The Most Devastating Events in History ☠️
1. The Black De@th
De@ths: 180 Million De@ths
Disease/Event: Bubonic plague pandemic
2. 1918 Influenza Pandemic
De@ths: 100 Million De@ths
Disease/Event: Global influenza outbreak
3. World War II
De@ths: 67 Million De@ths
Disease/Event: Global war
4. Mongol Conquests
De@ths: 60 Million De@ths
Disease/Event: Military conquests
5. European Colonization
De@ths: 55 Million De@ths
Disease/Event: Colonization of the Americas
6. Plague of Justinian
De@ths: 50 Million De@ths
Disease/Event: Bubonic plague outbreak
7. Great Chinese Famine
De@ths: 45 Million De@ths
Disease/Event: Famine
8. HIV/AIDS Pandemic
De@ths: 40 Million De@ths
Disease/Event: Viral pandemic
9. An Lushan Rebellion
De@ths: 36 Million De@ths
Disease/Event: Civil war
10. Three Kingdoms War
De@ths: 34 Million De@ths
Disease/Event: Prolonged warfare
11. Taiping Rebellion
De@ths: 30 Million De@ths
Disease/Event: Civil war
12. Ming to Qing Transition
De@ths: 28 Million De@ths
Disease/Event: Dynastic war
13. World War I
De@ths: 22 Million De@ths
Disease/Event: Global war
Source: Our World in Data, Encyclopaedia Britannica, WHO, CDC
