$2,917B
Total Economic Damage
inflation-adjusted
16,918
Lives Lost
across all events
426
Billion-Dollar Events
since 1980
📈 Average annual damage jumped from ~$39B (pre-1995) to ~$150B (2015–2024) — a 285% increase
Annual Economic Damage from Billion-Dollar Disasters
Inflation-adjusted, in billions USD
Annual Deaths from Billion-Dollar Disasters
Total fatalities per year
Cumulative Impact by Decade
Total damage and deaths per decade