List of disasters in Greece by death toll
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This list of Greek disasters by death toll includes major disasters (excluding acts of war) that occurred on Greek soil or involved Greek citizens, in a definable incident. In this list, Greece refers to the Hellenic Republic from 1821 to present.
| Fatalities | Year | Article | Type | Location | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 300,000 | 1941-1942 | Great famine | Famine | Nationwide | |
| 39,258 | 2020-2023 | COVID-19 pandemic in Greece | Pandemic | Nationwide | |
| 3,550 | 1881 | 1881 Chios earthquake | Earthquake | Chios, North Aegean | |
| 1,300+ | 1987 | 1987 Greek heatwave | Heatwave | Nationwide | |
| 618 | 1856 | 1856 Heraklion earthquake | Earthquake | Crete and Rhodes, South Aegean | |
| 550 | 1867 | 1867 Lesbos earthquake | Earthquake | Lesbos, North Aegean | [1] |
| 445-800 | 1953 | 1953 Ionian earthquake | Earthquake | Ionian Islands | |
| ~400 | 1947 | SS Heimara | Shipwreck | Aegean Sea | |
| 326-600 | 1886 | 1886 Peloponnese earthquake | Earthquake | Peloponnese | |
| ~300 | 1923 | Sinking of the Alexander VII | Shipwreck | Off of Psyttaleia, Attica | |
| 225 | 1894 | 1894 Atalanti earthquakes | Earthquakes | Central Greece | |
| 200-224 | 1867 | 1867 Lixouri earthquake | Earthquake | Lixouri, Ionian Islands | [2] |
| 236 | 1966 | SS Heraklion | Shipwreck | Aegean Sea |
100 to 199 deaths
| Fatalities | Year | Article | Type | Location | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 181+ | 1933 | 1933 Kos earthquake | Earthquake | Kos, South Aegean | |
| 161-149 | 1932 | 1932 Ierissos earthquake | Earthquake | Macedonia | |
| 149 | 2009-2010 | 2009 swine flu pandemic | Pandemic | Nationwide | [3] |
| 143 | 1999 | 1999 Athens earthquake | Earthquake | Attica | |
| 121 | 2005 | Helios Airways Flight 522 | Plane crash | Grammatiko, Attica | |
| 117 | 1870 | 1870 Arachova earthquake | Earthquake | Arachova, Central Greece | [4] |
| 104 | 2018 | 2018 Attica wildfires | Forest fires | Attica |