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Approximately how many people worldwide died in the 1918 influenza pandemic, making it one of history's deadliest disease outbreaks?
Answer
50–100 million
The 1918 influenza pandemic, often called the Spanish Flu, killed an estimated 50–100 million people globally — more than the total military and civilian deaths of World War I. The wide range reflects incomplete record-keeping across many regions, particularly in Asia and Africa.
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The 1918 Spanish Flu pandemic killed an estimated 50-100 million people worldwide, yet it remains less culturally remembered than diseases affecting far fewer people.
Other options people guess
- 10–15 million
- 200–250 million
- 25–30 million
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- 1918
- pandemic
- spanish-flu
- public-health
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