Asian Tsunami

December 26th, 2004

Death tolls by country

Country where
deaths occurred
Deaths Injured Missing Displaced
Confirmed Estimated1
Indonesia 130,736 167,736 — 37,063 500,000+
Sri Lanka2 35,322 35,322 21,411 516,150
India 12,405 18,045 — 5,640 647,599
Thailand 5,3953 8,212 8,457 2,817 7,000
Somalia 78 289 — — 5,000
Myanmar (Burma) 61 400–600 45 200 3,200
Maldives 82 108 — 26 15,000+
Malaysia 68 75 299 6 —
Tanzania 10 13 — — —
Seychelles 3 3 57 — 200
Bangladesh 2 2 — — —
South Africa 24 2 — — —
Yemen 2 2 — — —
Kenya 1 1 2 — —
Madagascar — — — — 1,000+
Total ~184,168 ~230,210 ~125,000 ~45,752 ~1.69 million

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_Indian_Ocean_earthquake

Note: All figures are approximate and subject to change.1 Includes those reported under 'Confirmed'. If no separate estimates are available, the number in this column is the same as reported under 'Confirmed'.
2 Does not include approximately 19,000 missing people initially declared by Tamil Tiger authorities from regions under their control.
3 Data includes at least 2,464 foreigners.
4 Does not include South African citizens who died outside of South Africa (eg, tourists in Thailand).

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