Exposure to storms is defined as when in a given country/year storms have produced at least one of the following effects: i) deaths of ten or more people, ii) 100 or more people affected/ injured/homeless, iii) declaration by the country of a state of emergency or an appeal for international assistance. There are 51 low- and middle-income countries that meet these criteria. For a complete list, see Toble A2.2. There are 78 low- and middle-income countries that meet these criteria.