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4 Μαρ 2020 · What becomes clear from this overview are two things: influenza pandemics are not rare, but the Spanish flu of 1918 was by far the most devastating influenza pandemic in recorded history. The impact of the Spanish flu on different age groups. This last visualization here shows the life expectancy in England and Wales by age.
12 Οκτ 2010 · 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...
To put the devastation of the 1918–19 influenza pandemic in historical perspective, the infographic presents three bar graphs comparing death statistics of the pandemic with those of other lethal events from ancient times to the present.
20 Οκτ 2024 · Influenza pandemic of 1918–19, the most severe influenza outbreak of the 20th century and among the most devastating pandemics in human history. The outbreak was caused by influenza type A subtype H1N1 virus. Learn about the origins, spread, and impact of the influenza pandemic of 1918–19.
The conditions of World War I (overcrowding and global troop movement) helped the 1918 flu spread. The vulnerability of healthy young adults and the lack of vaccines and treatments created a major public health crisis, causing at least 50 million deaths worldwide, including approximately 675,000 in the United States.
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. [240] [241] An early estimate from 1927 put global mortality at 21.6 million. [4]
As you can see in the chart, it led to the most devastating influenza pandemic in recorded history. 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
