what was the impact of the plague?

In the 17th century the population of europe was harshly hit by the number of deaths caused by the plague. 70% of the people that caught the rapidly spreading disease died. Over 2/3's of europe's population was killed by the plague. about 500 people died a day. Approximately 100,000,000 people died between Europe, Asia and Africa. around 100,000 people died in London, let alone for the rest of the United Kingdom. In one week, 7,165 people died of the plague in britain.