From 1871-1872 there were reported 125,000 deaths from small pox. There are no statistics of year to date of how many have died from small pox.
I'm not sure how to connect this to your previous questions. However if you're interested, the leading cause of death in the US is Major Cardiovasular Disease.
I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.