THE German insurance company Munich Re says about 20,000 people died in natural disasters last year, about twice as many as in 2012.
Most of the deaths resulted from Typhoon Haiyan that hit the Philippines, Vietnam and China in November with a loss of almost 6100 lives.
This was followed by floods in India that killed about 5500 people in June.
Munich Re's annual disasters report released on Tuesday found the economic cost of natural catastrophes was lower last year.
About 880 events cost about $US125 billion ($A139.86 billion), with insured losses of $US31 billion.
This compares with costs of $US173 billion and insured losses of $US65 billion in 2012.
The costliest natural disasters were summer hailstorms in Germany, floods in Central Europe, and storms and tornadoes in the United States.
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