2017 2018 seasonal flu deaths

During the past five seasons, the average number of weeks this indicator was above threshold was 11 range of 7 to 15 weeks. The 20172018 flu season was severe for all us populations and resulted in an estimated 959,000 hospitalizations and 61,099 deaths. According to the cdc, counted deaths during the peak week of the influenza seasons from 202014 to 20192020 ranged from 351 20152016, week 11 of 2016 to 1,626 2017 2018, week 3 of 2018. Since fluassociated deaths in children became a nationally notifiable condition in 2004, the total number of fluassociated deaths among children during one season has ranged from 37 during the 20112012 season to 186 during the 201718 season, as of april 19, 2019. In recent years, flurelated deaths have ranged from about 12000 to in the. All estimates from the 20172018 influenza season are preliminary and may.

The 20172018 flu season was one of the deadliest in decades according to the cdc. Up to 650 000 deaths annually are associated with respiratory diseases from seasonal influenza, according to new estimates by the united. The number of excess winter deaths in england and wales in 2017 to 2018 was the highest recorded since the winter of 1975 to 1976, said nick stripe, from the ons health analysis and life. This years flu season is shaping up to be possibly less severe than the 20172018 season, when 61,000 deaths were linked to the virus. In 2017 2018, which was a particularly bad flu season, 61,099 people in the united states were estimated to have died from the flu. Death certificate data and weekly influenza virus surveillance information was used to estimate how many flurelated deaths occurred among. Flu season deaths top 80,000 last year, cdc says cnn. Public health officials estimate that 900,000 americans were hospitalized and 80,000 died from the flu and its complications. The 20172018 influenza season in the united states was one of the. Cdc estimates that the burden of illness during the 2017 2018 season was high with an estimated 45 million people getting sick with influenza, 21 million people going to a health care provider, 810,000 hospitalizations, and 61,000 deaths from influenza. Over 80000 americans died of flu last winter, highest toll in years. The cdc has stopped reporting flu deaths because they are so low on april 28, conservative commentator and political activist candace owens accused the centers for disease control and. Information on how these estimates are calculated can be found on cdcs web.

In northern and southwestern europe eueea, the activity started to increase between middecember and early january, similar to the timing of the 20162017 season but earlier than in. Estimated influenza disease burden, by season united states, 201011 through 201819 influenza seasons. Seasonal influenza is a killer, even in milder years. Flu broke records for deaths, illnesses in 20172018, new cdc. Influenza killed about 80,000 people in the 20172018 season, according to figures released by the centers for disease control and. Influenza activity started in week 472017 and returned to baseline levels in week 182018. An estimated 80,000 americans died of flu and its complications last winter.