COVID-19 Deaths vs Historic Pandemics 😷 📊

This bar chart race ranks the deaths of the largest known epidemics (including pandemics) caused by an infectious disease, from the Antonine Plague to the current COVID-19 event. Widespread non-communicable diseases such as cardiovascular disease and cancer are not included.

An epidemic is the rapid spread of disease to a large number of people in a given population within a short period of time. For example, in meningococcal infections, an attack rate in excess of 15 cases per 100,000 people for two consecutive weeks is considered an epidemic.

Despite the persistence of disease and pandemics throughout history, there’s one consistent trend over time – a gradual reduction in the death rate. Healthcare improvements and understanding the factors that incubate pandemics have been powerful tools in mitigating their impact.

Events that are ongoing, like COVID-19, are estimates as of the date of this published video (Feb, 2021).

Note: Many of the death toll numbers shown in the video are ranges of best estimates based on available research. Some, such as the Plague of Justinian and Swine Flu, are subject to debate based on new evidence.

Chapters:
00:00 MERS / SARS
00:18 US Polio Epidemic
English Sweating Sickness
Ebola
00:41 Yellow Fever & Swine Flu
Uganda Sleeping Sickness
Great Plagues: 18th Century
Japanese Smallpox Epidemic
01:02 Cholera
Hong Kong Flu
Russian Flu
Asian Flu
01:14 COVID-19
Great Plagues: 17th Century
Russian Typhus Epidemic
Antonine Plague
01:38 The Third Plague
Cocoliztli Epidemics
01:49 HIV/AIDS
Spanish Flu
02:01 Plague of Justinian
Smallpox
02:12 Bubonic Plague / The Black Death

Data:
https://www.visualcapitalist.com/history-of-pandemics-deadliest/
https://www.livescience.com/worst-epidemics-and-pandemics-in-history.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_epidemics
WHO | https://www.who.int/
CDC | https://www.cdc.gov/
Johns Hopkins | https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/

📰Publications
https://www.scoopwhoop.com/news/facts-about-biggest-pandemics-that-changed-the-world/
https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/surprising-facts-about-pandemics-past-and-present/

🎵 Track Info:
Instinct | https://www.bensound.com

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