Black Death: Death Toll, History, and Impact of the Great Plague
The Black Death (Great Plague, Black Pestilence) was an 8-year bubonic plague pandemic (1347–1355) across Eurasia, peaking in Europe 1348–1349. Estimated deaths: 75–200 million in Eurasia, ~75 million in Europe, Middle East, North Africa.
- 1347–1351: ~1/3 of Europeans died (>20 million).
- Cairo: 200 deaths/day.
- Venice: 600 deaths/day at peak.
- England/France: 1/3 to 1/2 population died.
- Italy 1348–1350: >1.2 million deaths.
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