The Black Death killed about 10 percent of the European population.
Why it is true
The Black Death, which struck Europe between 1347 and 1351, killed between 30 and 60 percent of the European population, far more than 10 percent. It was the most devastating pandemic in European history.
Source: National Geographic
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