This statistic shows the ten natural disasters that resulted in the most fatalities in the United States from 1900 and 2016. In 2005, Hurricane Katrina (listed as storm) caused 1,833 fatalities in the United States.
The ten natural disaster events that caused the most fatalities in the United States from 1900 to 2016
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Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED). (November 17, 2016). The ten natural disaster events that caused the most fatalities in the United States from 1900 to 2016 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 23, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/236477/natural-disasters-that-caused-the-most-fatalities-in-the-united-states/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED). "The ten natural disaster events that caused the most fatalities in the United States from 1900 to 2016." Chart. November 17, 2016. Statista. Accessed January 23, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/236477/natural-disasters-that-caused-the-most-fatalities-in-the-united-states/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED). (2016). The ten natural disaster events that caused the most fatalities in the United States from 1900 to 2016. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 23, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/236477/natural-disasters-that-caused-the-most-fatalities-in-the-united-states/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED). "The Ten Natural Disaster Events That Caused The Most Fatalities in The United States from 1900 to 2016." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Nov 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/236477/natural-disasters-that-caused-the-most-fatalities-in-the-united-states/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED), The ten natural disaster events that caused the most fatalities in the United States from 1900 to 2016 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/236477/natural-disasters-that-caused-the-most-fatalities-in-the-united-states/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed (last visited January 23, 2025)
The ten natural disaster events that caused the most fatalities in the United States from 1900 to 2016 [Graph], Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED), November 17, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/236477/natural-disasters-that-caused-the-most-fatalities-in-the-united-states/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
