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Originally Posted by l0053g0053
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CAUSE OF DEATH 1900 1936
Major Infectious Diseases 39.3 17.9
Tuberculosis 11.1 5.3
Pneumonia 9.6 9.3
Diarrhea and Enteritis 7.0 n/a
Typhoid Fever 2.4 0.1
Meningitis 2.4 0.3
Malaria 1.2 0.1
Smallpox 0.7 0.0
Influenza 0.7 1.3
Childhood Infectious Diseases 4.2 0.5
Measles 0.7 0.0
Scarlet Fever 0.5 0.1
Whooping Cough 0.6 0.2
Diphtheria and Croup 2.3 0.1
Worldwide
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The diseases were probably not the primary cause. Ppl who become stressed and depressed or suffer trauma die from pneumonia alllll the time in hospitals. Arguably "the safest place to be "....
I bet other environment factors at play.
Malnutrition. Exposure. Poisoning. Exhaustion. Even parasites.