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Date. 1346–1353. Deaths. 25,000,000 – 50,000,000 (estimated) The Black Death was a bubonic plague pandemic occurring in Europe from 1346 to 1353. It was one of the most fatal pandemics in human history; as many as 50 million people [2] perished, perhaps 50% of Europe's 14th century population. [3] The disease is caused by the bacterium ...
For the Netherlands, based on overall excess mortality, an estimated 20,000 people died from COVID-19 in 2020, [9] while only the death of 11,525 identified COVID-19 cases was registered. [8] The official count of COVID-19 deaths as of December 2021 is slightly more than 5.4 million, according to World Health Organization's report in May 2022 ...
By 18 March 2020, lockdowns introduced in Europe affected more than 250 million people. Despite deployment of COVID-19 vaccines , Europe became the pandemic's epicentre once again in late 2021. [9] On 11 January 2022, Dr. Hans Kluge , the WHO Regional Director for Europe said, "more than 50 percent of the population in the region will be ...
Excess deaths relative to expected deaths (global and WHO region) [12] The 25 countries with the highest total estimated COVID-19 pandemic excess deaths between January 2020 and December 2021 [ 12 ] The 25 countries with the highest mean P-scores (excess deaths relative to expected deaths) [ 12 ]
Similarly, the number of deaths only fell by 14%, missing the 2020 milestone of a 35% reduction, with some regions making better progress (31% reduction in Europe and 19% in Africa). [218] Correspondingly, also treatment, prevention and funding milestones were missed in 2020, for example only 6.3 million people were started on TB prevention ...
The 1918–1920 flu pandemic, also known as the Great Influenza epidemic or by the common misnomer Spanish flu, was an exceptionally deadly global influenza pandemic caused by the H1N1 subtype of the influenza A virus. The earliest documented case was March 1918 in the state of Kansas in the United States, with further cases recorded in France ...
It was the first of a cycle of European plague epidemics that continued until the 18th century; [81] there were more than 100 plague epidemics in Europe during this period, [82] including the Great Plague of London of 1665–66 which killed approximately 100,000 people, 20% of London's population.
It is estimated that 74 million people died, with estimates ranging from 40 million to 90 million dead (including Holocaust casualties). [1] The main Axis powers were Nazi Germany, the Empire of Japan, and the Kingdom of Italy; while the United Kingdom, the United States, the Soviet Union and China were the "Big Four" Allied powers. [2]