.60%
2016	196	6 856	187 330	52 340	27.90%
2015	199	19 539	93 040	31 710	34.10%
2014	192	7 018	115 840	33 110	28.60%
2013	169	21 359	144 240	42 460	29.40%
2012	175	8 955	205 890	77 620	37.70%
2011	181	28 279	478 700	145 220	30.30%
2010	191	297 651	256 230	56 590	22.10%
2009	145	8 922	78 410	28 760	36.70%
2008	151	234 882	313 330	55 610	17.70%
2007	153	15 248	88 600	31 620	35.70%
2006	147	23 751	64 310	17 720	27.60%
2005	164	92 591	326 140	142 000	43.50%
2004	126	235 180	201 470	67 120	33.30%
2003	160	72 489	106 740	26 650	25.00%

⁽¹⁾ Economic and insured losses as of the date of publication of each year's annual natural catastrophe report
Source : Swiss Re Institute