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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.
First answer by Primeribx. Last edit by Lamb2. Contributor trust: 39 [recommend contributor]. Question popularity: 16 [recommend question]



