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Tornado Fatalities, Causes and Solutions. Fatalities by Year. Number of fatalities has leveled off beginning in the 1980s despite rapidly advancing technologies. 10 year average is actually higher than the 30 year average and 60 year average 10-yr: 102 30-yr: 70 60-yr: 90
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Fatalities by Year • Number of fatalities has leveled off beginning in the 1980s despite rapidly advancing technologies. • 10 year average is actually higher than the 30 year average and 60 year average • 10-yr: 102 30-yr: 70 60-yr: 90 • This is, however, somewhat skewed by the extreme numbers of 2011 • Deaths by millions of people has leveled off especially since the 1990s and no longer follows the decreasing trend line (see last figure). • 5 out of the last 12 years (42%) have had more fatalities than the 1980-2010 mean.
Fatalities by Year • 2012: 68 fatalities • Above 2000-2010 average and 1980-2010 average