The Deadliest Pandemics in History

THE DEADLIEST PANDEMICS IN HISTORY Global Pandemics by Death Toll Worldwide Smallpox Epidemic 1877 – 1977** 500,000,000 Spanish Flu 1918 - 1919 50,000,000 Plague of Justinian 483 - 565 | 30,000,000 - 50,000,000 HIV/AIDS 1981 - Present 32,000,000+ so far Bubonic Plague/Black Death 1347 - 1351 25,000,000 Соcoliztli 1545 - 1547 5,000,000 - 15,000,000 Mexico Smallpox Epidemic 1519 - 1520** *The Great Plagues consisted of around 40 resurgences of the bubonic plague, primarily in London. 5,000,000 - 8,000,000 Antonine Plague 165 - 180 5,000,000 Quarantine was invented during the Black Plague. Sailors would not leave their Cholera 1817 - 1975*** 3,798,000 - 4,798,000 The Great Plagues - 1665* 3,000,000 Smallpox 1348 ships for 40 days to avoid spreading the illness; the word comes from the Italian word for 40, "quaranta." Russia Typhus Epidemic 1918 - 1922 2,500,000 **Smallpox is most often associated with the 16th century, when it decimated the native population of Mexico. However, it resulted in the most casualties during the last 100 years of its existence. Between 1877 and 1977, smallpox was responsible for the deaths of an estimated 500,000,000 people. Japanese Smallpox Epidemic 735 - 737** 2,000,000 COVID-19 2019 - Present 1,080,000+ as of 10/14/2020 Hong Kong Flu 1968 - 1970 1,000,000 Europe Smallpox Epidemic I 500,000 1870 – 1875** Japanese Smallpox Epidemic 735 - 737 Swine Flu 2009 - 2010 | 151,700 - 575,400 5,000,000 2,000,000 Mexico Smallpox Epidemic Yellow Fever 1800 - 1802 | 100,000 - 150,000 1519 - 1520 5,000,000 - 8,000,000 Chile Smallpox Epidemic 1561 - 1562 Unknown A Timeline of the Deadliest Pandemics in History Massachusetts Smallpox Epidemic 1633 - 1634 200 1,000 30,000,000 - 50,000,000 Boston Smallpox Epidemic 1677 - 1678 1,000 Antonine Plague 165 - 180 300 St. Lawrence Valley Smallpox Epidemic Plague 483 - 565 of Justinian 1702 - 1703 1,300 Iceland Smallpox Epidemic 1707 - 1709 18,000+ 400 Japanese Smallpox 735 - 737’ Epidemic 1721 Boston Smallpox Outbreak 7** - 2,000,000 1721 – 1722 844 New France Smallpox Epidemic 1733 500 Unknown North Carolina Smallpox Epidemic 1738 - 1739 Bubonic - 25,000,000 Plague / 1347 - 1351 Black Death 7,700 - 11,70о Charleston Smallpox Epidemic 1760 600 730 - 940 Pittsburgh Area Smallpox Outbreak 1763 Unknown The Great Plagues 1348 - 1665* -3,000,000 North American Smallpox Epidemic 700 1775 - 1782 11,000+ Pueblo Indians Smallpox Epidemic 1788 Мехіco Smallpox 1519 - 1520** Epidemic Unknown 5,000,000 - 8,000,000 800 First New South Wales Smallpox Epidemic 1789 - 1790 Unknown Second New South Wales Smallpox Epidemic 1828 - 1829 900 19,000 5,000,000 15,000,000 Plains Indians Smallpox Epidemic 1831 – 1834 Cocoliztli 1545 - 1547 Unknown Great Plains Smallpox Epidemic 1837 - 1838 1000 17,000+ 100,000 - 150,000 Yellow Fever 1800 - 1802 South Africa Smallpox Epidemic 1840 Unknown 3,798,000 4,798,000 Victoria Smallpox Epidemic 1857 Cholera 1817 - 1975*** 1100 Unknown Europe Smallpox 1870 - 1875** Epidemic British Columbia Smallpox Epidemic 1862 - 1863 500,000 32,000 1200 Europe Smallpox Epidemic 1870 - 1875 Worldwide Smallpox 1877 - 1977** Epidemic 500,000,000 500,000 Worldwide Smallpox Epidemic 1877 - 1977 500,000,000 1300 The bacteria Yersinia pestis was responsible for: 1400 • The Plague of Justinian Spanish Flu 1918 - 1919 50,000,000 • The Bubonic Plague • The Great Plagues 1500 Cholera Russia Тyphus 1918 - 1922 Еpidemic ***Like smallpox and the Bubonic Plague, cholera also struck in waves. There were seven major pandemics between 1817 and 1975. 1600 - 2,500,000 Hong Kong 1968 – 1970 Flu First Pandemic 1817 - 1824 -1,000,000 1,000,000 – 2,000,000 1700 Second Pandemic 1829 - 1837 100,000 Third Pandemic 1846 - 1860 32,000,000+ so far HIV/AIDS 1981 - Present 1800 1,000,000+ Fourth Pandemic 1863 - 1875 600,000+ Fifth Pandemic 1900 1881 – 1896 298,600 Sixth Pandemic 151,700 - 575,400 Swine Flu 2009 - 2010 1899 - 1923 800,000+ Seventh Pandemic 1961 – 1975 2000 1,080,000+ as of 10/14/2020 COVID-19 20o19 - Present Unknown Resources: www.history.com/news/pandemics-end-plague-cholera-black-death-smallpox www.businessinsider.com/pandemics-that-changed-the-course-of-human-history-coronavirus-flu-aids-plague#smallpox-15th-17th-centuries-3 www.news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/4381924.stm www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_epidemics www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:COVID-19_pandemic_data CEUfast NURSING CE