However, it could equal or surpass the 2018-2019 season's 34,200 flu-related deaths. Smith F. B. *Because influenza surveillance does not capture all cases of flu that occur in the U.S., CDC provides these estimated ranges to better reflect the larger burden of influenza. We use the CDC, NIH and individual state and county databases for verification and supplementation for USA data. OUR DATA: We use the most recent data from these primary sources: WHO, World Bank, UNESCO, CIA and individual country databases for global health and causes of death. From October 2018 to May 2019 the FluSurv-NET data accounted for about 7,000 influenza-associated deaths, which CDC ultimately used to estimate 34,200 total deaths for the 2018-2019 flu … The Russian flu pandemic was a devastating event in itself. Overall, the CDC estimates that 12,000 and 61,000 deaths annually since 2010 can be blamed on the flu. Smith (1995) estimates that the Russian flu killed 132,000 in England, Wales, and Ireland. flu deaths NOTE: The week of April 4 was the last week in-season influenza burden estimates will be provided for the 2019-2020 season.

These page includes information about the estimated burden of influenza … (1995) – The Russian influenza in the United Kingdom, 1889-1894.