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This list of Taiwanese disasters by death toll includes major disasters (excluding acts of war) that occurred on Taiwanese soil or involved Taiwanese citizens, in a definable incident, where the loss of life was 10 or more.

200 or more deaths

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Fatalities Year Article Type Location Comments
44,638 1918-1920 Spanish Flu Pandemic Nationwide
19,039 2020-2023 COVID-19 in Taiwan Pandemic Nationwide
3,276 1935 1935 Shinchiku-Taichū earthquake Earthquake Northwest Taiwan
3,000+ 1845 Huneigang Storm Tide [zh] Storm surge Yunlin County
2,671 1955-1977 1955-77 Polio epidemic Epidemic Nationwide [1]
2,415 1999 1999 Jiji earthquake Earthquake Central Taiwan
2,210 1946 1946 Cholera epidemic Epidemic Nationwide
1,258-1,266 1906 1906 Meishan earthquake Earthquake South central Taiwan
1,030 1848 1848 Changhua Earthquake [zh] Earthquake Changhua County
782 1948-1958 1948-58 Rabies outbreak Disease outbreak Nationwide [2]
699 2009 Typhoon Morakot Typhoon Southern and eastern Taiwan
667 1959 August 7 Flood [zh] Flood Central and southern Taiwan
617 1792 Chiayi Earthquake of 1792 [zh] Earthquake Chiayi County
580 1867 1867 Keelung earthquake Earthquake Keelung
500-1,700 1862 1862 Tainan Earthquake [zh] Earthquake Tainan
381 1845 1845 Taichung Earthquake [zh] Earthquake Taichung
372 1736 1736 Tainan Earthquake [zh] Earthquake Tainan
363 1963 Typhoon Gloria Typhoon Northern Taiwan
358 1941 1941 Chungpu earthquake Earthquake Chiayi County
293 1961 Typhoon Pamela Typhoon Eastern Taiwan
270 1879 Sinking of the S.S. New Taiwan Maritime disaster Paracel Islands (disputed)
225 2002 China Airlines Flight 611 Plane crash Taiwan Strait offshore of Penghu County
220 1957 1957 Diphtheria epidemic Epidemic Nationwide
214 2015 2015 dengue outbreak in Taiwan Disease outbreak Southern Taiwan
214 2001 Typhoon Toraji Typhoon Eastern and central Taiwan
207 1908 Sinking of the Matsushima Maritime disaster Magong, Penghu County
202 1998 China Airlines Flight 676 Plane crash Taoyuan

100 to 199 deaths

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Fatalities Year Article Type Location Comments
153 1952 Typhoon Bess Typhoon Southern Taiwan
145 1904 1904 Douliu earthquake Earthquake Yunlin County
143 1970 Typhoon Fran Typhoon Northern Taiwan
130 1892 Sinking of the SS Bokhara Maritime disaster Penghu County
117 2016 2016 southern Taiwan earthquake Earthquake Southern Taiwan
117 1839 1839 Chiayi Earthquake [zh] Earthquake Chiayi County
113 1815 1815 Tamsui earthquake [zh] Earthquake New Taipei
110 1981 Far Eastern Air Transport Flight 103 Plane crash Sanyi Township, Miaoli County
106 1964 1964 Baihe earthquake Earthquake Southern Taiwan
105 1969 Typhoon Elsie Typhoon Northern and eastern Taiwan
104 2001 Typhoon Nari Typhoon Northern Taiwan
104 1960 Typhoon Shirley Typhoon Northern and eastern Taiwan
103 1984 Meishan coal mine fire [zh] Mine disaster Ruifang District, New Taipei
100 1956 Sinking of The Second Guangsheng [zh] Maritime disaster Offshore of Wangan Township, Penghu County

99 to 10 deaths

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Fatalities Year Article Type Location Comments
99 1982-1983 1982-83 Polio epidemic Epidemic
93 1984 Haishan Coal Mine No. 1 Pit Explosion [zh] Mine disaster Sanxia District, New Taipei
87 1962 Typhoon Opal Typhoon Northern and eastern Taiwan
87 1986 Typhoon Wayne Typhoon Central and western Taiwan
85 1951 1951 East Rift Valley earthquakes Earthquake series Eastern Taiwan
83 2000 Singapore Airlines Flight 006 Plane crash Taoyuan
82 1967 Typhoon Clara Typhoon Northern and central Taiwan
81 2003 2002-2004 SARS outbreak Pandemic Nationwide
81 1951 Typhoon Pat Typhoon Southern Taiwan
78 1998 Enterovirus (E7) outbreak Disease outbreak
74 1946 1946 Hsinhua earthquake Earthquake Southwest Taiwan
74 1951 Caolingtan dam collapse [zh] Dam collapse Meishan Township, Chiayi County
73 1951 1951 Floods Floods Central and southern Taiwan
73 1996 Typhoon Herb Typhoon Northern and central Taiwan
72-74 1984 Haishan Coal Mine Explosion [zh] Mine disaster Tucheng District, New Taipei
72 1977 Typhoon Thelma Typhoon Southern Taiwan
71 1916-1917 1916–1917 Nantou earthquakes Earthquake series Central Taiwan
68 1973 Typhoon Nora Typhoon Southern Taiwan
64 1948 Xindian Bridge train fire [zh] Train fire Banqiao District, New Taipei
64 2000 Typhoon Xangsane Typhoon Northern and eastern Taiwan
64 1995 Weierkang Club fire Building fire Taichung
62 1957 Typhoon Virginia Typhoon Northern and eastern Taiwan
62 1965 Typhoon Dinah Typhoon Southern and eastern Taiwan
61 1961 Chenggong-1 accident [zh] Naval training disaster Offshore of Kaohsiung
60 1968 Typhoon Elaine Typhoon Northern Taiwan
59 1956 Typhoon Dinah Typhoon Northern Taiwan
58 1951 Luodi Mountain landing exercise disaster Naval training disaster Kaohsiung
57 1964 Civil Air Transport Flight 106 Plane crash Taichung
57 1990 Sinking of the Xinye [zh] Ship sinking Sun Moon Lake, Yuchi Township, Nantou County
56 1897 1897 Yilan Earthquake Earthquake Yilan County
54 1974 Typhoon Wendy Typhoon Northern and eastern Taiwan
54 1989 China Airlines Flight 204 Plane crash Xincheng Township, Hualien County
52 1971 Typhoon Nadine Typhoon Eastern Taiwan
51 1945 Sancha Mountain Incident [zh] Plane crash and rescue disaster Sancha Mountain, Central Taiwan
49 2021 2021 Hualien train derailment Train derailment Xiulin Township, Hualien County
49 1942 Qixing Mine Explosion (1942) Mine disaster Keelung
48 1953 Typhoon Nina Typhoon Northern Taiwan
48 2014 TransAsia Airways Flight 222 Plane crash Huxi Township, Penghu County
48 1961 1961 Chiayi County level crossing accident Level crossing accident Chiayi County
48 1953 Sinking of the Liansheng [zh] Maritime disaster Offshore of Dongji Island, Wangan Township, Penghu County
48 1981 Severe Tropical Storm Maury Typhoon Northern Taiwan
46 2021 2021 Kaohsiung building fire Arson Kaohsiung
45 1961 Banping Mountain landslide [zh] Landslide Kaohsiung
45 1997 Typhoon Winnie Typhoon Northern Taiwan
45 2004 Typhoon Mindulle Typhoon Southern and central Taiwan
44 1935 July 17, 1935 Earthquake Earthquake (aftershock) Miaoli County
44 2023 2023 Dengue fever outbreak [zh] Disease outbreak Tainan
44 1990 Typhoon Ofelia Typhoon Eastern Taiwan
43 2015 TransAsia Airways Flight 235 Plane crash Nangang District, Taipei
43 1958 Typhoon Winnie Typhoon Northern and eastern Taiwan
42 1986 Guguan tour bus accident [zh] Bus crash Taichung
42 1987 Typhoon Lynn Typhoon Nationwide
41 1976 1976 Changhua County level crossing accident Level crossing accident Changhua County
41 1971 Qixing Mine Explosion (1971) Mine disaster Keelung
40 1953 Nanshijiao Ammunition Depot Explosion Explosion Zhonghe District, New Taipei
40 1963 Jinxing Fireworks Factory Explosion Explosion Taoyuan
40 1990 Hongguang Company explosion Explosion Taichung
39 1971 Typhoon Bess Typhoon Northeastern Taiwan
38 1998 Typhoon Zeb Typhoon Northern and eastern Taiwan
38 2010 Typhoon Megi Typhoon Eastern and central Taiwan
37 1989 Typhoon Sarah Typhoon Eastern Taiwan
36 1969 Far Eastern Air Transport Flight 104 Plane crash Tainan
35 2009 2009 swine flu pandemic Pandemic Nationwide
35 1953 Typhoon Kit Typhoon
34 1980 Yongan coal mine flood Mine disaster New Taipei
33 1983 ROCAF Flight 3197 crash Plane crash Jinhu Township, Fuchien Province
33 1979 Fuyuan Street building explosion [zh] Explosion Songshan District, Taipei
33 2004 Typhoon Aere Typhoon
33 2017 Butterfly Lovers Tour Bus accident [zh] Bus crash Nangang District, Taipei
33 1993 Lun Qing Western Restaurant fire [zh] Arson Zhongshan District, Taipei
32 2014 2014 Kaohsiung gas explosion [zh] Explosion Kaoshiung
32 1977 Sinking of the Tugboat TY16 Maritime disaster Suao Township, Yilan County
31 1949 Typhoon Irma Typhoon Eastern Taiwan
31 1965 Typhoon Mary Typhoon Eastern Taiwan
31 1975 Xingzhong Street explosion Explosion Taichung
31 1966 Xinsheng building fire Building fire Taipei
30 1991 1991 Miaoli train collision Train collision Zaoqiao Township, Miaoli County
30 1961 Sinking of the Tien Hsiang Maritime disaster Kaohsiung
30 1959 Typhoon Billie Typhoon Northern Taiwan
30 2001 Typhoon Chebi Typhoon Southern and western Taiwan
30 1981 Touqian River Bridge derailment [zh] Train derailment Hsinchu City
30 1999 Typhoon Yancy Typhoon Northern and eastern Taiwan
30 1994 Typhoon Tim Typhoon Central and southern Taiwan
29 1975 Typhoon Nina Typhoon Central and Northern Taiwan
29 1965 Taoyuan Yongan Elementary School bus crash Bus crash Yangmingshan, Taipei
29 1953 Sinking of the Third Haisheng [zh] Maritime disaster Offshore of Dongji Island, Wangang Township, Penghu County
29 1976 Taiwan Railways Express and Tanwen Express collision Train collision Miaoli County
29 1969 Ruifang Coal Mine Explosion Mine disaster Ruifang District, New Taipei
28 1990 Zhengfa building fire [zh] Building fire Taoyuan
28 1986 Taichi Canyon rockfall [zh] Rockfall Zhushan Township, Nantou County
27 1961 Longtian level crossing accident [zh] Level crossing accident Tainan
27 1959 Typhoon Joan Typhoon Central Taiwan
27 1975 Far Eastern Air Transport Flight 134 Plane crash Songshan District, Taipei
27 1972 Typhoon Betty Typhoon Northern Taiwan
27 1964 Chengfu coal mine explosion Mine disaster Sanxia District, New Taipei
27 1995 Lion Forest KTV Fire Building fire Pingtung City, Pingtung County
26 1985 Emperor Hotel fire [zh] Arson Tainan
26 1983 Fengyuan High School auditorium collapse [zh] Building collapse Taichung
26 2008 Typhoon Kalmaegi Typhoon Northern Taiwan
26 2016 2016 Taoyuan bus fire Arson Taoyuan
25 1964 Sanjin Sulfur Mine landslide Landslide Beitou District, Taipei
25 1968 Typhoon Wendy Typhoon Southern Taiwan
25 1938 Sinking of the Mitori Maru [zh] Maritime disaster Offshore of Toucheng Township, Yilan County
25 1961 1961 Kaohsiung level crossing accident Level crossing accident Kaohsiung
25 1971 China Airlines Flight 825 Plane crash Penghu County
25 1973 Sinking of the Gaozhong No. 6 [zh] Maritime disaster Offshore of Kaohsiung
24 1969 China Airlines Flight 227 Plane crash Beidawu Mountain, Pingtung County
24 1989 Kowloon Life Building fire Arson Kaohsiung
23 1977 Lugu Township tour bus crash Bus accident Lugu Township, Nantou County
23 1958 Tianran Firecracker Factory Explosion Explosion Chiayi
23 1992 Healthy Kindergarten Bus Fire [zh] Bus fire Taoyuan
22 1962 Tainan Canal Dragon Boat Race accident Capsizing Tainan
22 1968 Civil Air Transport Flight 10 Plane crash Linkou District, New Taipei
22 2006 Meiling tour bus accident [zh] Bus accident Tainan
22 1980 Lianxing No. 22 drill accident Oil disaster Kaohsiung
22 1987 Yangde Avenue tour bus crash Bus accident Shilin District, Taipei
22 2005 Xinhuang Chemical Pharmaceutical Company explosion Explosion Taichung
22 1967 Typhoon Clara Typhoon
21 1962 1962 Diphtheria epidemic Epidemic
21 2024-present Melioidosis outbreak Disease outbreak
21 2000 Sinking of the Hualien No. 1 Maritime disaster Offshore of New Taipei
21 1956 Typhoon Freda Typhoon
21 1811 Chiayi Earthquake of 1811 Earthquake Chiayi County
21 1993 Carlton Barber's Shop fire Arson Zhongshan District, Taipei
20 1975 Typhoon Betty Typhoon Northern Taiwan
20 1972 Dahua Institute of Technology graduation tour bus crash Bus accident Yilan County
20 2024 2024 Hualien earthquake Earthquake Hualien County
20 1959 Shinkei Palace truck crash [zh] Truck crash Lugu Township, Nantou County
20 1990 Ziqiang Bowling Center fire [zh] Building fire Zhonghe District, New Taipei
19 1994 Typhoon Doug Typhoon Northern Taiwan
19 1960 Touqianxi Estuary ferry disaster Ferry disaster Zhubei, Hsinchu County
19 1984 The Times hotel fire [zh] Building fire Zhongshan District, Taipei
18 1962 Typhoon Kate Typhoon Eastern Taiwan
18 1985 Sinking of the Haiqiang Maritime disaster Offshore of Xiyu Township, Penghu County
18 1966 Typhoon Judy Typhoon Southern Taiwan
18 1991 Sinking of the Golden Dragon No. 1 Maritime disaster Offshore of Baisha Township, Penghu County
18 1990 1990 ROCAF B-1900 crash Plane crash Yilan County [3]
18 1989 21st Century Visual Center fire Building fire Taoyuan
18 2005 Sinking of the Ruitai No. 8 Maritime disaster Offshore of Suao Township, Yilan County
18 1958 Qiyi coal mine cable car accident Mine disaster New Taipei
18 1957 Yingge train derailment [zh] Train derailment Yingge District, New Taipei
18 2018 2018 Yilan train derailment Train derailment Suao Township, Yilan County
18 1991 Tianlong Sauna Fire Building fire Datong District, Taipei
18 1992 Citi Hotel fire Building fire Kaohsiung
17 2003 2003 Alishan train derailment [zh] Train derailment Alishan Township, Chiayi County
17 1980 Tri-Mountain National Scenic Area tour bus crash Bus accident Taichung
17 1991 Bade Road Sauna Fire Building fire Kaohsiung
17 2018 2018 Hualien earthquake Earthquake Hualien County
17 1956 Typhoon Wanda Typhoon Northern Taiwan
17 1996 1996 Taichung sauna fire Building fire Taichung
16-17 1959 1959 Hengchun earthquake Earthquake Pingtung County
16 1961 Typhoon Betty Typhoon Northern Taiwan
16 1997 Formosa Airlines Flight 7601 Plane crash Beigan Township, Fuchien Province
16 1986 Daren Gong Shipbreaking Yard Explosion [zh] Explosion Kaohsiung
16 1997 1997 Taoyuan bus crash Bus accident Taoyuan
16 1990 Money Locker MTV Fire Building fire Kaohsiung
16 1992 Mythical World KTV fire [zh] Arson Zhongshan District, Taipei
16 2003 Luzhou Daxishi Community fire [zh] Arson Luzhou District, New Taipei
15 1990 Wufu Commercial Building fire Arson Taoyuan
15 1963 Typhoon Wendy Typhoon Northern Taiwan
15 2014 2014 Dengue fever outbreak [zh] Disease outbreak Kaohsiung
15 1981 Sage Falls flash flood Flash flood Shilin District, Taipei [4]
15 1906 1906 Yanshui earthquake Earthquake Tainan
15 1982 Typhoon Andy Typhoon Southern Taiwan
15 2012 Typhoon Saola Typhoon Northern and eastern Taiwan
15 2024 Typhoon Gaemi Typhoon Northeast and southern Taiwan
15 2015 2015 New Taipei water park fire Dust fire Bali District, New Taipei
15 2018 Taipei Hospital fire [zh] Building fire Xinzhuang District, New Taipei
14 1961 Typhoon June Typhoon Central Taiwan
14 1963 Zhongshan Hall stampede Crowd crush Taoyuan
14 1968 Typhoon Nadine Typhoon Northern Taiwan
14 1970 China Airlines Flight 206 Plane crash Songshan District, Taipei
14 1988 Baling Industrial Road tour bus crash Bus accident Taoyuan
14 2000 Typhoon Bilis Typhoon Central Taiwan
13 1982 CSIC Esso Spain oil tanker fire Ship fire Kaohsiung
13 1918 Yingge runaway train accident [zh] Train accident Yingge District, New Taipei
13 1986 1986 Hualien earthquake Earthquake Hualien County
13 1962 Typhoon Amy Typhoon Eastern and central Taiwan
13 1939 Chiayi Girls' High School drowning [zh] Drowning accident Sihu Township, Yunlin County
13 1986 Typhoon Abby Typhoon Northern and central Taiwan
13 1986 China Airlines Flight 2265 Plane crash Magong, Penghu County
13 1998 Formosa Airlines Flight 7623 Plane crash Offshore of Hsinchu County
13 1972 Shulin Junior High School tour bus crash Bus accident Pinglin District, New Taipei
13 1983 Kaifeng Street Section 2 fire Building fire Taipei
13 1992 Tonight Karaoke Fire Building fire Hsinchu County
13 1993 Yangmingshan tour bus accident Bus accident Yangmingshan, Taipei
13 1984 Zhongshan Expressway pileup Vehicle pileup Miaoli County
13 1936 Erjie Paper Factory explosion [zh] Explosion Wujie Township, Yilan County
13 2012 Simakusi tour bus accident [zh] Bus accident Jianshi Township, Hsinchu County
13 1994 Juxing Diamond KTV Fire Building fire Taipei
13 1982 Futian coal mine explosion Mine disaster Neihu District, Taipei
13 1995 Happy Song KTV fire Arson Taipei
13 1996 Minsheng Building Fire Building fire Taichung
13 2012 Xinying Hospital Beimen Branch Fire [zh] Building fire Tainan
12 2005 Typhoon Haitang Typhoon Northern and eastern Taiwan
12 1989 Yongxing Airlines C404 plane crash [zh] Plane crash Kaohsiung
12 1888 Sinking of the Wei Ding Maritime disaster Paracel Islands (disputed)
12 1959 Typhoon Freda Typhoon Eastern Taiwan
12 1976 Typhoon Billie Typhoon Northern and eastern Taiwan
12 2009 Typhoon Parma Typhoon most of Taiwan
12 1990 Bade Township firecracker factory explosion Explosion Taoyuan
12 1989 Cross-Island Highway tour bus crash Bus accident Taoyuan
12 1971 1971 Taiwan Railways train collision Train collision Changhua County
12 2015 Typhoon Soudelor Typhoon Northern and eastern Taiwan
12 1991 Wangtian Interchange accident Vehicle collision Taichung
12 1979 Wangang Fireworks Company explosion Explosion Taichung
12 1998 1998 Taichung City residential fire Building fire Taichung
11 1956 Xindong Plastic factory fire Building fire Taichung
11 1969 Typhoon Viola Typhoon Southern Taiwan
11 1881 1881 Taipei Earthquake Earthquake Miaoli County
11 1981 Qingtong Coal Mine Explosion Mine disaster Pingxi District, New Taipei
11 1927 1927 Xinying Earthquake Earthquake Tainan
11 1957 1957 Hualien Earthquake Earthquake Hualien County
11 1987 Typhoon Gerald Typhoon Southern Taiwan
11 1984 Magong Ferry fire Ship fire Magong
11 1989 1989 Hualien hotel fire Building fire Hualien City
11 1993 1993 Pingzhen City fire Building fire Taoyuan
11 1995 Carnival Building Fire Building fire Chiayi City
11 1997 1997 Kaohsiung gas explosion [zh] Explosion Kaohsiung
10 1961 Guanglong Oil Tanker explosion Ship fire Kaohsiung
10 1976 Pacific Toy Factory Fire Building fire Taoyuan
10 1882 1882 Taiwan Earthquake Earthquake Taitung County
10 1993 Black Pearl Karaoke Fire Building fire Shulin District, New Taipei
10 1981 1981 Hsinchu County level crossing accident Level crossing accident Hsinchu County
10 1966 Typhoon Elsie Typhoon Northern and eastern Taiwan
10 1996 Yongxing Resin Chemical Factory Explosion Explosion Taoyuan
10 1970 1970 Hsinchu City level crossing accident Level crossing accident Hsinchu City
10 2023 Pingtung Science and Technology Industrial Park Fire [zh] Building fire Pingtung City

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "小兒麻痺症（Poliomyelitis)". Chiayi City Government Health Bureau (in Chinese). Retrieved 4 April 2025.
  2. ^ "台灣歷史". 台灣感染症醫學會 (in Chinese). Retrieved 4 April 2025.
  3. ^ "Top Taiwan Military Officers Among 18 Killed in Air Crash". New York Times. 21 August 1990. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
  4. ^ "外雙溪無預警放水 15師生枉死" (in Chinese). CTS News. 2011. Archived from the original on 23 October 2021. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
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