Killer Diseases Through Time

Datapoints | Killer Diseases Through Time Historic Pandemics Cases Deaths Justinian Plague, 6th Century China Plague (Bubonic) *142 million -100 million "Third Pandemic" 1896-1930 30 million 12 million Spanish Flu Pandemic 1918-1919 1 billion 21 million Sources: WHO, CDC *Based on estimated historic mortality rate of 70%   Pandemics Today       Per Year Per Year Malaria 300-500 million 1 million Tuberculosis 8 million 2 million AIDS 6

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