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From: Robert Watkins <bob@**.NTU.EDU.AU>
Subject: Re: Mortality
Date: Tue, 5 Sep 1995 18:44:11 +0930
Andrew W. Ragland wrote:
>
> Does anybody know offhand the mortaility rate for the three VITAS epidemics?
> That is, what percentage of the population died from each one?

Lots... enough so that the current population (in 2050+) is only around 3-4
billion... Some parts got of lightly, others (especially third-world
countries) got nearly wiped out.

> Also, do we have any stats on the number of metahumans killed at birth in
> countries with strong racial prejudices?

No.

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