| Estimated annual deaths and damages (in current and constant 1992 dollars) related to floods in the United States 1903-1994. (Note 1993 and 1994 in current dollars only, dollars adjusted for inflation using a Construction Consumer Price Index).
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| YEAR |
DEATHS |
Unadjusted |
Adjusted |
YEAR |
DEATHS |
Unadjusted |
Adjusted
|
| 1903
|
178
|
53
|
2800
|
1949
|
48
|
94
|
990
|
| 1904
|
0
|
7
|
350
|
1950
|
93
|
176
|
1700
|
| 1905
|
2
|
11
|
580
|
1951
|
51
|
1029
|
9400
|
| 1906
|
1
|
0.4
|
20
|
1952
|
54
|
254
|
2200
|
| 1907
|
7
|
16
|
770
|
1953
|
40
|
122
|
1020
|
| 1908
|
11
|
10
|
530
|
1954
|
55
|
107
|
850
|
| 1909
|
5
|
49
|
2700
|
1955
|
302
|
995
|
7500
|
| 1910
|
0
|
21
|
1100
|
1956
|
42
|
65
|
470
|
| 1911
|
0
|
8
|
420
|
1957
|
82
|
360
|
2500
|
| 1912
|
2
|
78
|
4300
|
1958
|
47
|
218
|
1400
|
| 1913
|
527
|
171
|
8600
|
1959
|
25
|
141
|
890
|
| 1914
|
180
|
18
|
1000
|
1960
|
32
|
93
|
570
|
| 1915
|
49
|
14
|
760
|
1961
|
52
|
154
|
910
|
| 1916
|
118
|
26
|
1000
|
1962
|
19
|
75
|
430
|
| 1917
|
80
|
27
|
850
|
1963
|
39
|
178
|
990
|
| 1918
|
0
|
8
|
200
|
1964
|
100
|
652
|
3480
|
| 1919
|
2
|
3
|
80
|
1965
|
119
|
788
|
4100
|
| 1920
|
42
|
25
|
490
|
1966
|
31
|
117
|
580
|
| 1921
|
143
|
29
|
710
|
1967
|
34
|
375
|
1700
|
| 1922
|
215
|
52
|
1500
|
1968
|
31
|
339
|
1500
|
| 1923
|
42
|
53
|
1200
|
1969
|
297
|
903
|
3600
|
| 1924
|
27
|
17
|
400
|
1970
|
135
|
225
|
800
|
| 1925
|
36
|
10
|
240
|
1971
|
74
|
288
|
900
|
| 1926
|
16
|
23
|
570
|
1972
|
554
|
4465
|
12700
|
| 1927
|
423
|
348
|
8400
|
1973
|
148
|
1894
|
5000
|
| 1928
|
15
|
45
|
1100
|
1974
|
121
|
576
|
1400
|
| 1929
|
89
|
58
|
1600
|
1975
|
107
|
1373
|
3100
|
| 1930
|
14
|
16
|
400
|
1976
|
193
|
3000
|
6300
|
| 1931
|
0
|
3
|
80
|
1977
|
210
|
1300
|
2500
|
| 1932
|
11
|
10
|
330
|
1978
|
143
|
700
|
1300
|
| 1933
|
33
|
37
|
1000
|
1979
|
121
|
3500
|
5800
|
| 1934
|
88
|
10
|
260
|
1980
|
82
|
1500
|
2300
|
| 1935
|
236
|
127
|
3200
|
1981
|
84
|
1000
|
1400
|
| 1936
|
142
|
283
|
6900
|
1982
|
155
|
2500
|
3300
|
| 1937
|
142
|
441
|
9400
|
1983
|
200
|
4000
|
4900
|
| 1938
|
180
|
101
|
2100
|
1984
|
125
|
3750
|
4500
|
| 1939
|
83
|
14
|
290
|
1985
|
70
|
500
|
600
|
| 1940
|
60
|
40
|
840
|
1986
|
208
|
6000
|
7000
|
| 1941
|
47
|
40
|
770
|
1987
|
88
|
1500
|
1700
|
| 1942
|
68
|
99
|
1800
|
1988
|
37
|
500
|
600
|
| 1943
|
107
|
200
|
3400
|
1989
|
70
|
1100
|
1200
|
| 1944
|
33
|
101
|
1700
|
1990
|
125
|
1600
|
1700
|
| 1945
|
91
|
166
|
2700
|
1991
|
63
|
1700
|
1800
|
| 1946
|
28
|
71
|
1400
|
1992
|
50
|
800
|
800
|
| 1947
|
55
|
272
|
3300
|
1993
|
109
|
16370
|
|
| 1948
|
82
|
230
|
2500
|
1994
|
70
|
1120
|
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