As a data point in my country (Poland) there haven't been that many deaths since WW2. The pre-war population of this country was around 34mln - a figure reache

As a data point in my country (Poland) there haven't been that many deaths since WW2. The pre-war population of this country was around 34mln - a figure reached again in the early 70s - while currently it's slightly less than 38mln, so this event can definitely be seen as rare.