This statistic displays a distribution of fatalities caused by natural disasters worldwide in 2016, by disaster type. During this year, hydrological events such as floods or mass movement brought about by water accounted for almost 55 percent of deaths from natural disasters worldwide.
Distribution of deaths/fatalities from natural disasters globally in 2016, by natural disaster type*
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Munich Re. (March 25, 2017). Distribution of deaths/fatalities from natural disasters globally in 2016, by natural disaster type* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 18, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/696338/shareof-deaths-from-natural-disasters-globally-by-type/
Munich Re. "Distribution of deaths/fatalities from natural disasters globally in 2016, by natural disaster type*." Chart. March 25, 2017. Statista. Accessed February 18, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/696338/shareof-deaths-from-natural-disasters-globally-by-type/
Munich Re. (2017). Distribution of deaths/fatalities from natural disasters globally in 2016, by natural disaster type*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 18, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/696338/shareof-deaths-from-natural-disasters-globally-by-type/
Munich Re. "Distribution of Deaths/Fatalities from Natural Disasters Globally in 2016, by Natural Disaster Type*." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Mar 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/696338/shareof-deaths-from-natural-disasters-globally-by-type/
Munich Re, Distribution of deaths/fatalities from natural disasters globally in 2016, by natural disaster type* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/696338/shareof-deaths-from-natural-disasters-globally-by-type/ (last visited February 18, 2020)
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