Death statistics for Flu: The following are statistics from various sources about deaths and Flu:

* 36,655 female deaths for Influenza and Pneumonia in the USA 2000 (American Heart Association, 2002)
* 257 people died from influenza each year in the US 2001 (Deaths: Final data for 2001, NCHS, CDC)
* 0.1 people per 100,000 population died from influenza each year in the US 2001 (Deaths: Final data for 2001, NCHS, CDC)
* Death statistics by age in the USA for influenza and pneumonia:
o influenza and pneumonia caused 2.5% of deaths for age 1-4 years in USA 1999 [NVSR 2001]
o influenza and pneumonia caused 1.3% of deaths for age 5-9 years in USA 1999 [NVSR 2001]
o influenza and pneumonia caused 1.1% of deaths for age 10-14 years in USA 1999 [NVSR 2001]
o influenza and pneumonia caused 0.5% of deaths for age 15-19 years in USA 1999 [NVSR 2001]
o influenza and pneumonia caused 0.6% of deaths for age 20-24 years in USA 1999 [NVSR 2001]
o influenza and pneumonia caused 1.2% of deaths for age 35-44 years in USA 1999 [NVSR 2001]
o influenza and pneumonia caused 1.1% of deaths for age 45-54 years in USA 1999 [NVSR 2001]
o influenza and pneumonia caused 3.2% of deaths for age 65 and over years in USA 1999 [NVSR 2001]
o influenza and pneumonia caused 1.5% of deaths for age 65-74 years in USA 1999 [NVSR 2001]
o influenza and pneumonia caused 2.7% of deaths for age 75-84 years in USA 1999 [NVSR 2001]
o influenza and pneumonia caused 4.8% of deaths for age 85 and over in USA 1999 [NVSR 2001]
* Death statistics by race in the USA for influenza and pneumonia:
o 19.2 per 100,000 women for influenza and pneumonia in USA 2001 (NCHS, 2003)
o 20.5 per 100,000 Hispanic/Latino people for influenza and pneumonia in USA 2001 (NCHS, 2003)
o 21.7 per 100,000 white people for influenza and pneumonia in USA 2001 (NCHS, 2003)
o 22.5 per 100,000 American Indian or Alaska Native people for influenza and pneumonia in USA 2001 (NCHS, 2003)
o 24.1 per 100,000 black people for influenza and pneumonia in USA 2001 (NCHS, 2003)
o 26.6 per 100,000 men for influenza and pneumonia in USA 2001 (NCHS, 2003)
o 3.5 per 100,000 Asian/Pacific Islander people for influenza and pneumonia in USA 2001 (NCHS, 2003)
o 43.7 per 100,000 people for influenza and pneumonia in USA 2001 (NCHS, 2003)
* Death statistics in Australia for pneumonia and influenza:
o 1,353 men died from pneumonia and influenza in Australia 2002 (AIHW National Morbidity Database, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
o 1,731 women died from pneumonia and influenza in Australia 2002 (AIHW National Morbidity Database, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
o 2.0% of all male deaths was due to pneumonia and influenza in Australia 2002 (AIHW National Morbidity Database, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
o 2.7% of all female deaths was due to pneumonia and influenza in Australia 2002 (AIHW National Morbidity Database, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
o 3.6% of all deaths were from pneumonia and influenza in Australia in 1988 (Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2002)
o 2,530 female deaths from pneumonia and influenza in Australia in 1988 (Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2002)
o 4,579 deaths from pneumonia and influenza in Australia in 1988 (Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2002)
o 2,049 male deaths were from pneumonia and influenza in Australia in 1988 (Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2002)

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The regular flu is much more of killer than N1H1 has been so far, so why all hoopla?

It's a nice distraction.

because it is new and there is no vaccine and it flaired up fast

and because the news media doesn't have anything else to report on so they have to make it a big deal so people will watch their programs

If there is one thing the news media excels at, it is fear mongering.

The fear is the unknown. The usual yearly flu cases are predictable.
This flu has no history.

Considering every year it is a new strain, we will always see ebbs and rises in the deaths caused by the flu.

CNN mongering fear, you say??? No way!! All MSM is a

Like all news stations aren't doing it.

we like top be entertained.


btw...wqhat is britanny spears up to lately???

She lost her hair during a performance the other night.

OMG how couklda i missed that?????
i havent had time to watch the news...

i jsut cant believe it.
britanny!!!!!! without hair???????
alert 911
the paparazzi!!
everyone!!!

omg this should be centerpage on msn and yahoo!!!!!!!!!!
right next to obama walking his DOG!!