In 2024, 568 people died due to weather disaster events in the United States. During the previous decade (2010-2019), 5,227 fatalities were reported caused by billion-dollar climate and weather disasters.
Number of deaths due to disaster weather events in the U.S. from 1980 to 2024
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. (January 31, 2025). Number of deaths due to disaster weather events in the U.S. from 1980 to 2024 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 14, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/203755/fatalities-caused-by-extreme-weather-in-the-us/
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. "Number of deaths due to disaster weather events in the U.S. from 1980 to 2024." Chart. January 31, 2025. Statista. Accessed May 14, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/203755/fatalities-caused-by-extreme-weather-in-the-us/
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. (2025). Number of deaths due to disaster weather events in the U.S. from 1980 to 2024. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 14, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/203755/fatalities-caused-by-extreme-weather-in-the-us/
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. "Number of Deaths Due to Disaster Weather Events in The U.S. from 1980 to 2024." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Jan 2025, https://www.statista.com/statistics/203755/fatalities-caused-by-extreme-weather-in-the-us/
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Number of deaths due to disaster weather events in the U.S. from 1980 to 2024 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/203755/fatalities-caused-by-extreme-weather-in-the-us/ (last visited May 14, 2025)
Number of deaths due to disaster weather events in the U.S. from 1980 to 2024 [Graph], National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, January 31, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/203755/fatalities-caused-by-extreme-weather-in-the-us/
