The data displays the number of fatalities that were caused by different types of natural disaster in the U.S. from 1900 to 2016. Total 16,134 people have been killed as a result of tropical cyclones in the U.S. from 1900 and 2016. In 2016, the U.S. were hit by 2 tropical cyclones. The total number of natural disasters occurring on U.S. territory amounted to 91 during that year.
Tropical cyclone | 16134 |
General flood | 8458 |
Convective storm | 8185 |
Heat wave | 4801 |
Ground movement | 2826 |
Forest fire | 1249 |
Landslide | 658 |
Riverine flood | 650 |
Cold wave | 381 |
Viral disease | 217 |
Flash flood | 206 |
Parasitic disease | 100 |
Ash fall | 90 |
Coastal flood | 72 |
Tsunami | 61 |
Extra-tropical storm | 61 |
Land fire (Brush, Bush, Pastur) | 27 |
Severe winter conditions | 19 |
Drought | 0 |