This statistic displays a ranking of natural disaster events worldwide in 2019, based on the number of fatalities caused. During this year, the most fatal natural disasters were seen in Africa and Asia. These ten events amount to approximately 4,500 deaths and cost almost 30 billion U.S. dollars in economic losses.
Highest number of deaths from natural disaster events globally in 2019
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Aon. (January 22, 2020). Highest number of deaths from natural disaster events globally in 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 26, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/510934/number-of-deaths-from-major-natural-disasters-globally/
Aon. "Highest number of deaths from natural disaster events globally in 2019." Chart. January 22, 2020. Statista. Accessed February 26, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/510934/number-of-deaths-from-major-natural-disasters-globally/
Aon. (2020). Highest number of deaths from natural disaster events globally in 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 26, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/510934/number-of-deaths-from-major-natural-disasters-globally/
Aon. "Highest Number of Deaths from Natural Disaster Events Globally in 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Jan 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/510934/number-of-deaths-from-major-natural-disasters-globally/
Aon, Highest number of deaths from natural disaster events globally in 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/510934/number-of-deaths-from-major-natural-disasters-globally/ (last visited February 26, 2020)
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