Select Time Period Comparisons of United States Billion-Dollar All Disasters, Drought, Flooding, Freeze, Severe Storm, Tropical Cyclone, Wildfire, and Winter Storm Statistics (CPI-AUnadjusted)
| Time Period |
Billion-Dollar
Disasters |
Events/Year |
Cost |
Percent of
Total Cost |
Cost/Year |
Deaths |
Deaths/Year |
| 1980s (1980-1989) |
15 |
1.5 |
$62.2B |
4.7% |
$6.2B |
2,306 |
231 |
| 1980s (1980-1989) |
29 |
2.9 |
$177.2B |
10.0% |
$17.7B |
2,870 |
287 |
| 1990s (1990-1999) |
42 |
4.2 |
$146.4B |
11.0% |
$14.6B |
2,979 |
298 |
| 1990s (1990-1999) |
53 |
5.3 |
$272.3B |
15.3% |
$27.2B |
3,045 |
305 |
| 2000s (2000-2009) |
55 |
5.5 |
$377.5B |
28.3% |
$37.8B |
3,041 |
304 |
| 2000s (2000-2009) |
62 |
6.2 |
$517.1B |
29.1% |
$51.7B |
3,091 |
309 |
| 2010s (2010-2019) |
117 |
11.7 |
$745.5B |
55.9% |
$74.6B |
5,215 |
522 |
| 2010s (2010-2019) |
119 |
11.9 |
$807.3B |
45.5% |
$80.7B |
5,217 |
522 |
| Last 5 Years (2015-2019) |
69 |
13.8 |
$510.6B |
38.3% |
$102.1B |
3,862 |
772 |
| Last 5 Years (2015-2019) |
69 |
13.8 |
$535.6B |
30.2% |
$107.1B |
3,862 |
772 |
| Last 3 Years (2017-2019) |
44 |
14.7 |
$441.8B |
33.1% |
$147.3B |
3,569 |
1,190 |
| Last 3 Years (2017-2019) |
44 |
14.7 |
$460.4B |
25.9% |
$153.5B |
3,569 |
1,190 |
| 1980-2020* |
231 |
5.6 |
$1,333.8B |
100.0% |
$32.5B |
13,576 |
331 |
| 1980-2020* |
265 |
6.5 |
$1,776.1B |
100.0% |
$43.3B |
14,258 |
348 |