Smallpox death rate, 1774 to 1900

The annual number of deaths from smallpox per 1,000 people.

17741900180018201840186018805Sweden

Note: Sweden started vaccinating people against smallpox in 1801. It became compulsory in Sweden in 1816, England in 1853, Scotlandin 1864, the Netherlands in 1873, Prussia in 1874, and Belgium and Austria never made the smallpox vaccination mandatory.

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