| Rank | Name/Areas of Largest Loss | Year | Ocean Area | Deaths |
| 1 | Great Bhola Cyclone, Bangladesh | 1970 | Bay of Bengal | 500,000 |
| 2 | Hooghly River Cyclone, India and Bangladesh | 1737 | Bay of Bengal | 300,000 |
| 3 | Haiphong Typhoon, Vietnam | 1881 | West Pacific | 300,000 |
| 4 | Coringa, India | 1839 | Bay of Bengal | 300,000 |
| 5 | Backerganj Cyclone, Bangladesh | 1584 | Bay of Bengal | 200,000 |
| 6 | Great Backerganj Cyclone, Bangladesh | 1876 | Bay of Bengal | 200,000 |
| 7 | Chittagong, Bangladesh | 1897 | Bay of Bengal | 175,000 |
| 8 | Super Typhoon Nina, China | 1975 | West Pacific | 171,000 |
| 9 | Cyclone 02B, Bangladesh | 1991 | Bay of Bengal | 140,000 |
| 10 | Cyclone Nargis, Myanmar | 2008 | Bay of Bengal | 140,000 |