[Zancarius]

> 70 million people is more than the number of people killed in both world wars.

I've seen some estimates that suggest 72 million were killed in WWII alone, either from direct involvement or as civilian casualties. Considering the world population was ~2 billion at that time, close to 3.6% of the total world population died as a consequence of the war.

Oftentimes, it's helpful when comparing approximate statistics from different eras that you use the same relative baseline--in this case world population at the time those statistics were estimated rather than now.

Edit: Didn't see esrauch's sibling comment. Give 'em an upvote.