Earthquake deaths in Italy
Italy: Earthquake deaths was 36 in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2017)
36
Change on year
down 88.1%
World rank
8th
of 51 countries
All-time high
120,000
in 1693
All-time low
1
in 1861
Years of data
87
1511–2017
Earthquake deaths in Italy, 1511–2017
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Italy recorded 36 for earthquake deaths in 2017.
The figure is down 88.1% on the previous year and down 88.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, earthquake deaths in Italy peaked at 120,000 in 1693 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1861.
Italy ranks 8th of 51 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Earthquake deaths in Italy, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1511 | 3,000 | — |
| 1542 | 113 | -96.2% |
| 1561 | 600 | +431.0% |
| 1570 | 125 | -79.2% |
| 1613 | 103 | -17.6% |
| 1627 | 5,000 | +4754.4% |
| 1631 | 4,000 | -20.0% |
| 1638 | 9,633 | +140.8% |
| 1640 | 300 | -96.9% |
| 1654 | 600 | +100.0% |
| 1659 | 2,035 | +239.2% |
| 1672 | 1,500 | -26.3% |
| 1688 | 5,311 | +254.1% |
| 1690 | 10 | -99.8% |
| 1693 | 120,000 | +1199900.0% |
| 1694 | 4,057 | -96.6% |
| 1695 | 31 | -99.2% |
| 1702 | 150 | +383.9% |
| 1703 | 50,000 | +33233.3% |
| 1706 | 1,000 | -98.0% |
| 1726 | 250 | -75.0% |
| 1730 | 200 | -20.0% |
| 1731 | 3,600 | +1700.0% |
| 1732 | 1,940 | -46.1% |
| 1757 | 10,000 | +415.5% |
| 1767 | 40 | -99.6% |
| 1768 | 120 | +200.0% |
| 1783 | 31,500 | +26150.0% |
| 1789 | 500 | -98.4% |
| 1791 | 15 | -97.0% |
| 1796 | 7 | -53.3% |
| 1805 | 5,600 | +79900.0% |
| 1808 | 2 | -100.0% |
| 1818 | 172 | +8500.0% |
| 1823 | 22 | -87.2% |
| 1828 | 28 | +27.3% |
| 1831 | 4 | -85.7% |
| 1832 | 22 | +450.0% |
| 1834 | 60 | +172.7% |
| 1835 | 100 | +66.7% |
| 1836 | 610 | +510.0% |
| 1837 | 5 | -99.2% |
| 1846 | 56 | +1020.0% |
| 1851 | 671 | +1098.2% |
| 1853 | 12 | -98.2% |
| 1854 | 468 | +3800.0% |
| 1857 | 20,000 | +4173.5% |
| 1859 | 100 | -99.5% |
| 1861 | 1 | -99.0% |
| 1865 | 60 | +5900.0% |
| 1870 | 136 | +126.7% |
| 1873 | 55 | -59.6% |
| 1879 | 10 | -81.8% |
| 1881 | 121 | +1110.0% |
| 1882 | 11 | -90.9% |
| 1883 | 2,313 | +20927.3% |
| 1887 | 600 | -74.1% |
| 1894 | 101 | -83.2% |
| 1905 | 557 | +451.5% |
| 1907 | 158 | -71.6% |
| 1908 | 80,000 | +50532.9% |
| 1914 | 120 | -99.9% |
| 1915 | 29,978 | +24881.7% |
| 1916 | 4 | -100.0% |
| 1920 | 1,400 | +34900.0% |
| 1930 | 1,448 | +3.4% |
| 1933 | 10 | -99.3% |
| 1940 | 1 | -90.0% |
| 1961 | 15 | +1400.0% |
| 1962 | 16 | +6.7% |
| 1968 | 224 | +1300.0% |
| 1971 | 26 | -88.4% |
| 1972 | 3 | -88.5% |
| 1976 | 994 | +33033.3% |
| 1978 | 7 | -99.3% |
| 1979 | 5 | -28.6% |
| 1980 | 4,689 | +93680.0% |
| 1981 | 12 | -99.7% |
| 1984 | 9 | -25.0% |
| 1985 | 1 | -88.9% |
| 1990 | 21 | +2000.0% |
| 1997 | 14 | -33.3% |
| 2002 | 32 | +128.6% |
| 2009 | 310 | +868.8% |
| 2012 | 24 | -92.3% |
| 2016 | 302 | +1158.3% |
| 2017 | 36 | -88.1% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 36 is above the median for high income countries, which is 2, 18.0× the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Italy's 36 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2, 18.0× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Earthquake deaths in Italy changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1693 | +1199900.0% | 10 | 120,000 |
| 1980 | +93680.0% | 5 | 4,689 |
| 1805 | +79900.0% | 7 | 5,600 |
| 1908 | +50532.9% | 158 | 80,000 |
| 1920 | +34900.0% | 4 | 1,400 |
| 1703 | +33233.3% | 150 | 50,000 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1510s | 3,000 | 3,000 | 3,000 | 1 |
| 1540s | 113 | 113 | 113 | 1 |
| 1560s | 600 | 600 | 600 | 1 |
| 1570s | 125 | 125 | 125 | 1 |
| 1610s | 103 | 103 | 103 | 1 |
| 1620s | 5,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 1 |
| 1630s | 6,816 | 4,000 | 9,633 | 2 |
| 1640s | 300 | 300 | 300 | 1 |
| 1650s | 1,318 | 600 | 2,035 | 2 |
| 1670s | 1,500 | 1,500 | 1,500 | 1 |
| 1680s | 5,311 | 5,311 | 5,311 | 1 |
| 1690s | 31,024 | 10 | 120,000 | 4 |
| 1700s | 17,050 | 150 | 50,000 | 3 |
| 1720s | 250 | 250 | 250 | 1 |
| 1730s | 1,913 | 200 | 3,600 | 3 |
| 1750s | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 1 |
| 1760s | 80 | 40 | 120 | 2 |
| 1780s | 16,000 | 500 | 31,500 | 2 |
| 1790s | 11 | 7 | 15 | 2 |
| 1800s | 2,801 | 2 | 5,600 | 2 |
| 1810s | 172 | 172 | 172 | 1 |
| 1820s | 25 | 22 | 28 | 2 |
| 1830s | 133.5 | 4 | 610 | 6 |
| 1840s | 56 | 56 | 56 | 1 |
| 1850s | 4,250 | 12 | 20,000 | 5 |
| 1860s | 30.5 | 1 | 60 | 2 |
| 1870s | 67 | 10 | 136 | 3 |
| 1880s | 761.25 | 11 | 2,313 | 4 |
| 1890s | 101 | 101 | 101 | 1 |
| 1900s | 26,905 | 158 | 80,000 | 3 |
| 1910s | 10,034 | 4 | 29,978 | 3 |
| 1920s | 1,400 | 1,400 | 1,400 | 1 |
| 1930s | 729 | 10 | 1,448 | 2 |
| 1940s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1960s | 85 | 15 | 224 | 3 |
| 1970s | 207 | 3 | 994 | 5 |
| 1980s | 1,178 | 1 | 4,689 | 4 |
| 1990s | 17.5 | 14 | 21 | 2 |
| 2000s | 171 | 32 | 310 | 2 |
| 2010s | 120.67 | 24 | 302 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is earthquake deaths in Italy?
- Earthquake deaths in Italy was 36 in 2017, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest earthquake deaths recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 120,000 in 1693.
- What is the lowest earthquake deaths recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1861.
- How does Italy rank for earthquake deaths?
- Italy ranks 8th out of 51 countries with data for 2017.
- Is earthquake deaths rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 88.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Earthquake deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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