Question

About what percentage of slaves died while in route to the New World from Africa?

28 percent
23 percent
10 percent
17 percent

Answer 1

It would be that about "17 percent" of slaves died while in route to the New World from Africa, although recent estimates have been closer to 20%. 

Answer 2

The correct answer is "17 percent". In what is known as the Atlantic slave trade, hundreds of enslaved African people were transported to the Americans for trading purposes. Studies had been reported that approximately 1.2 – 2.4 million Africans died during their transport to the New World, which represents around 17 percent of the total transported slaves.