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How many people have died in the history of the world?
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ABOUT 99,000,000,000

This question is impossible to answer precisely. The earth is very old and record-keeping is a relatively new concept.

However, an estimate is possible. Remember the number of people alive on the planet is minuscule in comparison to the amount alive today. The formula is simple:

People ever born - current population = people ever died.

using the numbers at

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_population

the calculation is

106,000,000,000 - 7,000,000,000 = 99,000,000,000

so 99,000,000,000 people should be a reasonable estimate.


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