In 2021, the earthquake in Haiti had the highest fatality rate of natural disasters worldwide with a death toll of 2,575. A flood in India had 1,282 fatalities in 2021 and was the second most deadly natural disaster that year.
Natural disasters worldwide with the most fatalities in 2021
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CRED. (April 22, 2022). Natural disasters worldwide with the most fatalities in 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 27, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/273893/natural-disasters-claiming-the-most-fatalities/
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