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