Ratio of the Dead to Wounded (D/W) Indicators and Associated Factors in Major Earthquakes of America from 1960 to 2011

Table 2

Scenarios for the indicators of deaths and the wounded distributed by tertiles for earthquakes from Central and South America subregions during the 1960–2011 period.

Central America subregion (D/W)
Deaths	Min.	1	Scenario 1; (1–6)
	Tertile 1	6		Scenario 2; (7–31)
	Tertile 2	31			Scenario 3; (45–23,000)
	Max.	23,000
	Media	1,332
	Media; (CI95%)	(1,310; 1,355)
	Median	16
	STD	4,475
	Variance	20028389
The wounded	Min.	5	Scenario 1; (5–78)
	Tertile 1	78		Scenario 2; (96–300)
	Tertile 2	300			Scenario 3; (350–76,000)
	Max.	76,000
	Media	5,633
	Media; (CI95%)	(5,588; 5,677)
	Median	193
	STD	17,530
	Variance	307317125
South America subregion (death and wounded)
Deaths	Min.	2	Scenario 1; (2–34)
	Tertile 1	34		Scenario 2; (40–112)
	Tertile 2	112			Scenario 3; (120–66,790)
	Max.	66,790
	Media	1,881
	Media; (CI95%)	(1,850; 1,912)
	Median	64
	STD	8,701
	Variance	75701277
The wounded	Min.	15	Scenario 1; (15–200)
	Tertile 1	200		Scenario 2; (207–1,000)
	Tertile 2	1,000			Scenario 3; (1200–150,000)
	Max.	150,000
	Media	5,105
	Media; (CI95%)	(5,059; 5,151)
	Median	300
	STD	23,176
	Variance	537134047