According to Trump, 38,000 “Americans” supposedly died during the construction of the Panama Canal. While every loss is tragic, the reality is quite different: around 5,600 workers lost their lives, and among them, only 350 to 400 were actually U.S. citizens.
But the project, which employed more than 40,000 labourers, also took immense liberties with human life. Thousands of workers were killed. The official number is 5,609, but many historians think the real toll was several times higher. Hundreds, if not thousands, more were permanently injured.
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How Many People Died Building the Panama Canal? The Panama Canal's death toll is about 30,000, making it the construction project with the highest documented fatality rate in the world.
The building of the Canal killed 40% of its workforce (408.12 out of every thousand workers).
According to Trump, 38,000 “Americans” supposedly died during the construction of the Panama Canal. While every loss is tragic, the reality is quite different: around 5,600 workers lost their lives, and among them, only 350 to 400 were actually U.S. citizens.
MANY accounts list 35,000 casualties.
But the project, which employed more than 40,000 labourers, also took immense liberties with human life. Thousands of workers were killed. The official number is 5,609, but many historians think the real toll was several times higher. Hundreds, if not thousands, more were permanently injured.
How Many People Died Building the Panama Canal?
The Panama Canal's death toll is about 30,000, making it the construction project with the highest documented fatality rate in the world.
The building of the Canal killed 40% of its workforce (408.12 out of every thousand workers).