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| Worlds Worst Natural Disasters | |||
| Deaths | Date | Cause | Location |
| About 75,000,000 | Mid-14th century | Bubonic Plague (Black Death) | Europe and Asia |
| About 22,000,000 | 1918 | Influenza | Worldwide |
| About 20,000,000 | 1969 - 71 | Famine | Northern China |
| 1,500,000 | 1943 - 4 | Famine | Bengal, India |
| 1,000,000 | 1939 | Flood | Henan, China |
| 900,000 | 1887 | Flood | Henan, China |
| 830,000 | 1556 | Earthquake | Shanxi, China |
| 500,000 | 1970 | Typhoon / Flood | Bangladesh |
| 300,000 | 1737 | Earthquake | Calcutta, India |
| 300,000 | 1881 | Typhoon | Haiphong, Vietnam |
| 300,000 | 1642 | Flood | Huanghe River, China |
| 250,000 | 526 BC | Earthquake | Antioch, Syria |
| 242,000 | 1976 | Earthquake | Tianjin, China |
| 215,000 | 1876 | Tsunami (Tidal Wave) | Bay of Bengal, India |
| 200,000 | 1703 | Earthquake | Tokyo, Japan |
| 180,000 | 1920 | Earthquake | Gansu, China |
| 137,000 | 1730 | Earthquake | Japan |
| 100,000 | 1228 | Flood | Friesland, Netherlands |
| 100,000 | 1290 | Earthquake | Hebei, China |
| 100,000 | 1731 | Earthquake | Beijing. China |
| 100,000 | 1911 | Flood | Chiangjiang River, China |
| 99,000 | 1923 | Earthquake | Tokyo, Japan |
| 60,000 | 1693 | Earthquake | Catania, Italy |
| 60,000 | 1755 | Earthquake | Lisbon, Portugal |
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