Remarkable Plagues.
Duration and mortality of some of the great disasters of history.
| Date. | Place. | Deaths. | Weeks. | Deaths per Week. |
| 1656 | Naples | 380,000 | 28 | 10,400 |
| 1665 | London | 68,800 | 33 | 2,100 |
| 1720 | Marseilles | 39,100 | 36 | 1,100 |
| 1771 | Moscow | 87,800 | 32 | 2,700 |
| 1778 | Constantinople | 170,000 | 18 | 9,500 |
| 1798 | Cairo | 88,000 | 25 | 3,500 |
| 1812 | Constantinople | 144,000 | 13 | 11,100 |
| 1834 | Cairo | 57,000 | 18 | 3,200 |
| 1835 | Alexandria | 14,900 | 17 | 900 |
| 1871 | Buenos Ayres | 26,300 | 11 | 2,400 |