In the past decade, the number of reported deaths due to tropical cyclones worldwide amounted to 19,638, the lowest figure recorded in the indicated period. Since 1970, almost 800 thousand deaths due to cyclones have been registered across the globe. Meanwhile, the number of tropical cyclones globally has increased continuously in the past half a century.
Number of deaths reported caused by tropical cyclones worldwide from 1970 to 2019
(in 1,000s)
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World Meteorological Organization. (May 31, 2023). Number of deaths reported caused by tropical cyclones worldwide from 1970 to 2019 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1297464/global-reported-deaths-tropical-cyclones/
World Meteorological Organization. "Number of deaths reported caused by tropical cyclones worldwide from 1970 to 2019 (in 1,000s)." Chart. May 31, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1297464/global-reported-deaths-tropical-cyclones/
World Meteorological Organization. (2023). Number of deaths reported caused by tropical cyclones worldwide from 1970 to 2019 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1297464/global-reported-deaths-tropical-cyclones/
World Meteorological Organization. "Number of Deaths Reported Caused by Tropical Cyclones Worldwide from 1970 to 2019 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 May 2023, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1297464/global-reported-deaths-tropical-cyclones/
World Meteorological Organization, Number of deaths reported caused by tropical cyclones worldwide from 1970 to 2019 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1297464/global-reported-deaths-tropical-cyclones/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
Number of deaths reported caused by tropical cyclones worldwide from 1970 to 2019 (in 1,000s) [Graph], World Meteorological Organization, May 31, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1297464/global-reported-deaths-tropical-cyclones/
