Smallpox

Statistics report on the history of smallpox

Smallpox

This report presents a range of statistics relating to smallpox. In past centuries, smallpox was one of the most widespread and lethal viruses in the world, and its elimination in nature is one of humanities crowning achievements. The smallpox report includes data relating to the pre-vaccination era, the impact of vaccination and its implementation, and the eventual eradication of the disease.

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Pre-vaccination Era

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  • Basic Statistic Share of total deaths due to smallpox in London 1629-1830
  • Basic Statistic Share of total deaths due to smallpox in Glasgow 1783-1800
  • Basic Statistic Average smallpox deaths per decade in London, Berlin and Copenhagen 1629-1836
  • Basic Statistic Share of smallpox deaths per age group in pre-vaccination Kilmarnock 1728-1763
  • Basic Statistic Share of total deaths due to smallpox in Sweden 1774-1800
  • Basic Statistic Average number of smallpox deaths per age group in pre-vaccination Sweden 1774-1798
  • Basic Statistic Smallpox deaths per age group in pre-vaccination Geneva 1580-1760
  • Basic Statistic Death toll of smallpox and cocoliztli pandemics in Mexico 1519-1578

The Impact of Vaccination

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  • Basic Statistic Smallpox distribution of deaths by age (pre- and post-vaccination) 1580-1828
  • Basic Statistic Smallpox death rate in Britain 1838-1900
  • Basic Statistic Smallpox deaths by age in England and Wales 1847-1887
  • Basic Statistic Number of smallpox deaths in various stages of vaccination implementation 1700-1898
  • Basic Statistic Smallpox deaths in London and Glasgow 1629-1882
  • Basic Statistic Smallpox death rate during the Sheffield Epidemic of 1887-1888
  • Basic Statistic Smallpox death rate during six English epidemics 1891-1893
  • Basic Statistic Smallpox death rate in Britain's army and navy 1847-1899
  • Basic Statistic Average number of smallpox deaths per year in Stuttgart 1772-1827
  • Basic Statistic Smallpox deaths in Berlin and Copenhagen 1750-1823
  • Basic Statistic Smallpox death rate in Sweden 1774-1899
  • Basic Statistic Impact of smallpox vaccination in Sweden 1700s-1900
  • Basic Statistic Smallpox death rate in selected European countries 1851-1900
  • Basic Statistic Average smallpox death rate in selected European countries 1893-1897

The Great Pandemic 1870-1875

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  • Basic Statistic Smallpox death rate in select European countries during the Great Pandemic 1870-1875
  • Basic Statistic Smallpox death rate in Germany and Austria 1844-1899
  • Basic Statistic Smallpox deaths during the Franco-Prussian War
  • Basic Statistic Share of total deaths due to smallpox by age during the Great Pandemic of 1870-1875

Eradication & beyond

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  • Basic Statistic Number of countries where smallpox was eradicated in nature 1872-1977
  • Basic Statistic Number of smallpox cases worldwide 1920-1980
  • Basic Statistic Number of smallpox cases per continental region 1920-1977
  • Basic Statistic Number of reported cases of smallpox in the United States 1900-1952
  • Basic Statistic Threshold for herd immunity for select diseases 2013
  • Basic Statistic Cases of infectious diseases before and after the use of vaccines U.S. 2017
  • Basic Statistic U.S. perceptions of select diseases as global public health threats as of 2019
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