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Subject: E21) What is the total United States damage (before
and after adjustment for inflation) and death toll for each year
since 1900?
Contributed by Chris Landsea
Estimated annual deaths and damages
Year | Deaths |
Damage ($ Millions) |
Unadjusted | Adjusted | Normalized |
1900 | 8,000 | 301 | 1,271 2 | 37,541 |
1901 | 10 | 1 | 42 2 | 904 |
1902 | 0 | Minor | Minor | 0 |
1903 | 15 | 1 | 42 2 | 9,730 |
1904 | 5 | 2 | 84 2 | 1,177 |
1905 | 0 | Minor | Minor | 0 |
1906 | 298 | 3 | + 127 2 | 5,739 |
1907 | 0 | Minor | Minor | 0 |
1908 | 0 | Minor | Minor | 0 |
1909 | 406 | 8 | 339 2 | 4,121 |
1910 | 30 | 1 | 42 2 | 1,591 |
1911 | 17 | 1 | + 42 2 | 304 |
1912 | 1 | Minor | Minor | 0 |
1913 | 5 | 3 | 127 2 | 920 |
1914 | 0 | Minor | Minor | 0 |
1915 | 550 | 63 | 2,669 3 | 33,344 |
1916 | 107 | 33 | 1,148 | 5,077 |
1917 | 5 | Minor | Minor | 0 |
1918 | 34 | 5 | 113 | 516 |
1919 | 287 | 22 | 447 | 7,543 |
1920 | 2 | 3 | 48 | 514 |
1921 | 6 | 3 | 61 | 4,584 |
1922 | 0 | Minor | Minor | 0 |
1923 | 0 | Minor | Minor | 0 |
1924 | 2 | Minor | Minor | 0 |
1925 | 6 | Minor | Minor | 0 |
1926 | 408 | 112 | 2,250 | 104,908 |
1927 | 0 | Minor | Minor | 0 |
1928 | 2,500 | 25 | 502 | 19,457 |
1929 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 190 |
1930 | 0 | Minor | Minor | 0 |
1931 | 0 | Minor | Minor | 0 |
1932 | 40 | 8 | 171 | 2,558 |
1933 | 63 | 47 | 1,117 | 4,892 |
1934 | 17 | 5 | 108 | 517 |
1935 | 414 | 12 | 259 | 4,469 |
1936 | 9 | 2 | 45 | 146 |
1937 | 0 | Minor | Minor | 0 |
1938 | 600 | 306 | 6,148 | 23,464 |
1939 | 3 | Minor | Minor | 0 |
1940 | 51 | 5 | 105 | 722 |
1941 | 10 | 8 | 155 | 1,410 |
1942 | 8 | 27 | 457 | 1,647 |
1943 | 16 | 17 | 270 | 2,131 |
1944 | 64 | 165 | 2,614 | 33,133 |
1945 | 7 | 80 | 1,237 | 9,958 |
1946 | 0 | 5 | 66 | 3,162 |
1947 | 53 | 136 | 1,497 | 15,196 |
1948 | 3 | 18 | 180 | 2,383 |
1949 | 4 | 59 | 590 | 8,707 |
1950 | 19 | 36 | 354 | 3,958 |
1951 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 256 |
1952 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 82 |
1953 | 2 | 6 | 42 | 37 |
1954 | 193 | 756 | 5,293 | 22,844 |
1955 | 218 | 985 | 6,757 | 17,204 |
1956 | 19 | 27 | 175 | 456 |
1957 | 400 | 152 | 960 | 3,186 |
1958 | 2 | 11 | 69 | 290 |
1959 | 24 | 23 | 147 | 582 |
1960 | 65 | 396 | 2,537 | 15,918 |
1961 | 46 | 414 | 2,664 | 9,340 |
1962 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 55 |
1963 | 10 | 12 | 75 | 194 |
1964 | 49 | 515 | 3,268 | 9,193 |
1965 | 75 | 1,445 | 8,921 | 16,557 |
1966 | 54 | 15 | 88 | 215 |
1967 | 18 | 200 | 1,146 | 2,673 |
1968 | 9 | 10 | 54 | 417 |
1969 | 256 | 1,421 | 7,201 | 14,298 |
1970 | 11 | 454 | 2,171 | 4,352 |
1971 | 8 | 213 | 954 | 1,580 |
1972 | 122 | 2,100 | 8,858 | 13,978 |
1973 | 5 | 18 | 70 | 123 |
1974 | 1 | 150 | 512 | 933 |
1975 | 21 | 490 | 1,533 | 2,290 |
1976 | 9 | 100 | 299 | 400 |
1977 | 0 | 10 | 28 | 42 |
1978 | 36 | 20 | 49 | 100 |
1979 | 22 | 3,045 | 6,769 | 11,264 |
1980 | 2 | 300 | 599 | 1,128 |
1981 | 0 | 25 | 46 | 102 |
1982 | 0 | Minor | Minor | 36 |
1983 | 22 | 2,000 | 3,523 | 5,289 |
1984 | 4 | 66 | 112 | 170 |
1985 | 30 | 4,000 | 6,641 | 8,567 |
1986 | 9 | 17 | 27 | 38 |
1987 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 17 |
1988 | 6 | 59 | 88 | 115 |
1989 | 56 | 7,670 | 10,989 | 13,436 |
1990 | 13 | 57 | 79 | 96 |
1991 | 16 | 1,500 | 2,064 | 2,234 |
1992 | 24 | 26,500 | 35,993 | 43,152 |
1993 | 4 | 57 | 74 | 83 |
1994 | 38 | 973 | 1,222 | 1,339 |
1995 | 29 | 3,723 | 4,498 | 4,860 |
1996 | 36 | 3,600 | 4,251 | 4,544 |
1997 | 4 | 100 | 114 | 121 |
1998 | 23 | 4,344 | 5,990 | 5,484 |
1999 | 62 | 5,532 | 5,907 | 6,222 |
2000 | 6 | 27 | 28 | 32 |
2001 | 45 | 5,260 | 6,314 | 6,254 |
2002 | 9 | 1,220 | 1,424 | 1,411 |
2003 | 24 | 3,600 | 4,007 | 3,970 |
2004 | 60 | 45,000 | 46,337 | 45,000 |
2005 | 2,280 | 120,000 | 120,000 | 120,000 |
Adjusted - Adjusted to 2005 dollars based on U.S. Department of Commerce Implicit Price Deflator for Construction.
Normalized - Normalization reflects inflation changes in personal wealth and coastal county population to 2004. (Pielke and Landsea 1998)
1 1900 could have been as high as 12,000.
2 Considered too high in 1915 reference.
3 Using 1915 cost adjustment - none available prior to 1915.
This table ranks the top 30 years by deaths, by unadjusted damage and
by adjusted damage. In most years the death and damage totals are the result
of a single, major hurricane.
The Thirty Deadliest Years from 1851-2005
and Costliest Years from 1900 to 2004
Ranked on Deaths |
Ranked on Unadjusted Damage |
Ranked on Adjusted Damage |
Ranked by Normalized Damage |
Rank | Year | Deaths |
Rank | Year | $ Millions |
Rank | Year | $ Millions |
Rank | Year | $ Millions |
1 | 1900 | 8,0001 |
1 | 2005 | 120,000 |
1 | 2005 | 120,000 |
1 | 1926 | 104,908 |
2 | 1893 | ~3,000s |
2 | 2004 | 45,000 |
2 | 2004 | 46,337 |
2 | 2004 | 45,000 |
3 | 1928 | 2,500 |
3 | 1992 | 26,500 |
3 | 1992 | 35,993 |
3 | 1992 | 43,152 |
4 | 2005 | 2,280 |
4 | 1989 | 7,670 |
4 | 1989 | 10,991 |
4 | 1900 | 37,541 |
5 | 1881 | 700 |
5 | 1999 | 5,532 |
5 | 1965 | 8,921 |
5 | 1915 | 33,344 |
6 | 1915 | 550 |
6 | 2001 | 5,260 |
6 | 1972 | 8,858 |
6 | 1944 | 33,133 |
7 | 1935 | 414 |
7 | 1998 | 4,344 |
7 | 1969 | 7,202 |
7 | 1938 | 23,464 |
8 | 1926 | 408 |
8 | 1985 | 4,000 |
8 | 1979 | 6,769 |
8 | 1954 | 22,844 |
9 | 1909 | 406 |
9 | 1995 | 3,723 |
9 | 1955 | 6,757 |
9 | 1928 | 19,457 |
10 | 1957 | 400 |
10 | 1996 | 3,600 |
10 | 1985 | 6,642 |
10 | 1955 | 17,204 |
11 | 1906 | 298 |
11 | 2003 | 3,600 |
11 | 2001 | 6,314 |
11 | 1965 | 16,557 |
12 | 1919 | 287 |
12 | 1979 | 3,045 |
12 | 1938 | 6,148 |
12 | 1960 | 15,918 |
12 | 1969 | 256 |
13 | 1972 | 2,100 |
13 | 1998 | 5,990 |
13 | 1947 | 15,196 |
14 | 1938 | 256 |
14 | 1983 | 2,000 |
14 | 1999 | 5,907 |
14 | 1969 | 14,298 |
15 | 1955 | 218 |
15 | 1991 | 1,500 |
15 | 1954 | 5,293 |
15 | 1972 | 13,978 |
16 | 1954 | 193 |
16 | 1965 | 1,445 |
16 | 1995 | 4,499 |
16 | 1989 | 13,436 |
17 | 1972 | 122 |
17 | 1969 | 1,421 |
17 | 1996 | 4,252 |
17 | 1979 | 11,264 |
18 | 1916 | 107 |
18 | 2002 | 1,220 |
18 | 2003 | 4,008 |
18 | 1945 | 9,958 |
19 | 1965 | 75 |
19 | 1955 | 985 |
19 | 1983 | 3,523 |
19 | 1903 | 9,730 |
20 | 1960 | 65 |
20 | 1994 | 973 |
20 | 1964 | 3,268 |
20 | 1961 | 9,340 |
21 | 1944 | 64 |
21 | 1954 | 756 |
21 | 1915 | 2,6693 |
21 | 1964 | 9,193 |
22 | 1933 | 63 |
22 | 1964 | 515 |
22 | 1961 | 2,665 |
22 | 1949 | 8,707 |
23 | 1999 | 62 |
23 | 1975 | 490 |
23 | 1944 | 2,614 |
23 | 1985 | 8,567 |
24 | 2004 | 60 |
24 | 1970 | 454 |
24 | 1960 | 2,537 |
24 | 1919 | 7,543 |
25 | 1989 | 56 |
25 | 1961 | 414 |
25 | 1926 | 2,250 |
25 | 2001 | 6,254 |
26 | 1966 | 54 |
26 | 1960 | 396 |
26 | 1970 | 2,171 |
26 | 1999 | 6,222 |
27 | 1947 | 53 |
27 | 1938 | 306 |
27 | 1991 | 2,064 |
27 | 1906 | 5,739 |
28 | 1940 | 51 |
28 | 1980 | 300 |
28 | 1975 | 1,533 |
28 | 1998 | 5,484 |
29 | 1964 | 49 |
29 | 1971 | 213 |
29 | 1947 | 1,497 |
29 | 1983 | 5,289 |
30 | 1961 | 46 |
30 | 1967 | 200 |
30 | 2002 | 1,424 |
30 | 1916 | 5,077 |
Notes:
Adjusted -
Adjusted to 2004 dollars based on U.S. Department of Commerce Implicit Price Deflator for Construction.
Normalized -
Landsea normalization reflects inflation, changes in personal wealth and coastal county population to 2004
(Pielke and Landsea 1998.)
1 Could have been as high as 12,000.
2 Considered too high in 1915 reference.
3 Using 1915 cost adjustment - none available prior to 1915.
4 Could include offshore losses.
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