Nearly 304000 people around the world were victims of catastrophes atural catastrophes and man-made Natural disasters and man-made disasters claimed approximately 304 000 lives in 010. More than 297000 of these people died or were missing due to natural catas trophes, while more than 6 000 were victims of man-made disasters (see Figure 2) 2010 ranks as the third highest year in terms of victims since 1970, when sigma began collecting catastrophe data. The number of victims in 2010 was especially high in com- parison to 2009, when less than 15 000 people lost their lives to catastrophes and lan-made disasters. The deadliest event in 2010 was the Haiti earthquake in January. which claimed more than 222 000 lives Man-made disasters claimed 6 446 victims In 2010, 6446 people were victims of man-made disasters versus 5 970 in 2009.The in2010 man-made disasters that claimed the most victims in 2010 were a lead poisoning out- break at an ill old mine in Nigeria in March(400 victims, mainly children), a stam- de on a bridge at a festival in Cambodia in November(375 victims), and the collapse of a gold mine in Sierra Leone in March that killed approximately 200 people Mean- while aviation and maritime disasters accounted for more than 800 and 1 100 victims respectively. 1000000 Number of victims 1970-2010 1000 197019751980198519901995200020052010 ian-made-disasters Source: Swiss Re Economic Research& Consulting Swiss Re, sigma No 1/2011Swiss Re, sigma No 1/2011 3 Nearly 304000 people around the world were victims of catastrophes Natural disasters and man-made disasters claimed approximately 304000 lives in 2010. More than 297000 of these people died or were missing due to natural catas￾trophes, while more than 6000 were victims of man-made disasters (see Figure 2). 2010 ranks as the third highest year in terms of victims since 1970, when sigma began collecting catastrophe data. The number of victims in 2010 was especially high in com￾parison to 2009, when less than 15000 people lost their lives to catastrophes and man-made disasters. The deadliest event in 2010 was the Haiti earthquake in January, which claimed more than 222000 lives. In 2010, 6446 people were victims of man-made disasters versus 5970 in 2009. The man-made disasters that claimed the most victims in 2010 were a lead poisoning out￾break at an illegal gold mine in Nigeria in March (400 victims, mainly children), a stam￾pede on a bridge at a festival in Cambodia in November (375 victims), and the collapse of a gold mine in Sierra Leone in March that killed approximately 200 people. Mean￾while, aviation and maritime disasters accounted for more than 800 and 1100 victims respectively. 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 Man-made-disasters Natural catastrophes 1000000 100000 10000 1000 Source: Swiss Re Economic Research&Consulting Natural catastrophes and man-made disas￾ters claimed nearly 304000 lives in 2010. Man-made disasters claimed 6 446 victims in 2010. Figure 2 Number of victims 1970–2010