Dataset Overview

This dataset presents year wise data on deaths due to natural forces, classified by cause and gender. Causes include flood, cyclone, tornado, earthquake, tsunami, avalanche, landslide, lightning, forest fire, heat or sun stroke, exposure to cold, torrential rain, epidemic, starvation or thirst, and other natural causes.

Organisation

National Crime Record Bureau

Sectors

Home Affairs and Enforcement

Update Frequency

Yearly

Granularity

Year, Cause, Gender

Time Saved

6 hours

Number of Rows

1107

Number of Columns

Sources

NCRB: Accidental Deaths & Suicides in India (ADSI)

Time Period

2001 to 2023

Units

value in absolute number

Last Updated

January, 2026

Data Preview

year	state	cause	gender	value	unit
2023	All India	Landslide	Total	239	value in absolute number
2023	All India	Landslide	Transgender	1	value in absolute number
2023	All India	Lightning	Female	644	value in absolute number
2023	All India	Lightning	Male	1897	value in absolute number
2023	All India	Cyclone	Total	2	value in absolute number
2023	All India	Landslide	Female	74	value in absolute number
2023	All India	Landslide	Male	164	value in absolute number
2023	All India	Epidemic	Female	0	value in absolute number
2023	All India	Torrential Rains	Total	61	value in absolute number
2023	All India	Torrential Rains	Transgender	0	value in absolute number

Metadata

Name	Number of Distinct Values	Number of Unique Values	Type	Count
year	23	23	Int64	1107
state	1	1	String	1107
cause	17	17	String	1107
gender	4	4	String	1107
value	543	543	Float64	1107
unit	1	1	String	1107
note	1	1	String	0

Citation

National Crime Record Bureau. NCRB - Accidental Deaths: Year, Cause, and Gender wise Number of Accidental Deaths due to Forces of Nature in India [Data set]. Dataful. https://dataful.in/datasets/22774

NCRB - Accidental Deaths: Year, Cause, and Gender wise Number of Accidental Deaths due to Forces of Nature in India