More Americans lost to Covid-19 than 1918 flu pandemic: Report

But the United States has borne a disproportionate 14 percent of those fatalities, despite making up only five percent of the world's population

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The American population in 1918 was less than a third of what it is now, meaning the flu deaths would be equivalent to some 2.2 million in today's terms

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1 min read Last Updated : Sep 22 2021 | 3:00 AM IST

Despite all the scientific and medical advances of the past 103 years, the Covid-19 pandemic has now killed more Americans than the 1918 flu pandemic did. Over 675,000 people in the United States have died from Covid-19, according to Johns Hopkins University.

That surpasses the estimated US death toll from the deadliest pandemic of the 20th century. According to a report by AFP, some 50 million died worldwide in the flu pandemic making it the deadliest event in human history, according to epidemiologists.

But the United States has borne a disproportionate 14 percent of those fatalities, despite making up only

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