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Approximately what fraction of Europe's population did the Black Death kill in 1347–1351?
Modern estimates of mortality across Europe in the four-year pandemic range between 30% and 50% of the population, with substantial regional variation (some Italian and southern French cities reached 60-75% mortality). The pre-plague European population of approximately 75 million had fallen to approximately 50 million by 1400. Europe would not regain its 1347 population level for almost 200 years.
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The Black Death The Black Death was a plague pandemic that swept Eurasia and North Africa between 1346 and 1353, killing an estimated 75–200 million people. It is the deadliest pandemic in recorded human history.
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