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00925njm 22002777a 4500 dc Ayuso-Alvarez, Ana Maria author Alva Chavez, K. author Martinez de Aragon-Esquivias, Maria Victoria author Ugarte, C. R. author Donado-Campos, Juan de Mata author Rossi Spadafora, Marcello Salvatore author Culqui, Dante Roger author 2014 The paper presented deals with the casualties, mortality, and morbidity occurred during the major earthquakes of America during a period of 51 years. The work provides statistical evidence that the deaths/wounded (D/W) ratio used for many agencies in the planning of the preparation and response activities to earthquakes does not fit the relation 1 : 3. In addition, a model is presented in order to evaluate the possible association between different analysis variables such as the subregion of the American continent affected, population density, HDI, and the time and magnitude of the earthquake and the effects of these on the death toll, the number of the wounded, and the D/W indexes. Although the model generated it is not robust enough for decision making, it could be useful and improvable in order to apply it in the planning and management of these kinds of natural disasters. For these reasons, we think that it would be interesting to do further progress in this line of research by making a more comprehensive study of the variables associated with mortality and morbidity, using a more representative sample of earthquakes that sure will confirm the results presented in this work. Journal of Earthquakes 2014; 720930. 10.1155/2014/720930 2314-6567 2356-7333 Journal of Earthquakes http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12105/14529 Ratio of the Dead to Wounded (D/W) Indicators and Associated Factors in Major Earthquakes of America from 1960 to 2011