Up to a third of the population died in 1770 and subsequent years.

In 1597 more than half the population died of the plague.

The big question, he said, is whether "we are going to be able to do anything rather than document it and watch the population die."

Between 1905 and 1914 half the population of the western plains region died.

Researchers say that more than half the small Muslim population may have died from 1975 to 1979.

Over a third of the civilian population (5,946 people) died.

Over half of our population is dead or dying from the virus.

About half of the Russian population may have died during the invasion.

Thus, by 1583, half the village's population must have died.

Over 60% of Norway's population died from 1348 to 1350.