Impact
| Country | Total deaths |
Direct deaths |
Damage (2004 USD) |
| Barbados | 1 | 1 | $5 million |
| Cayman Islands | 2 | 1 | $3.5 billion |
| Cuba | 0 | 0 | $1.2 billion |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 4 | Unknown |
| Grenada | 39 | 39 | $1.1 billion |
| Jamaica | 17 | 17 | $360 million |
| St. Lucia | 0 | 0 | $2.6 million |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 | 0 | $40 million |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1 | $4.9 million |
| United States | 54 | 25 | $13 billion |
| Venezuela | 3 | 3 | unknown |
| Totals: | 121 | 92 | ~$18.092 billion |
Ivan killed 64 people in the Caribbean—mainly in Grenada and Jamaica—three in Venezuela, and 25 in the United States, including fourteen in Florida. Thirty-two more deaths in the United States were indirectly attributed to Ivan. Tornadoes spawned by Ivan struck communities along concentric arcs on the leading edge of the storm. In Florida, Blountstown, Marianna, and Panama City Beach suffered three of the most devastating tornadoes. A Panama City Beach news station was nearly hit by an F2 tornado during the storm. Ivan also caused over US$13 billion (2004 USD, $16 billion 2012 USD)in damages in the United States and US$3 billion in the Caribbean (2004 USD, $3.69 billion 2012 USD).
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