Final answer:
During World War One, there was approximately one death every 8 seconds. This was calculated by dividing the estimated 16 million deaths by the total number of seconds during the 4-year conflict.
Step-by-step explanation:
Estimating the rate of deaths during World War One can be done using historical data. To obtain a direct answer, calculations would be based on the estimated total casualties and the duration of the war. Approximately 16 million people, both military and civilian, were killed during World War One. The war lasted from July 28, 1914, to November 11, 1918, which was about 1,567 days or 37,608 hours or 2,256,480 minutes or 135,388,800 seconds. Dividing the total estimated deaths by the number of seconds gives an average figure.
To calculate the number of deaths per second, we can divide the number of deaths per day by the number of seconds in a day (24 hours x 60 minutes x 60 seconds = 86,400 seconds).
So, 2,988 deaths per day / 86,400 seconds = around 0.035 deaths per second.