Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED), UCLouvain
An international disaster database operated by the Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED) at the University of Louvain. Records natural and technological disasters above a human-impact threshold, documenting deaths, affected people and economic damage. A free-access academic reference.
Compilation from United Nations agencies, governments, insurers and press, under inclusion criteria based on the number of casualties or affected people. Reporting bias is more pronounced for older events and countries with low statistical capacity.
Use for long-run frequency and human-impact analysis of disasters, especially in emerging markets. A free, citable source for research.