This statistic shows the number of people that were affected by different types of natural disasters in the United States from 1900 to 2016. A total of approximately 13.5 million people have been affected by tropical cyclones in the United States from 1900 to 2016.
Number of people affected by natural disasters in the United States from 1900 to 2016, by disaster type
* Figures are as of November 17, 2016.
According to the source, not single person was afffected due to Severe winter conditions
, Cold wave
, Extra-tropical storm
, Coastal flood
, Tsunami
and Drought.
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Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED). (November 17, 2016). Number of people affected by natural disasters in the United States from 1900 to 2016, by disaster type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 06, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/236514/number-of-people-affected-by-natural-disasters-in-the-us/
Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED). "Number of people affected by natural disasters in the United States from 1900 to 2016, by disaster type." Chart. November 17, 2016. Statista. Accessed December 06, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/236514/number-of-people-affected-by-natural-disasters-in-the-us/
Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED). (2016). Number of people affected by natural disasters in the United States from 1900 to 2016, by disaster type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 06, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/236514/number-of-people-affected-by-natural-disasters-in-the-us/
Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED). "Number of People Affected by Natural Disasters in The United States from 1900 to 2016, by Disaster Type." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Nov 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/236514/number-of-people-affected-by-natural-disasters-in-the-us/
Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED), Number of people affected by natural disasters in the United States from 1900 to 2016, by disaster type Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/236514/number-of-people-affected-by-natural-disasters-in-the-us/ (last visited December 06, 2024)
Number of people affected by natural disasters in the United States from 1900 to 2016, by disaster type [Graph], Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED), November 17, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/236514/number-of-people-affected-by-natural-disasters-in-the-us/
