The Spanish Flu Killed 260,000 in Germany in 1918

At least 260,000 and thus every 250th inhabitant died from the Spanish flu in 1918 in Germany. This new estimate is the central finding of this article. In addition, we compare the local Spanish flu incidences with the Covid-19 pandemic of 2020/2021. Our results show that the Spanish flu was more widespread and affected other regions of Germany than the Coronavirus does today.