What is the average amount of people who die from volcano eruptions each year?

rocky Jared, Gabby, Michael P. & Jessica

Hi Jared, Gabby, Michael, and Jessica,

Figuring out the average number of volcano-related deaths per year is not very useful because most years the number is quite small, probably less than 100. Every once in a while, however, there is a large disaster that kills 10,000 or more, and if you average everything together you might think that somewhere between 1000 and 2000 people die each year from volcanoes (which isn't the case).
Probably the most detailed list of volcano-related deaths is in the "Fatalities and Evacuations" section of Volcanoes of the World (vol. 2) by Tom Simkin and Lee Seibert. It makes good Halloween reading.
Sincerely,

Scott Rowland 

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