44 Disasters of over 100,000 Deaths

44 Disasters of over 100,000 Deaths	Number of Deaths	Disaster Type
1 - Worldwide, every year	2 to 5 million a year	Malaria
2 - Western Hemisphere, mostly 16th - 18th centuries	unknown millions	European Sicknesses
3 - Africa, 1981 - 1984	unknown millions	Drought
4 - World-wide, 1918 - 19	35 to 100 million	Influenza pandemic
5 - Europe and beyond, 1347-1350	25 million	Bubonic plague
6 - China, 1958 - 61	20 million	Famine
7 - India, 1769	10 million	Famine
8 - China, 1876 - 1879	9 million	Drought
9 - North Korea, 1995-98	3 million +	Famine and Floods
10 - China, 1935	2 million + ?	Flood
11 - Egypt and Syria, 1201	1.1 million	Earthquake
12 - Ireland, 1845 - 48	1 million +	Famine
13 - China, 1942 - 1943	1 million +	Drought
14 - China, 1887	900,000	Flood
15 - China, 1556	830,000	Earthquake
16 - China, 1976	600,000	Earthquake
17 - China, 1920	500,000 +	Drought
18 - France, Germany, America, etc., 1870	500,000	Smallpox
19 - Bangladesh, 1970	500,000	Floods
20 - World-wide, 1957	400,000 ?	"Asian Flu"
21 - India, 1737	300,000	Typhoon
22 - China, 1642	300,000	Flood
23 - South Asia, 2004	283,106	Tsunami / Earthquake
24 - Syria, Aleppo, 1138	230,000	Earthquake
25 - Iran, 1780	200,000	Earthquake
26 - China, 1920	200,000	Earthquake
27 - China, 1927	200,000	Earthquake
28 - China, 1939	200,000	Flood
29 - Japan, 1923	170,000	Earthquake
30 - China, 1931	150,000 +	Flood
31 - China, 1933	140,000	Flood
32 - Bangladesh, 1991	139,000	Earthquake
33 - Japan, 1730	137,000	Earthquake
34 - North America, 1775-82	130,000	Smallpox
35 - Italy, 1908	123,000	Earthquake
36 - Turkmensistan (USSR), 1948	110,000	Earthquake
37 - Armenia, 1988	100,000 +	Earthquake
38 - Japan	100,000 +	Famine
39 - China,  1290	100,000 +	Earthquake
40 - Netherlands, 1228	100,000 +	Flooding from broken dykes
41 - England, 1665	100,000 +	Plague
42 - Portugal, 1775	100,000 +	Tsunami / Earthquake
43 - Vietnam, 1971	100,000 +	Flood
44 - Haiti, 2010	100,000 +	Earthquake

 

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