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Climate action - Goal 13

Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts

Indicator 13.1.1: Number of deaths, missing persons and directly affected persons attributed to disasters per 100,000 population

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Number of deaths, missing persons and directly affected persons attributed to disasters per 100,000 population

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Year Units Value
1990-1999 Deaths 224
1990-1999 Injuries 15592
2000-2009 Deaths 59
2000-2009 Injuries 885
2010-2017 Deaths 92
2010-2017 Injuries 27

This table provides metadata for the actual indicator available from City of Los Angeles statistics closest to the corresponding global SDG indicator. Please note that even when the global SDG indicator is fully available from Angeleno statistics, this table should be consulted for information on national methodology and other Angeleno-specific metadata information.

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Indicator description

Disaster deaths and injuries are reported at the State level. The specific numbers for the City of Los Angeles are considerably smaller.
Local target
Geographical coverage

State of California
Unit of measurement

Total deaths and injuries
Definitions
Calculations
Disaggregation Categories
WCCD/ISO 37120 Indicators on City Data Alignment

Aligns to WCCD 10.2 - Number of Fire Related Deaths for 100k Population; WCCD 10.3 - Number of Natural Disaster Related Deaths per 100k Population
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Data gathered from CAL FIRE
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This table provides information on metadata for SDG indicators as defined by the UN Statistical Commission. Complete global metadata is provided by the UN Statistics Division.

Indicator name

Number of deaths, missing persons and directly affected persons attributed to disasters per 100,000 population (repeat of 1.5.1 and 11.5.1)
Indicator number

13.1.1
Target name

Strengthen resilience and adaptive capacity to climate-related hazards and natural disasters in all countries
Target number

13.1
Global indicator description
UN designated tier

2
UN custodian agency

United Nations Office for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR)
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Organisation

California Legislative Analyst’s Office
Periodicity
Earliest available data
Geographical coverage

State of California
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Release date
Next release
Statistical classification
Contact details
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