The 10 most significant natural disasters worldwide by death toll from 1950 to 2022
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Insurance Information Institute. (January 31, 2023). The 10 most significant natural disasters worldwide by death toll from 1950 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 22, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/268029/natural-disasters-by-death-toll-since-1980/
Insurance Information Institute. "The 10 most significant natural disasters worldwide by death toll from 1950 to 2022." Chart. January 31, 2023. Statista. Accessed September 22, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/268029/natural-disasters-by-death-toll-since-1980/
Insurance Information Institute. (2023). The 10 most significant natural disasters worldwide by death toll from 1950 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 22, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/268029/natural-disasters-by-death-toll-since-1980/
Insurance Information Institute. "The 10 Most Significant Natural Disasters Worldwide by Death Toll from 1950 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Jan 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/268029/natural-disasters-by-death-toll-since-1980/
Insurance Information Institute, The 10 most significant natural disasters worldwide by death toll from 1950 to 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/268029/natural-disasters-by-death-toll-since-1980/ (last visited September 22, 2023)
The 10 most significant natural disasters worldwide by death toll from 1950 to 2022 [Graph], Insurance Information Institute, January 31, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/268029/natural-disasters-by-death-toll-since-1980/