Top 10 Deadliest World Natural Catastrophes, 2018 (1)
| Rank |
Date |
Country |
Event |
Deaths |
| 1 |
Sep. 28 |
Indonesia |
Sulawesi earthquake and tsunami |
2,256 |
| 2 |
Aug. 28 |
India |
India monsoon; excludes Kerala floods |
1,100 |
| 3 |
Aug. 5 |
Indonesia |
North Lombok earthquake |
560 |
| 4 |
Dec. 22 |
Indonesia |
Anak Krakatau/Sunda Strait tsunami |
437 |
| 5 |
Aug. 20 |
India |
Kerala floods |
324 |
| 6 |
Jul. 8 |
Japan |
Japan floods |
246 |
| 7 |
May 31 |
Kenya |
Flooding |
226 |
| 8 |
Jun. 7 |
Guatemala |
Fuego Volcano eruption |
190 |
| 9 |
Jun. 20 |
Pakistan |
Karachi heatwave |
180 |
| 10 |
Jul. 25 |
Japan, South Korea, China |
East Asia heatwave |
180 |
|
(1) Natural disasters that cause at least 10 deaths. As of September 13, 2019.
Source: Aon.
Top 10 Deadliest World Natural Catastrophes, 2019 (1)
| Rank |
Date |
Country |
Event |
Deaths |
| 1 |
Jun.-Oct. |
India |
India monsoon floods |
1,750 |
| 2 |
Mar. 4-17 |
Southern Africa |
Cyclone Idai |
1,303 |
| 3 |
Jun.-Jul. |
China |
China seasonal flooding |
300 |
| 4 |
Oct.-Dec. |
East Africa |
East Africa floods |
216 |
| 5 |
Jul. 9-31 |
Bangladesh |
Flooding |
210 |
| 6 |
Mar. 16-18 |
Indonesia |
Flooding |
194 |
| 7 |
Apr. 15-17 |
India, Pakistan, Afghanistan |
Severe weather (2) |
146 |
| 8 |
Jul.-Aug. |
Pakistan |
Flooding |
143 |
| 9 |
Oct. |
Central Africa |
Central Africa floods |
118 |
| 10 |
Jul.-Aug. |
Nepal |
Flooding |
118 |
| All other events |
|
|
|
6,500 |
| Total |
|
|
|
11,000 |
|
(1) Natural disasters that cause at least 10 deaths. As of January 2020.
(2 ) Includes severe convective storms such as thunderstorms, tornadoes and hailstorms, straight-line winds and flooding that could occur with these storms.
Source: Aon.
Top 10 Deadliest World Natural Catastrophes, 2021 (1)
| Rank |
Date |
Country |
Event |
Deaths |
| 1 |
Aug. 14 |
Haiti |
Earthquake |
2,248 |
| 2 |
Jun. 1-Oct. 31 |
India |
Seasonal floods |
1,282 |
| 3 |
Jun. 26-Jun. 30 |
Western North America |
Heatwave |
1,029 |
| 4 |
Jun. 1-Sep. 30 |
China |
Seasonal floods |
545 |
| 5 |
Dec. 16-18 |
Phillipines, Vietnam |
Typhoon Rai |
410 |
| 6 |
Apr. 3-12 |
Indonesia, Timor-Leste, Australia |
Cyclone Seroja |
276 |
| 7 |
Feb. 12-20 |
United States |
Polar Vortex Event |
235 |
| 8 |
July. 12-18 |
Western and Central Europe |
Flooding |
227 |
| 9 |
Oct. 25-Nov. 30 |
India, Sri Lanka |
Flooding |
217 |
| 10 |
Feb. 7-8 |
India |
Flooding |
205 |
| All other events |
|
|
|
~4,000 |
| Total |
|
|
|
~10,500 |
|
(1) Natural disasters that cause at least 10 deaths. As of January 2022.
~ =Approximately.
Source: Aon.
Top 10 Deadliest World Natural Catastrophes, 2022 (1)
| Rank |
Date |
Country |
Event |
Deaths |
| 1 |
Jul. 10-20 |
Western, Southern and Central Europe |
Heatwave |
15,450 |
| 2 |
Jun. 13-19 |
Western, Southern and Central Europe |
Heatwave |
3,750 |
| 3 |
May 17-Oct. 31 |
India |
India seasonal floods |
2,135 |
| 4 |
Jun. 14-Oct. 30 |
Pakistan |
Pakistan seasonal floods |
1,739 |
| 5 |
Jun. 22 |
Afghanistan, Pakistan |
Earthquake |
1,163 |
| 6 |
Jul. 1-Oct. 31 |
Nigeria |
Nigeria seasonal floods |
660 |
| 7 |
Nov. 21 |
Indonesia |
Cianjur Earthquake |
603 |
| 8 |
Apr. 8-15 |
South Africa |
KwaZulu-Natal floods |
455 |
| 9 |
Feb. 15-16 |
Brazil |
Rio de Janeiro floods |
232 |
| 10 |
Apr. 8-13 |
Phlippines |
Tropical Storm Megi |
214 |
| All other events |
|
|
|
~4,900 |
| Total |
|
|
|
~31,300 |
|
(1) Natural disasters that cause at least 10 deaths. As of January 2023.
(2) Includes severe convective storms such as thunderstorms, tornadoes and hailstorms, straight-line winds and flooding that could occur with these storms.
~ =Approximately.
Source: Aon.