Effects - Death Toll

Below in the table is the death toll of the 26 december 2004 tsunami.

Note: the following table is extracted from Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

Country where
deaths occurred

Deaths

Injured

Missing

Displaced

Confirmed

Estimated¹

Indonesia

173,981

220,000

~100,000

6,245

400,000- 700,000

Sri Lanka

38,195

38,195

15,686

23,000+ ²

~573,000

India

10,744

16,413

-

5,669

380,000

Thailand

5,305 ³

11,000

8,457

4,499

-

Somalia

150+

298

-

-

5,000

Myanmar (Burma)

59

2,500

45

7,000 ⁴

3,200

Malaysia

68 ¨C  74

74

299

-

-

Maldives

82

108

-

26

12,000 ¨C  22,000

Seychelles

1 ¨C  3

3

-

-

-

Tanzania

10

10+

-

-

-

Bangladesh

2

2

-

-

-

South Africa

2 ⁵

2

-

-

-

Kenya

1

2

2

-

-

Yemen

1

1

-

-

-

Madagascar

-

-

-

-

1,000+

Total

228,601+

~288,608

~125,000

~40,000

~1.5 million

¹ Includes those reported under 'Deaths'. If no seperate estimates are available, the number in this column is the same as reported under 'Deaths'.
² Includes approximately 19,000 missing people declared by Tamil Tiger authorities from regions under their control
³ Data includes at least 2,464 foreigners.
⁴ This number of missing includes citizens of Myanmar who have fled into Thailand and who have been deported back to Myanmar without papers.
⁵ Does not include South African citizens who died outside of South Africa (eg, tourists in Thailand).

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