[jb6]

the number of war deaths has been in continuous decline every decade since the 1940s

Sure, it's hard to beat 60 million in 6 years.

[Strategerist]

Sure, it's hard to beat 60 million in 6 years.

Point is it's gone down each decade; 50s had less than the 40s, 60s had less than the 50s, 70s had less than the 60s, and so on.