The Numbers Show: Gaza War Is One of the Bloodiest in the 21st Century - Palestinians
Nir Hasson | Aug 14, 2024 - Haaretz.com
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As the Gaza death toll approaches 40,000, Haaretz examines the data from a global perspective. The rate and pace of deaths - as well as the living conditions of those still alive – overshadow the conflicts in Iraq, Ukraine and Myanmar
(...) Close to 40,000 people have been killed in the Gaza Strip since October 7. In percentage terms that’s 2 percent of the population of about 2 million people. “In terms of the total number of dead, I assume Gaza won’t be among the 10 most violent conflicts of the 21st century,” Prof. Michael Spagat of the University of London told Haaretz.
“But compared to the percentage of the population killed,” Spagat says he assumes it is already among the top five. Spagat is a researcher of war and armed conflict and monitors the number of casualties in conflicts. “If we factor in the amount of time it took to kill one percent of this population, then it could be unprecedented,” he said.
