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The most generous estimate for the 1918 flu death toll is 100 million, which is 5% of the population. Still massive, but not 20%.[1]
Perhaps you're confusing it with the % of the population that contracted it?
1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_flu
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The most generous estimate for the 1918 flu death toll is 100 million, which is 5% of the population. Still massive, but not 20%.[1]
Perhaps you're confusing it with the % of the population that contracted it?
1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_flu