Top 10 deadliest pandemics

Top 10 deadliest pandemics

Jacob White, Reporter

Everyone in the world has gone through sickness throughout their life and due to that there will always be deaths that are caused by sickness. This list is showing the top ten deadliest pandemics with their amount of people that passed because of it and also the cause of the pandemic.

10. SIXTH CHOLERA PANDEMIC (1910-1911) – Death Count: 800,000+

Cause: Cholera

9. THIRD CHOLERA PANDEMIC (1852–1860) – Death Count: 1 million

Cause: Cholera

8. FLU PANDEMIC (1889-1890) – Death Count: 1 million

Cause: Influenza

7. FLU PANDEMIC (1968) – Death Count: 1 million

Cause: Influenza

6. ASIAN FLU (1956-1958) – Death Count: 2 million

Cause: Influenza

5. ANTONINE PLAGUE (165 AD) – Death Count: 5 million

Cause: Unknown

4. PLAGUE OF JUSTINIAN (541-542) – Death Count: 25 million

Cause: Bubonic Plague

3. HIV/AIDS PANDEMIC (AT ITS PEAK, 2005-2012) – Death Count: 36 million

Cause: HIV/AIDS

2. FLU PANDEMIC (1918) – Death Count: 20 – 50 million

Cause: Influenza

1. THE BLACK DEATH (1346-1353) – Death Count: 75 – 200 million

Cause: Bubonic Plague