Table 1.
Age-adjusted natural disaster and extreme weather mortality rates by race and ethnicity, United States, 1999-2018 a
| Disaster type (ICD-10 code) b | No. of deaths c | Age-adjusted mortality rate per 100 000 population (95% CI)c | Age-adjusted mortality rate ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non-Hispanic White | |||
| All hazard types | 18 466 | 0.38 (0.38-0.39) | Reference |
| Exposure to excessive natural heat (X30) | 4890 | 0.10 (0.09-0.10) | |
| Exposure to excessive natural cold (X31) | 9641 | 0.19 (0.19-0.20) | |
| Exposure to sunlight (X32) | 14 | Unreliable | |
| Victim of lightning (X33) | 546 | 0 | |
| Victim of earthquake (X34) | <10 | Suppressed | |
| Victim of volcanic eruption (X35) | <10 | Suppressed | |
| Victim of avalanche, landslide, and other earth movements (X36) | 599 | 0 | |
| Victim of cataclysmic storm (X37) | 2046 | 0.04 (0.04-0.04) | |
| Victim of flood (X38) | 350 | 0 | |
| Exposure to other and unspecified forces of nature (X39) | 371 | 0 | |
| Non-Hispanic Black | |||
| All hazard types | 4714 | 0.71 (0.69-0.73) | 1.87 |
| Exposure to excessive natural heat (X30) | 1574 | 0.24 (0.22-0.25) | |
| Exposure to excessive natural cold (X31) | 2348 | 0.37 (0.36-0.39) | |
| Exposure to sunlight (X32) | <10 | Suppressed | |
| Victim of lightning (X33) | 49 | 0 | |
| Victim of earthquake (X34) | <10 | Suppressed | |
| Victim of volcanic eruption (X35) | <10 | Suppressed | |
| Victim of avalanche, landslide, and other earth movements (X36) | <10 | Suppressed | |
| Victim of cataclysmic storm (X37) | 632 | 0.07 (0.06-0.07) | |
| Victim of flood (X38) | 47 | 0 | |
| Exposure to other and unspecified forces of nature (X39) | 55 | 0.01 (0-0.01) | |
| Hispanic | |||
| All hazard types | 2226 | 0.30 (0.29-0.31) | 0.79 |
| Exposure to excessive natural heat (X30) | 1115 | 0.15 (0.14-0.16) | |
| Exposure to excessive natural cold (X31) | 682 | 0.11 (0.10-0.12) | |
| Exposure to sunlight (X32) | <10 | Suppressed | |
| Victim of lightning (X33) | 134 | 0 | |
| Victim of earthquake (X34) | <10 | Suppressed | |
| Victim of volcanic eruption (X35) | <10 | Suppressed | |
| Victim of avalanche, landslide, and other earth movements (X36) | 19 | Unreliable | |
| Victim of cataclysmic storm (X37) | 124 | 0.01 (0-0.01) | |
| Victim of flood (X38) | 63 | 0 | |
| Exposure to other and unspecified forces of nature (X39) | 86 | 0 | |
| Non-Hispanic Asian | |||
| All hazard types | 309 | 0.11 (0.10-0.12) | 0.29 |
| Exposure to excessive natural heat (X30) | 127 | 0.03 (0.03-0.04) | |
| Exposure to excessive natural cold (X31) | 125 | 0.04 (0.03-0.04) | |
| Exposure to sunlight (X32) | <10 | Suppressed | |
| Victim of lightning (X33) | <10 | Suppressed | |
| Victim of earthquake (X34) | <10 | Suppressed | |
| Victim of volcanic eruption (X35) | <10 | Suppressed | |
| Victim of avalanche, landslide, and other earth movements (X36) | <10 | Suppressed | |
| Victim of cataclysmic storm (X37) | 23 | 0 | |
| Victim of flood (X38) | 12 | Unreliable | |
| Exposure to other and unspecified forces of nature (X39) | 10 | Unreliable | |
| Non-Hispanic American Indian/Alaska Native | |||
| All hazard types | 1252 | 2.79 (2.62-2.95) | 7.34 |
| Exposure to excessive natural heat (X30) | 178 | 0.41 (0.35-0.48) | |
| Exposure to excessive natural cold (X31) | 987 | 2.20 (2.06-2.35) | |
| Exposure to sunlight (X32) | <10 | Suppressed | |
| Victim of lightning (X33) | 17 | Unreliable | |
| Victim of earthquake (X34) | <10 | Suppressed | |
| Victim of volcanic eruption (X35) | <10 | Suppressed | |
| Victim of avalanche, landslide, and other earth movements (X36) | <10 | Suppressed | |
| Victim of cataclysmic storm (X37) | 17 | Unreliable | |
| Victim of flood (X38) | 11 | Unreliable | |
| Exposure to other and unspecified forces of nature (X39) | 36 | 0.09 (0.06-0.12) | |
| Totald | 27 335 | 0.40 (0.40-0.41) | |
Abbreviation: ICD-10, International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision.
aData source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 43
bData source: World Health Organization. 44
cMortality counts and rates are suppressed if based on <10 deaths. Mortality rates are statistically unreliable if based on <20 deaths.
dTotal death count due to natural disasters and extreme weather includes 368 people with unspecified race and/or ethnicity.