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| Goal |
Goal 11: Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable |
|---|---|
| Target |
Target 11.5: By 2030, significantly reduce the number of deaths and the number of people affected and substantially decrease the direct economic losses relative to global gross domestic product caused by disasters, including water-related disasters, with a focus on protecting the poor and people in vulnerable situations |
| Indicator |
Indicator 11.5.1: Number of deaths, missing persons and directly affected persons attributed to disasters per 100,000 population |
| Definition and concepts |
Definition: This indicator measures the number of people who died, went missing or were directly affected by disasters per 100,000 population. Concepts: Death: The number of people who died during the disaster, or directly after, as a direct result of the hazardous event. Missing: The number of people whose whereabouts is unknown since the hazardous event. It includes people who are presumed dead, for whom there is no physical evidence such as a body, and for which an official/legal report has been filed with competent authorities. Directly affected: The number of people who have suffered injury, illness or other health effects; who were evacuated, displaced, relocated or have suffered direct damage to their livelihoods, economic, physical, social, cultural and environmental assets. Indirectly affected are people who have suffered consequences, other than or in addition to direct effects, over time, due to disruption or changes in economy, critical infrastructure, basic services, commerce or work, or social, health and psychological consequences. |
| Unit of measure |
Per 100,000 population |
| Data sources |
National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) Annual report Ghana’s Voluntary National Review Report (VNR), 2022 |
| Data providers |
National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) |
| Data compilers |
National Development Planning Committee (NDPC) |
| Rationale |
The indicator is based on the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 which was adopted by UN Member States in March 2015 as a global policy of disaster risk reduction. Two key targets of the framework are: (i) To substantially reduce global disaster mortality by 2030, aiming to lower the average global figure per 100,000 global mortality between 2020 and 2030 compared with 2005-2015” and (ii) To substantially reduce the number of affected people globally by 2030, aiming to lower the average global figure per 100,000 between 2020 and 2030 compared with 2005-2015”. Meeting the targets will contribute to sustainable development and strengthen economic, social, health and environmental resilience. The economic, environmental and social perspectives would include poverty eradication, urban resilience, and climate change adaptation. |
| Data availability and disaggregation |
There is no available disaggregation for this indicator. |
| Metadata last updated | Nov 13, 2022 |