By 1600,between 50 and 90 percent of the indigenous peoples of the Americas had perished from disease.

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The introduction of European diseases to the Americas had a devastating impact on indigenous populations, causing widespread death and drastically reducing their numbers. Estimates vary, but it is generally believed that between 50-90% of indigenous peoples died from diseases such as smallpox, measles, and influenza within the first century of contact with Europeans.

By 1600,between 50 and 90 Percent of the Indigenous Peoples