Top 10 Deadliest World Natural Catastrophes, 1950-2019 (1)
| Rank |
Date |
Year |
Country/region |
Event |
Deaths |
| 1 |
Jan. 12 |
2010 |
Haiti |
Haiti earthquake |
316,000 |
| 2 |
Nov. 13 |
1970 |
Bangladesh |
Bhola cyclone |
300,000 |
| 3 |
Jul. 27 |
1976 |
China |
Tangshan earthquake |
242,769 |
| 4 |
Aug. 8 |
1975 |
Taiwan, China |
Super Typhoon Nina |
230,000 |
| 5 |
Dec. 26 |
2004 |
Indian Ocean Basin |
Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami |
227,899 |
| 6 |
Apr. 29 |
1991 |
Bangladesh |
Cyclone Gorky |
139,000 |
| 7 |
May 3 |
2008 |
Myanmar |
Cyclone Nargis |
138,366 |
| 8 |
Aug. 31 |
1971 |
Vietnam |
Flooding |
100,000 |
| 9 |
Oct. 8 |
2005 |
Pakistan |
Kashmir earthquake |
88,000 |
| 10 |
May 12 |
2008 |
China |
Sichuan earthquake |
87,652 |
|
(1) Natural disasters that cause at least 10 deaths. Does not include drought or heatwave events. As of September 13, 2019.
Source: Aon.
Top 10 Deadliest World Natural Catastrophes, 1950-2019 (1)
| Rank |
Date |
Year |
Country/region |
Event |
Deaths |
| 1 |
Nov. 12 |
1970 |
Bangladesh |
Cyclone Bhola |
300,000 |
| 2 |
Jul. 27 |
1976 |
China |
Tangshan earthquake |
242,769 |
| 3 |
Jul. 30 |
1975 |
Taiwan, China |
Super Typhoon Nina |
230,000 |
| 4 |
Dec. 26 |
2004 |
Indian Ocean Basin |
Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami |
227,899 |
| 5 |
Jan. 12 |
2010 |
Haiti |
Port-au-Prince earthquake |
160,000 |
| 6 |
Apr. 29 |
1991 |
Bangladesh |
Cyclone Gorky |
139,000 |
| 7 |
May 3 |
2008 |
Myanmar |
Cyclone Nargis |
138,366 |
| 8 |
Aug. 31 |
1971 |
Vietnam |
Vietnam floods |
100,000 |
| 9 |
Oct. 8 |
2005 |
Pakistan |
Kashmir earthquake |
88,000 |
| 10 |
May 12 |
2008 |
China |
Sichuan earthquake |
87,652 |
|
(1) Natural disasters that cause at least 10 deaths. Does not include drought or heatwave events. As of January 2020.
Source: Aon.
Top 10 Deadliest World Natural Catastrophes, 1950-2020 (1)
| Rank |
Date |
Country/region |
Event |
Deaths |
| 1 |
Nov. 12, 1970 |
Bangladesh |
Cyclone Bhola |
300,000 |
| 2 |
Jul. 27, 1976 |
China |
Tangshan earthquake |
242,769 |
| 3 |
Jul. 30, 1975 |
Taiwan, China |
Super Typhoon Nina |
230,000 |
| 4 |
Dec. 26, 2004 |
Indian Ocean Basin |
Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami |
227,899 |
| 5 |
Jan. 12, 2010 |
Haiti |
Port-au-Prince earthquake |
160,000 |
| 6 |
Apr. 1991 |
Bangladesh |
Cyclone Gorky |
139,000 |
| 7 |
May 2008 |
Myanmar |
Cyclone Nargis |
138,366 |
| 8 |
Aug. 1971 |
Vietnam |
Vietnam floods |
100,000 |
| 9 |
Oct. 8, 2005 |
Pakistan |
Kashmir earthquake |
88,000 |
| 10 |
May 12, 2008 |
China |
Sichuan earthquake |
87,652 |
|
(1) Natural disasters that cause at least 10 deaths. Does not include drought or heatwave events. As of January 2021.
Source: Aon.
Top 10 Deadliest World Natural Catastrophes, 1950-2021 (1)
| Rank |
Date |
Country/region |
Event |
Deaths |
| 1 |
Nov. 12, 1970 |
Bangladesh |
Cyclone Bhola |
300,000 |
| 2 |
Jul. 27, 1976 |
China |
Tangshan earthquake |
242,769 |
| 3 |
Jul. 30, 1975 |
Taiwan, China |
Super Typhoon Nina |
230,000 |
| 4 |
Dec. 26, 2004 |
Indian Ocean Basin |
Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami |
227,898 |
| 5 |
Jan. 12, 2010 |
Haiti |
Port-au-Prince earthquake |
160,000 |
| 6 |
Apr. 1991 |
Bangladesh |
Cyclone Gorky |
139,000 |
| 7 |
May 2008 |
Myanmar |
Cyclone Nargis |
138,366 |
| 8 |
Aug. 1971 |
Vietnam |
Vietnam floods |
100,000 |
| 9 |
Oct. 8, 2005 |
Pakistan |
Kashmir earthquake |
88,000 |
| 10 |
May 12, 2008 |
China |
Sichuan earthquake |
87,652 |
|
(1) Natural disasters that cause at least 10 deaths. Does not include drought or heatwave events. As of January 2022.
Source: Aon.
Top 10 Deadliest World Natural Catastrophes, 1950-2022 (1)
| Rank |
Date |
Country/region |
Event |
Deaths |
| 1 |
Nov. 12, 1970 |
Bangladesh |
Cyclone Bhola |
300,000 |
| 2 |
Jul. 27, 1976 |
China |
Tangshan earthquake |
242,769 |
| 3 |
Jul. 30, 1975 |
Taiwan, China |
Super Typhoon Nina |
230,029 |
| 4 |
Dec. 26, 2004 |
Indian Ocean Basin |
Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami |
227,898 |
| 5 |
Jan. 12, 2010 |
Haiti |
Port-au-Prince earthquake |
160,000 |
| 6 |
Apr. 1991 |
Bangladesh |
Cyclone Gorky |
139,000 |
| 7 |
May 2008 |
Myanmar |
Cyclone Nargis |
138,366 |
| 8 |
Aug. 1971 |
Vietnam |
Vietnam floods |
100,000 |
| 9 |
Oct. 8, 2005 |
Pakistan |
Kashmir earthquake |
88,000 |
| 10 |
May 12, 2008 |
China |
Sichuan earthquake |
87,652 |
|
(1) Natural disasters that cause at least 10 deaths. Does not include drought or heatwave events. As of January 2023.
Source: Aon.