This statistic presents the number of persons, who were affected by major floods worldwide from 1900 to 2016. Approximately 238,973,000 persons were affected by flood disasters in China on July 1, 1998.
Number of people affected by major flood disasters worldwide from 1900 to 2016*
(in millions)
Characteristic
Number of victims in miilions
China, (July 1, 1998)
238.97
China, (June 1, 1991)
210.23
China, (June 30, 1996)
154.63
China, (June 23, 2003)
150.15
China, (May 29, 2010)
134
India, (July 8, 1993)
128
China, (May 15, 1995)
114.47
China, (June 15, 2007)
105
China, (June 23, 1999)
101.02
China, (July 14, 1989)
100.01
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Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED). "Number of People Affected by Major Flood Disasters Worldwide from 1900 to 2016* (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Nov 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/267748/people-affected-by-major-floods-worldwide/
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Number of people affected by major flood disasters worldwide from 1900 to 2016* (in millions) [Graph], Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED), November 17, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/267748/people-affected-by-major-floods-worldwide/
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