Since 2010 the average flu season kills between 12000-61000 Americans according to the CDC. Each death due to influenza in the US.
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The higher number reflects the particularly harsh 2017.
Influenza deaths per year usa. Does not have to be reported so there is never a direct count. This web page provides estimates on the burden of influenza flu in the United. Among the 1713 PIC deaths reported for this week week 15 1131 had COVID-19 listed as an underlying or contributing cause of death on the death certificate and zero listed influenza indicating that current PIC mortality is due primarily to COVID-19 and not influenza.
39 to 56 million illnesses. As flu season gets underway in the United States the futile debate about whether influenza viruses are deadlier than Covid-19 has already reared its. Estimated Influenza Disease Burden by Season United States.
That is a significantly lower total than the 100000 deaths tweeted by President Trump. Data is provided through the 48th week of 2020. Now it turns out the 36K was calculated way back in 1999 when flu deaths hit a peak.
Between October 1 2019 and April 4 2020 the flu resulted in. The 2017-2018 flu season has been one of the worst in recent history with the CDC estimating that it will cause at least 56000 deaths in the United States alone before its over. As of early January 2021 COVID-19 had claimed more than 400000 American lives since the pandemic began in March with a mortality rate of about 18.
While that number is nothing to sneeze at it pales in comparison to the worst flu outbreaks in history some of which killed millions of people. Each flu season the CDC estimates deaths from the flu based on in-hospital deaths and death certificate data. National Vital Statistics System Mortality Data 2019 via CDC WONDER.
So far this year the CDC reports that 2877601 people have died. Final 201920 Flu Numbers. 410000 to 740000 hospitalizations.
For comparison the CDC estimates that 34000 died in the 2018-19 flu season and 22000 died in the 2019-20 season. A new analysis of the past 31 flu seasons put out by the CDC. 13 rows Table 1.
Overall the CDC estimates that 12000 and 61000 deaths annually since 2010 can be blamed on the flu. 8697 deaths per 100000 population. 12 rows While the impact of flu varies it places a substantial burden on the health of people in the.
Beginning around October flu season typically lasts six to seven months each year. At the same point in 2018 the number was 2606928 and in 2019 it was. Weekly flu and pneumonia deaths were higher at the beginning of the year during the end of the 2019-20 flu season though deaths from the flu this year were not nearly as high as the 2017-18 season when an estimated 61000 died of the flu alone.
Compared to the 2019-2020 flu season for example the CDC estimated that more than 38 million became sick with influenza leading to 400000 hospitalizations and. In the 2018-19 flu season there were about 34000 flu-related deaths in the US according to the CDC. 24000 to 62000 deaths.
558 deaths per 1000 live births. Even the deadliest flu season of the last decade 2017-2018 had. The final data on flu season 20192020 was released by the CDC in April as COVID-19 continued to spread throughout the United States.
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