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re: A history of pandemics
Posted on 7/13/20 at 11:07 am to Kentucker
Posted on 7/13/20 at 11:07 am to Kentucker
The death counts on this chart seem a little high. Bubonic Plague death counts vary widely, the chart says 200M, but I see more like 50M in some google searching.
Bubonic Plague:
Death toll - 50,000,000
World population - 360,000,000
13.8% of world population
Plague of Justinian:
Death toll - 25,000,000
World population - 200,000,000
12.5% of world population
Spanish Flu:
Death toll - 50,000,000
World population - 1,500,000,000
3.3% of world population
I'll take my downvotes in advance, but here is COVID-19:
COVID-19:
Death toll - 535,000
World population - 7,800,000,000
0.006% of world population
Bubonic Plague:
Death toll - 50,000,000
World population - 360,000,000
13.8% of world population
Plague of Justinian:
Death toll - 25,000,000
World population - 200,000,000
12.5% of world population
Spanish Flu:
Death toll - 50,000,000
World population - 1,500,000,000
3.3% of world population
I'll take my downvotes in advance, but here is COVID-19:
COVID-19:
Death toll - 535,000
World population - 7,800,000,000
0.006% of world population
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Posted on 7/13/20 at 6:18 pm to Ronaldo Burgundiaz
I agree that population counts and death totals are likely “educated guesses” at best. Even today a precise count of the number of people on the planet is just not possible.
Authoritarian regimes can probably get accurate data but most countries depend upon voluntary data to be submitted from highly mobile populaces that might not be interested in participating in head counts.
Authoritarian regimes can probably get accurate data but most countries depend upon voluntary data to be submitted from highly mobile populaces that might not be interested in participating in head counts.
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