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Human and economic losses from wildfire ‘disasters’ by global region from 1984 to 2013. Costs are based on the actual value of US$ in a given reporting year. (Source: EM-DAT 2013 [83].)
| no. events | people killed | total people affected | death rate/event | economic costs (million US$) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Africa | 25 | 272 | 21 672 | 11 | 440 |
| America | 118 | 234 | 1 229 175 | 9 | 25 229 |
| Asia | 50 | 748 | 3 188 257 | 30 | 11 892 |
| Europe | 89 | 462 | 1 295 562 | 18 | 12 619 |
| Oceania | 21 | 224 | 74 320 | 9 | 2121 |
| total | 303 | 1940 | 5 808 986 | 78 | 52 301 |
