1918-1919 were most definitely worse. The flupandemic had about 3x the per-capita death rate in the US, and we weren't even the worst hit, and the flupandemic

1918-1919 were most definitely worse. The flupandemic had about 3x the per-capita death rate in the US, and we weren't even the worst hit, and the flupandemic wasn't even the thing people were most worried about in 1918. Immediately after the end of WW1, civil wars broke out in multiple parts of central Europe. Much worse about a century ago.