The COVID-19 death toll in the United States as of Wednesday morning, June 17, is just over 117,000. This count is only the period between February, 2020, and now — less than 5 months. How does that compare to other major events that caused the deaths of U.S. citizens?
The September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center plus deaths from those in planes: 2,977
Military during Vietnam War from battle and other causes: 90,230
Military during World War I from battle and other causes: 116,516
Military during World War II from battle and other causes: 405,399
Influenza deaths annually: 12,000 to 60,000 per year
Influenza pandemic of 1918-1919: 675,000
SARS Coronavirus, 2003: 8 cases, in U.S., 0 deaths
MERS Coronavirus, 2014: 2 cases in U.S., 0 deaths
Sources: 9/11 deaths Wikipedia; war deaths the Veterans Administration; influenza, SARS, MERS deaths the CDC
