This statistic represents some of the deadliest infrastructure failures worldwide in modern history. In 1981, the hotel walkways at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Kansas City, United States collapsed killing over 100 people.
Number of deaths in major historical infrastructure failures worldwide between 1907 and 2018
Year infrastructure (city, country)
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New York Times. (August 14, 2018). Number of deaths in major historical infrastructure failures worldwide between 1907 and 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/899123/historical-infrastructure-collapses-fatalities/
New York Times. "Number of deaths in major historical infrastructure failures worldwide between 1907 and 2018." Chart. August 14, 2018. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/899123/historical-infrastructure-collapses-fatalities/
New York Times. (2018). Number of deaths in major historical infrastructure failures worldwide between 1907 and 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/899123/historical-infrastructure-collapses-fatalities/
New York Times. "Number of Deaths in Major Historical Infrastructure Failures Worldwide between 1907 and 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Aug 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/899123/historical-infrastructure-collapses-fatalities/
New York Times, Number of deaths in major historical infrastructure failures worldwide between 1907 and 2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/899123/historical-infrastructure-collapses-fatalities/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Number of deaths in major historical infrastructure failures worldwide between 1907 and 2018 [Graph], New York Times, August 14, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/899123/historical-infrastructure-collapses-fatalities/