Survival Outcomes | People of the LUSITANIA

Everyone on Board

Of the 1963 souls aboard RMS Lusitania, 770 survived and 1193 were lost.

1963 Total on board

770 Survived

1193 Lost

Survived 39.2% Lost 60.8%

Crew & Passengers

The ship carried 697 crew members and 1263 passengers.

Crew

294 Survived

403 Lost

Passengers

476 Survived

787 Lost

Passenger survival rate: 37.7%. Crew survival rate: 42.2%.

Passenger Classes

Survival outcomes varied significantly across the three classes of travel.

Saloon Class

113 Survived

178 Lost

38.8% survived

2nd Class

229 Survived

372 Lost

38.1% survived

3rd Class

134 Survived

240 Lost

35.8% survived

Women & Men

The maritime convention of "women and children first" influenced survival rates.

Women

192 Survived

328 Lost

36.9% survived

Men

578 Survived

865 Lost

40.1% survived

Women's survival rate: 36.9%. Men's survival rate: 40.1%.

Age Groups

Survival outcomes by age at the time of sailing.

Infant (0-1)

6 Survived

26 Lost

32 total · 18.8% survived

Child (2-12)

31 Survived

58 Lost

89 total · 34.8% survived

Adolescent (13-17)

22 Survived

24 Lost

46 total · 47.8% survived

Adult (18-64)

658 Survived

1050 Lost

1708 total · 38.5% survived

Elderly (65+)

9 Survived

23 Lost

32 total · 28.1% survived

Unknown

44 Survived

12 Lost

56 total · 78.6% survived

Nationalities

Survival outcomes by citizenship, ordered by the number of people on board.

British

1399 on board

576 Survived 823 Lost

41.2% survived

British (Irish)

173 on board

53 Survived 120 Lost

30.6% survived

USA

169 on board

62 Survived 107 Lost

36.7% survived

Russian

55 on board

21 Survived 34 Lost

38.2% survived

British/USA

29 on board

11 Survived 18 Lost

37.9% survived

British (Irish)/USA

20 on board

4 Survived 16 Lost

20% survived

British (Canadian)

18 on board

7 Survived 11 Lost

38.9% survived

Persian

15 on board

6 Survived 9 Lost

40% survived

Russian (Polish)

11 on board

4 Survived 7 Lost

36.4% survived

French

10 on board

7 Survived 3 Lost

70% survived

Greek

6 on board

2 Survived 4 Lost

33.3% survived

British (IOM)

5 on board

2 Survived 3 Lost

40% survived

Norwegian

5 on board

3 Survived 2 Lost

60% survived

Russian (Finnish)

5 on board

2 Survived 3 Lost

40% survived

Swedish

5 on board

0 Survived 5 Lost

0% survived

Belgian

4 on board

2 Survived 2 Lost

50% survived

British/Dutch

4 on board

0 Survived 4 Lost

0% survived

Spanish

4 on board

2 Survived 2 Lost

50% survived

British (Indian)

3 on board

0 Survived 3 Lost

0% survived

British (Maltese)

3 on board

2 Survived 1 Lost

66.7% survived

Danish

3 on board

0 Survived 3 Lost

0% survived

Dutch

3 on board

1 Survived 2 Lost

33.3% survived

Argentine

2 on board

0 Survived 2 Lost

0% survived

Italian

2 on board

1 Survived 1 Lost

50% survived

Mexican

2 on board

0 Survived 2 Lost

0% survived

Swiss

2 on board

0 Survived 2 Lost

0% survived

British (Jamaican)

1 on board

0 Survived 1 Lost

0% survived

Cuban

1 on board

1 Survived 0 Lost

100% survived

Not set

1 on board

0 Survived 1 Lost

0% survived

Russian (Ukrainian?)

1 on board

1 Survived 0 Lost

100% survived

Russian or Belgian (?)

1 on board

0 Survived 1 Lost

0% survived

USA ? or British

1 on board

0 Survived 1 Lost

0% survived