Question

- What percentage of the African slaves died during the voyage across the Atlantic Ocean?

Answer 1

Answer: Historians estimate that between 15 and 25 percent of the African slaves bound for the Americas died aboard slave ships. Hope this helps!

Answer 2

Answer: 25%

Explanation: "Historians estimate that between 15 and 25 percent of the African slaves bound for the Americas died aboard slave ships. The autobiographical account of the West African Olaudah Equiano, published in 1789, is particularly well known for its graphic descriptions of the suffering endured on the transatlantic voyages."