Risk index for natural disasters Philippines 2023, by type
Disasters in the Philippines
Besides earthquakes, volcanic eruptions within the “Ring of Fire” coupled with coastal hazards such as typhoons, flooding, and rising sea levels constantly threaten the population with over 100 million inhabitants. In 2022, about 25 million Philippine pesos worth of damages were caused by tropical cyclones, which occur regularly.
Fatalities
The fatalities caused by natural disasters in the Philippines, however, has been on the decline since having peaked in 2013 due to typhoon Haiyan. The death toll in 2016 was much lower, with 70 deaths due to natural disasters recorded. Meanwhile, the government’s risk reduction expenditure gradually increased since 2015, with the highest spending recorded in 2021.