History
How many people died in the Spanish flu of 1918?
About 50 million
Background
The Spanish flu was one of the worst pandemics in history. About 50 million people died worldwide, with some estimates going up to 100 million. This meant the flu took more lives than all of World War One. Even so, today it is less remembered than the war itself.
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