Fatalities caused by natural disasters in the U.S. 1900-2016, by disaster type

Published by Statista Research Department, Nov 17, 2016
This statistic shows the number of fatalities that were caused by different types of natural disaster in the United States from 1900 to 2016. Total 16,134 people have been killed as a result of tropical cyclones in the United States from 1900 and 2016. In 2016, the United States were hit by 2 tropical cyclones. The total number of natural disasters occurring on U.S. territory amounted to 91 during that year.

Number of fatalities caused by natural disasters in the United States from 1900 to 2016, by disaster type

CharacteristicNumber of fatalities
Tropical cyclone 16,134
General flood 8,458
Convective storm 8,185
Heat wave 4,801
Ground movement 2,826
Forest fire 1,249
Landslide 658
Riverine flood 650
Cold wave 381
Viral disease 217
Flash flood 206
Parasitic disease 100
Ash fall 90
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Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Number of fatalities16,13416,1348,4588,4588,1858,1854,8014,8012,8262,8261,2491,24965865865065038138121721720620610010090907272616161612727191900Tropical cycloneGeneral floodConvective stormHeat waveGround movementForest fireLandslideRiverine floodCold waveViral diseaseFlash floodParasitic diseaseAsh fallCoastal floodTsunamiExtra-tropical stormLand fire (Brush, Bush, Pastur)Severe winter conditionsDrought
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November 2016

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1900 to 2016

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* Figures are as of November 17, 2016.

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