Average Number Of People Who Die Due To Volcanic Eruptions

Figuring out the average number of volcano-related deaths per year is not very useful because most years the number is quite small, probably less than 100. Every once in a while, however, there is a large disaster that kills 10,000 or more, and if you average everything together you might think that somewhere between 1000 and 2000 people die each year from volcanoes (which isn't the case).