Necrometrics

(Part of the Historical Atlas of the 20th Century by Matthew White)

Death Tolls across history

Site Index

• Introduction & Recurring Sources
• About the author
• FAQ
• Alphabetical Index of Wars, Oppressions and other Multicides
  • A-J
  • K-Z
• Multicides of the 20th Century, Grouped By Size:
  1. The body count probably exceeds 5 million
  • More detail for the Second World War.
  2. The body count probably falls between 1 and 5 million.
  3. The body count probably falls between 300,000 and 1 million.
  4. Between 100,000 and 300,000.
  5. Below Vietnam, but greater than a typical recent year of murders in America (21,597).
  6. Below a year of murder, but greater than the Galveston Hurricane (6,000).
  7. Below that.
  8. Total for the 20th Century, and some comparisons
  9. Individual Battles and Massacres of the 20th Century
• The 21st Century
• The 19th Century
• The 18th Century
• Before the 18th Century - Ancient, Medieval and Early Modern
  • Page 1
  • Page 2
• Death Tolls from US History
• Individual Battles of the 15th-19th Centuries
• Who's Worse?
  • Hitler or Stalin
  • Christianity vs. Gun Control

Last updated March 2011

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