This chart compares the fatality rates of common infectious diseases, viruses, and bacteria worldwide in 2020. Thus, with a mortality rate below 3 percent, the COVID-19 coronavirus caused fewer deaths than cholera or the Zika virus.
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Le Monde. (March 2, 2020). Comparison of the fatality rate of infectious diseases, common viruses, and bacteria worldwide in 2020 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 28, 2026, from /statistics/1644704/mortality-diseases-virus-bacteria/
Le Monde. "Comparison of the fatality rate of infectious diseases, common viruses, and bacteria worldwide in 2020." Chart. March 2, 2020. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 28, 2026. /statistics/1644704/mortality-diseases-virus-bacteria/
Le Monde. (2020). Comparison of the fatality rate of infectious diseases, common viruses, and bacteria worldwide in 2020. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 28, 2026. /statistics/1644704/mortality-diseases-virus-bacteria/
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