How many Titanic victims were there?

Answer by  JoeSmo (58)

The RMS Titanic sank on the 15th of April 1912. Of 2,223 people, 1,517 were lost. There was insufficent lifeboats to take all the crew and passengers. Proportionally more men died than any other group due to the "women and children first" rule.

Answer by  TZ16 (367)

There were 1517 people killed out of the 2223 people on board the Titanic. Most of those killed were the 3rd class passengers.

Answer by  sonicfoundation (2597)

Of the 2,223 people on board, 1,517 people died. It was one of the worst disasters at sea in history.

Answer by  KMcRae (714)

This is a historical question that has been up for debate for decades. While exact numbers are difficult to settle upon it has been approxmiated that at least 1500 people perished in the disaster. Numbers vary depending on source due to the time period and inexact record keeping of passenger lists.

Answer by  tamarawilhite (17883)

There were 706 survivors. The number who died totaled 1,517. Only 31. 8 percent of those that were on board survived, mostly women and children.

Answer by  Tabatha (440)

This horrific and extremely well known ship had approximately 2,225 people on the ship, this includes passengers and workers. Out of those 2,225, around 1,523 died.