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Chuck Gallagher · 08-05-2020, 10:22 AM

I was asked recently about how covid-19 numbers compared to the average influenza season. The only hard numbers to match for comparison are deaths. According to the CDC web site, over the last 5 flu seasons in the US the number (rounded) of deaths are as follows. 2019 34,200, 2018 61,000, 2017 38,000, 2016 23,000, 2015 51,000. Average year 41,440 deaths.

Chuck Gallagher

08-05-2020, 10:22 AM	#1
Chuck Gallagher Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: NC (nothing compares) Posts: 48 Likes: 33 Liked 134 Times in 28 Posts	FYI 5 year Influenza death totals I was asked recently about how covid-19 numbers compared to the average influenza season. The only hard numbers to match for comparison are deaths. According to the CDC web site, over the last 5 flu seasons in the US the number (rounded) of deaths are as follows. 2019 34,200, 2018 61,000, 2017 38,000, 2016 23,000, 2015 51,000. Average year 41,440 deaths. Chuck Gallagher Last edited by Chuck Gallagher; 08-05-2020 at 10:28 AM. Reason: years reported adjustment