Table 6: Plague Deaths in the World, 1898-1938
Regions Deaths
India 12,500,000
Burma 250,000
China and Taiwan 214,000
Indonesia 32,000
Africa 120,000
North America 1,000
South America 24,000
Europez 1,000
Rest of World 10,000
Total 13,152,000
Deaths in India as a share of world total, % 95
Source: (Hirst, 1953) Source: (Hirst, 1953)