Alhoewel er vooruitgang is geboekt in het verminderen van ramp-gerelateerde sterfgevallen (volgens het Center for Research into the Epidemiology of Disasters is het getal ramp-gerelateerde doden de laatste tien jaar niet significant gestegen, ondanks de opleving in rampen), is dit getal nog steeds veel te hoog.
Though progress has been made in reducing disaster-related mortality – according to the Center for Research into the Epidemiology of Disasters, the number of disaster-related deaths has not increased significantly in the last decade, despite the uptick in disasters – this figure remains far too high.