SDG Indicator 11.5.1: Number of deaths, missing persons and directly affected persons attributed to disasters per 100,000 population
1. Key features and metadata
Definition: This indicator measures the number of people who died, went missing or were directly affected by disasters per 100,000 population.
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VC_DSR_MISS Number of missing persons due to disaster (Number) |
No current data disaggregation available.
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VC_DSR_AFFCT Number of people affected by disaster (Number) |
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VC_DSR_MORT Number of deaths due to disaster (Number) |
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VC_DSR_MTMP Number of deaths and missing persons attributed to disasters per 100,000 population (Number) |
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VC_DSR_MMHN Number of deaths and missing persons attributed to disasters (Number) |
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VC_DSR_DAFF Number of directly affected persons attributed to disasters per 100,000 population (Number) |
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VC_DSR_IJILN Number of injured or ill people attributed to disasters (Number) |
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VC_DSR_PDAN Number of people whose damaged dwellings were attributed to disasters (Number) |
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VC_DSR_PDYN Number of people whose destroyed dwellings were attributed to disasters (Number) |
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VC_DSR_PDLN Number of people whose livelihoods were disrupted or destroyed, attributed to disasters (Number) |
Sources of information:Data collected from national line ministries, national disaster management agencies, civil protection agencies, and meteorological agencies via the Sendai Framework Monitor (UNDRR).
Related SDG Indicators: 1.5.1 and 13.1.1 (duplicates), 13.1.2 (Number of countries that adopt and implement national disaster risk reduction strategies), and 13.1.3 (Proportion of local governments that adopt and implement local disaster risk reduction strategies).
2. Data availability by region, SDG Global Database, as of 02 July 2025
3. Proposed disaggregation, links to policymaking and its impact
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Number of deaths and missing persons attributed to disasters / Number of people affected by disaster, by administrative unit Applies to:
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This disaggregation helps policymakers understand the human cost of disasters, which is critical for taking pre-emptive and preventive actions. It is useful for gaining a clear view of the localization of the disaster impacts on human life. It is key information for developing policies for either disaster prevention and assessment or rescue and reconstruction operations, especially in the case of large-scale disasters. This information could be voluntarily reported as part of the Sendai Framework Monitor. |
People can be affected by disasters in many ways, which can have severe impacts on material living conditions (displaced, evacuated or relocated population), basic infrastructure (access to basic services and work), livelihoods and assets (physical, social, cultural, and environmental), or health (injury, illness or death). The information provided by the proposed disaggregation can be used to better protect people based on their sex, as well as the poor and people in vulnerable situations – who are especially impacted by disasters – by understanding the magnitude of the economic impact of disasters at administrative levels. Knowledge of the geographical location and type of hazard affecting the population is also relevant for achieving the four priorities of the Sendai Framework: understanding disaster risk; strengthening disaster risk governance to manage disaster risk; investing in disaster reduction for resilience; and enhancing disaster preparedness for effective response(UN 2016a; UNDRR 2023). |
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Number of deaths and missing persons attributed to disasters/ Number of people affected by disaster, by hazard type and by sex(UNDRR 2017; UNEP and IUCN 2018; UNDRR-ISC 2020):
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With the increasing frequency and scale of climate-related events, a sound understanding of the nature of disasters, their gender-differentiated impact and related risks is essential for the development of risk reduction policies (UNEP and IUCN 2018). Each category of hazards has specific patterns of mortality and morbidity that are important to identify. This disaggregation is relevant to developing policies aimed at disaster risk reduction and disaster management as well as related post-disaster interventions. The data is voluntarily reported as part of the Sendai Framework Monitor. |