Abstract: Flood is the primary natural disaster that affects social and economic development of India. Using the Global Emergency Database (EM-DAT), we count the flood disaster events in India. With the frequency analysis method, we analyzed the spatiotemporal variations of flood disaster events in India from 1950 to 2016 and, then, disclosed the spatial and temporal variations of flood disasters and deaths induced by flood in India from 1950 to 2016. The results showed that: (1) the flood disaster in India exhibit a distinct seasonal cycle, which is characterized by high frequency from July to September, accounting for 65.70%, with the peak in July, accounting for 24.55%. The annual frequency of flood increased generally from 1950 to 2016. (2) The spatial variations of flood frequency are characterized by high frequency in north, especially in the northeast; while, it is low in the south. (3) The death induced by floods in 1950-2016 increased along with increasing frequency of floods, but both the maximum death of each flood and the largest annual death decreased significantly. This finding indicates that India has gradually strengthened its ability to address floods disasters since the mid-20th century. This study could serve as foundation for further analysis of the vulnerability of Indian society and the risk of flood disaster in future climate change scenarios.