Table 6 depicts the number of deaths due to the plague pandemic globally during the period 1898-1938. The most severe effect of plague was observed in India during the very first decade of the twentieth century, with a plague-death rate reaching more than 5 per 1,000. India was the worst-affected country during the plague outbreak, accounting for more than 95% of all deaths. The plague also significantly impacted China, Taiwan, and Indonesia and, to a lesser extent, port towns throughout the continents.