https://www.google.com/search?q=list+of+wars+us+has+fought+in+with+number+of+casualties+normalized+by+total+us+population+at+the+time+in+comparison+to+deaths+from+covid+and+1918+flu&sca_esv=ff5dab35acd38c25&biw=1318&bih=712&sxsrf=ANbL-n6pHKsOjlgCloXTjQkgQuqLi6LXXg%3A1772298844457&ei=XCKjabjRG6PQ5NoPpsKJgA0&ved=0ahUKEwi477zY1_ySAxUjKFkFHSZhAtAQ4dUDCBE&uact=5&oq=list+of+wars+us+has+fought+in+with+number+of+casualties+normalized+by+total+us+population+at+the+time+in+comparison+to+deaths+from+covid+and+1918+flu&gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAilQFsaXN0IG9mIHdhcnMgdXMgaGFzIGZvdWdodCBpbiB3aXRoIG51bWJlciBvZiBjYXN1YWx0aWVzIG5vcm1hbGl6ZWQgYnkgdG90YWwgdXMgcG9wdWxhdGlvbiBhdCB0aGUgdGltZSBpbiBjb21wYXJpc29uIHRvIGRlYXRocyBmcm9tIGNvdmlkIGFuZCAxOTE4IGZsdUgAUABYAHAAeAGQAQCYAQCgAQCqAQC4AQPIAQD4AQGYAgCgAgCYAwCSBwCgBwCyBwC4BwDCBwDIBwCACAA&sclient=gws-wiz-serp QT:{{” The COVID-19 pandemic and the 1918 influenza pandemic resulted in higher U.S. death tolls than most foreign wars in American history. While COVID-19 surpassed the 1918 flu in raw numbers, the 1918 flu had a higher impact relative to the population at the time.
The following list ranks U.S. wars and pandemics by estimated total deaths, with normalized figures for context based on estimates of U.S. population at the time.
www.statnews.com +1
Comparison of US Deaths: Pandemics vs. Wars
Data based on estimates in
National Archives (.gov) +5
Event Total U.S. Deaths (Approx.)Approx. Pop. at TimeNormalized Impact (Per 100k)
1918 Flu Pandemic675,000~103 Million~655
COVID-19 Pandemic1,100,000+~330 Million~333
Civil War (1861-65)620,000–750,000~31-35 Million~1,700–2,100 World War II (1941-45)405,399~132-140 Million~290–307
World War I (1917-18)116,516~103 Million~113–126
Vietnam War58,220~200 Million~29–32
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