In the great universal scheme of things and without sounding cold or uncaring 50,000 dead
BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | China quake toll 'to top 50,000' out of a population of 1.3 billion
China Population - The Population of China
works out at about .003 % of the population
or thinking about it in UK terms and a population of 60 million ......its about 200 dead , probably about 1% of Brits who die each year thru infections picked up in dirty hospitals
also in UK terms, abortions running at ....193,700 ( 2006 figure) is on a par to .3% of the population