Ebola is not the first or the worst epidemic out of Africa.
According to the latest data from the World Health Organization, more than 20,000 people have been diagnosed with Ebola virus and more than 7,800 have died of it; however, the following chart from 2012 castes some perspective on what that means relative to some of Africa’s other killers.
Related Statistic: The worldwide death toll for the SARS virus was 770. The H5N1 bird flu claimed 390 lives. As at December 31 there have been over 10,000 homicides in the USA.