list of battles and other violent events by death toll 

Statements about this table:
only 1 mass suicide occur in the united state , in california in 1997
japan have the highest mortality in a mass suicide event in the 20th century
templo mayor have the highest mortality in a mass human sacrifice event in the 15th century
in the late 1990s , switzerland and canada have a higher mortality from a mass suicide event than california of france
2 mass suicide occur in california in 1994 and 1997
templo mayor have the lowest mortality of a mass human sacrifice in the 15th century
in the early 1980s , switzerland and canada have lower mortality rate from mass suicide than france or california
japan have a higher mortality rate than the mariana island during world war 2
low estimate
high estimate
type
location
date
80000
80400
mass suicide , murder
japan
1945
8000
8000
mass suicide
mariana islands
1944
3000
80400
mass human sacrifice
templo mayor , tenochtitlan
1487
960
960
mass suicide
judea
73
913
913
mass suicide , murder
guyana
1978
low estimate
high estimate
type
location
date
300
1000
mass suicide
uganda
2000 , march
53
53
mass suicide
switzerland , canada
1994
39
39
mass suicide
california
1997
16
16
mass suicide
france
1995 , december 23