ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ

Plague

Statistics report on the history of plague

This report presents a range of statistics relating to plague. The plague virus was one of the most lethal and feared diseases in human history, often decimating populations in a few short months or years. While the most severe outbreaks generally happened before humans understood the science behind the plague and how it spread, researchers continue to investigate the disease and shed new light on how it shaped the world we live in today. The report includes data relating to the three major plague pandemics between the sixth and twentieth centuries, including their death tolls and how they impacted society.

Download your Report

  We value your privacy and will never rent or sell your email address.

Privacy

Table of contents

First Pandemic: Plague of Justinian

3
  • Premium Statistic Deadliest disease outbreaks in history worldwide as of 2025
  • Basic Statistic Estimated death toll of the Plague of Justinian 541-767
  • Basic Statistic Estimates of the Plague of Justinian's death toll in Constantinople 541

Second Pandemic: The Black Death

6
  • Basic Statistic Estimates of the Black Death's death toll in European cities from 1347-1351
  • Basic Statistic Jews murdered in pogroms during the Black Death in the 14th century
  • Basic Statistic Life expectancy among the male English aristocracy 1200-1745
  • Basic Statistic Historical population of the continents 10,000BCE-2000CE
  • Basic Statistic Population size and growth rates in Western Europe 0-1998
  • Basic Statistic Population development of China 0-2100

Plague in the sixteenth to nineteenth century

6
  • Basic Statistic Deaths due to bubonic plague in London 1562-1680
  • Basic Statistic Share of total deaths due to bubonic plague in London 1603-1680
  • Basic Statistic Year of final plague epidemic in select Europe and Mediterranean countries 1650-1844
  • Basic Statistic Death toll of select plague epidemics in Europe and North Africa 1665-1838
  • Basic Statistic Population loss due to plague in select cities in the Great Northern War 1709-1713
  • Basic Statistic Death toll per month in the Moscow plague epidemic of 1771

The Third Plague Pandemic until today

9
  • Basic Statistic Annual deaths due to the Third Plague Pandemic in Hong Kong 1894-1902
  • Basic Statistic Deaths due to bubonic plague in India 1896-1904
  • Basic Statistic Bubonic plague death rate in Bombay (Mumbai) 1896-1897
  • Basic Statistic Number of dead rats and human plague cases in Hong Kong 1903
  • Basic Statistic Frequency of plague infections among rats in Hong Kong and Kowloon in 1902
  • Basic Statistic Bubonic plague annual deaths globally 1907-1953
  • Premium Statistic Number of cases of vector-borne disease U.S. 2023, by disease
  • Basic Statistic Opinions on level of threat of viral diseases in Italy 2020
  • Basic Statistic Opinions on level of threat of viral diseases in Great Britain 2020
Report this content
FURTHER REPORTS

Recommended and recent reports

Recommended statistics

You may also be interested in...
We’re happy to help

Get in touch with us for additional information

Feel free to contact us anytime. We will respond to your inquiry as quickly as possible.

Get in touch