This statistic shows the number of deaths worldwide due to major storms from 1900 to 2016. The cyclone in Bangladesh on November 12, 1970 claimed 300,000 lives.
Number of fatalities due to major storms worldwide between 1900 to 2016
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Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED). (November 17, 2016). Number of fatalities due to major storms worldwide between 1900 to 2016 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 06, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/267824/number-of-fatalities-due-to-major-storms-worldwide/
Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED). "Number of fatalities due to major storms worldwide between 1900 to 2016." Chart. November 17, 2016. Statista. Accessed January 06, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/267824/number-of-fatalities-due-to-major-storms-worldwide/
Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED). (2016). Number of fatalities due to major storms worldwide between 1900 to 2016. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 06, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/267824/number-of-fatalities-due-to-major-storms-worldwide/
Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED). "Number of Fatalities Due to Major Storms Worldwide between 1900 to 2016." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Nov 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/267824/number-of-fatalities-due-to-major-storms-worldwide/
Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED), Number of fatalities due to major storms worldwide between 1900 to 2016 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/267824/number-of-fatalities-due-to-major-storms-worldwide/ (last visited January 06, 2025)
Number of fatalities due to major storms worldwide between 1900 to 2016 [Graph], Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED), November 17, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/267824/number-of-fatalities-due-to-major-storms-worldwide/