Table 1.

Impacts of U.S. Disasters, 2001–2017 (billions of 2019 dollars)

Disaster	Year	GDP Impacts	Deaths	Death Valuation
Hurricane Harvey	2017	11.5	89	0.9
Hurricane Matthew	2016	4.3	49	0.5
Superstorm Sandy	2012	27.3	159	1.6
Hurricane Irene	2011	2.7	45	0.5
Hurricane Katrina	2005	32.2	1833	18.7
Hurricane Ivan	2004	8.4	57	0.6
September 11	2001	80.6	3004	30.6

Source: Moody's Analytics (2017) for GDP Impacts. NCDC [27] for deaths from hurricanes and START [28] for September 11 deaths. Death valuation based on value of statistical life estimates from DOT [29]; EPA [30]; FAA [31].