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The Spanish Flu Killed 260,000 in Germany in 1918

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  • Mona Förtsch
  • Felix Rösel

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At least 260,000 and thus every 250th inhabitant died from the Spanish flu in 1918 in Germany. This new estimate is the central finding of this article. In addition, we compare the local Spanish flu incidences with the Covid-19 pandemic of 2020/2021. Our results show that the Spanish flu was more widespread and affected other regions of Germany than the Coronavirus does today.

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  • Mona Förtsch & Felix Rösel, 2021. "The Spanish Flu Killed 260,000 in Germany in 1918," ifo Dresden berichtet, ifo Institute - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research at the University of Munich, vol. 28(03), pages 06-09, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:ces:ifodre:v:28:y:2021:i:03:p:06-09
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    1. Peter Zhixian Lin & Christopher M. Meissner, 2020. "A Note on Long-Run Persistence of Public Health Outcomes in Pandemics," NBER Working Papers 27119, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
    2. Felix Rösel & Selina Schulze Spüntrup, 2020. "How Uneven is the Distribution of the Coronavirus in Germany’s Municipalities and Districts?," ifo Schnelldienst, ifo Institute - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research at the University of Munich, vol. 73(07), pages 37-40, July.
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