This statistic shows the number of fatalities due to significant heat or cold waves worldwide from 1900 to 2016*. The heat wave in Russia in June 2010 led to 55,736 deaths.
The costliest heat wave occurred in China in 2008. The heat wave caused estimated economic damage of about 21.2 billion U.S. dollars.
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Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED). (November 17, 2016). Number of deaths due to significant heat or cold waves worldwide between 1900 and 2016* [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 29, 2026, from /statistics/267708/number-of-deaths-globally-due-to-heat-or-cold-waves/
Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED). "Number of deaths due to significant heat or cold waves worldwide between 1900 and 2016*." Chart. November 17, 2016. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 29, 2026. /statistics/267708/number-of-deaths-globally-due-to-heat-or-cold-waves/
Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED). (2016). Number of deaths due to significant heat or cold waves worldwide between 1900 and 2016*. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 29, 2026. /statistics/267708/number-of-deaths-globally-due-to-heat-or-cold-waves/
Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED). "Number of Deaths Due to Significant Heat or Cold Waves Worldwide between 1900 and 2016*." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 17 Nov 2016, /statistics/267708/number-of-deaths-globally-due-to-heat-or-cold-waves/
Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED), Number of deaths due to significant heat or cold waves worldwide between 1900 and 2016* ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/267708/number-of-deaths-globally-due-to-heat-or-cold-waves/ (last visited July 29, 2026)
Number of deaths due to significant heat or cold waves worldwide between 1900 and 2016* [Graph], Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED), November 17, 2016. [Online]. Available: /statistics/267708/number-of-deaths-globally-due-to-heat-or-cold-waves/
