Mortality From Smallpox: The 1780s Epidemic in the Hudson's Bay Region
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ann M. Carlos
Frank D. Lewis
Explorations in Economic History, vol. 49, no. 3, July 2012, pp. 277-290
Description
Analysis and reassessment of the claim of 60 to 90% mortality rates, due to small pox. Three approaches were used to evaluate the likely rates of mortality due to small pox and the results conclude that the percent is more likely under 20%.