Research Article

National Health-Oriented Hazard Assessment in Iran Based on the First Priority for Action in Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015–2030

Table 3

Ranking the hazards according to its magnitude.

Rank of magnitudeDefinition

1(i) No impact on human health
(ii) Property damage less than 25000$
(iii) No homeless or displacement
(iv) No impact on health services

2(i) 1 or 2 killed
(ii) 1–4 injured
(iii) Property damage from 25000 to 250000$
(iv) 1–100 homeless/displaced
(v) 0–2 hours disruption in health services

3(i) 3–5 killed
(ii) 5–9 injured
(iii) Property damage from 250000$ to 2.5 million$
(iv) 101–1000 homeless/displaced
(v) 2–12 hours disruption in health services

4(i) 6–9 killed
(ii) 10–99 injured
(iii) Property damage from 2.5 million$ to 25 million$
(iv) 1001–10000 homeless
(v) 12–24 hours disruption in health services

5(i) More than 10 killed
(ii) More than 100 injured
(iii) Property damage more than 25 million$
(iv) More than 10000 homeless
(v) More than 24 hours disruption in health services