Global Statistics
Data-driven insights into humanity's greatest catastrophes
Total Deaths Tracked
813.2M
Events Documented
16
Deadliest Event
Smallpox (20th century)
Time Span
541 AD – Now
Top 10 Deadliest Events
Ranked by estimated death toll
Top 10 Deadliest Events
Deaths by Category
All Documented Events
Plague of Justinian
541–549 · pandemic
Black Death
1347–1353 · pandemic
Smallpox (20th century)
1900–1980 · pandemic
Spanish Flu
1918–1920 · pandemic
HIV/AIDS
1981–now · pandemic
COVID-19
2019–now · pandemic
Malaria (ongoing)
1900–now · pandemic
Ebola (2014–2016)
2014–2016 · pandemic
Hantavirus (ongoing)
1993–now · pandemic
Cholera (7 pandemics)
1817–now · pandemic
World War I
1914–1918 · war
World War II
1939–1945 · war
Mongol Conquests
1206–1368 · war
Taiping Rebellion
1850–1864 · war
Hiroshima & Nagasaki
1945–1945 · nuclear
Chernobyl Disaster
1986–1986 · nuclear