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The estimate of 50 million deaths published by Johnson and Mueller implies that the Spanish flu killed 2.7% of the world population. And if it was in fact higher – 100 million as these authors suggest – then the global death rate would have been 5.4%.10.
The Spanish flu infected around 500 million people, about one-third of the world's population. [2] Estimates as to how many infected people died vary greatly, but the flu is regardless considered to be one of the deadliest pandemics in history.
As you can see in the chart, it caused the largest influenza pandemic in history: research by Spreeuwenberg et al. (2018) suggests that the Spanish flu killed around 17.4 million people. Other estimates are even higher: Johnson and Mueller (2002) suggest that the Spanish flu killed between 50 to 100 million people. 19
The influenza pandemic of 1918–1919 resulted in an estimated 25 million deaths, though some researchers have projected that it caused as many as 40–50 million deaths. influenza pandemic of 1918–19 , the most severe influenza outbreak of the 20th century and, in terms of total numbers of deaths, among the most devastating pandemics in ...
The Spanish flu pandemic of 1918-1919 was the deadliest pandemic in world history, infecting some 500 million people across the globe—roughly one-third of the population—and causing up to 50...
Around 50 to 100 million people were killed worldwide, according to Amesh Adalja, an infectious disease physician and senior scholar at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security. He puts...
Estimates of the death toll vary: some studies estimate that 17.4 million people died globally from the Spanish flu between 1918 and 1920, while others estimate a much higher death toll of 50 to 100 million deaths. 28. The Spanish flu pandemic was most severe among children and young adults.
Before COVID-19, the most severe pandemic in recent history was the 1918 influenza virus, often called “the Spanish Flu.” The virus infected roughly 500 million people—one-third of the world’s population—and caused 50 million deaths worldwide (double the number of deaths in World War I).
The number of deaths was estimated to be at least 50 million worldwide with about 675,000 occurring in the United States. Mortality was high in people younger than 5 years old, 20-40 years old, and 65 years and older.
The number of deaths was estimated to be at least 50 million worldwide with about 675,000 occurring in the United States. 1918 Pandemic Video. YouTube Video Removed. History of 1918 Flu Pandemic. Read about the 1918 influenza pandemic and progress made in preparedness and response.