TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2014//
TI  - The tsunami's impact on mortality in a town severely damaged by the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake
JO  - Disasters
A1  - Nagata, Satoko
A1  - Teramoto, Chie
A1  - Okamoto, Reiko
A1  - Koide, Keiko
A1  - Nishida, Masumi
A1  - Suzuki, Ruriko
A1  - Nomura, Michie
A1  - Tada, Toshiko
A1  - Kishi, Emiko
A1  - Sakai, Yoko
A1  - Jojima, Noriko
A1  - Kusano, Emiko
A1  - Iwamoto, Saori
A1  - Saito, Miki
A1  - Murashima, Sachiyo
SP  - s111
EP  - s122
VL  - 38
IS  - Suppl 2
N2  - This study identifies the relationship between tsunami damage and mortality through a demographic pyramid of a town severely damaged by the tsunami following the Great East Japan Earthquake of 11 March 2011. It uses cross-sectional data collection. Volunteers visited all households, including shelters, and asked residents about the whereabouts of family members and neighbours. The information was collated with lists of evacuees and the dead to confirm the whereabouts of all residents about 50 days after the disaster. Demographic pyramids for the whole population based on pre- and post-disaster data were drawn. In all, 1,412 (8.8 per cent) were dead or missing, 60.2 per cent of whom were aged 65 and over and 37.5 per cent aged 75 and over, suggesting that the very old should be located beyond the reach of tsunamis. The mortality rate of children was lower than that in other studies, which may indicate the efficacy of disaster evacuation drills.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0361-3666
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/disa.12072
ID  - ref1
ER  -