10 misconceptions about the 1918 flu, the ‘greatest pandemic in history’. Between 50 and 100 million people are thought to have died, representing as much as 5% of the world’s population.

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10 misconceptions about the 1918 flu, the ‘greatest pandemic in history’. Between 50 and 100 million people are thought to have died, representing as much as 5% of the world’s population. (theconversation.com)

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To be absolutely fair, the numbers could be as substantiated as the 6 million chosen.

According to the CDC's own statistics, taken with a grain of salt as always, over 2.8 million Americans die every year from a myriad of causes. That's a rather large number pool to use for whatever you want.

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