HEALTH TOPICS 
Influenza-associated deaths
Estimated number of annual influenza-associated deaths with underlying respiratory and circulatory causes — United States, 1976-77 through 2006-07 influenza seasons
|
Season |
Prominent influenza type/subtype |
Number (est.) |
|
1976-77 |
B / A(H3N2) |
16,612 |
|
1977-78 |
A(H3N2) / A(H1N1) |
27,987 |
|
1978-79 |
A(H1N1) |
4,681 |
|
1979-80 |
B |
10,358 |
|
1980-81 |
A(H3N2) / A(H1N1) |
19,648 |
|
1981-82 |
B / A(H1N1) |
5,369 |
|
1982-83 |
A(H3N2) |
26,171 |
|
1983-84 |
A(H1NI) / B |
13,725 |
|
1984-85 |
A(H3N2) |
34,937 |
|
1985-86 |
B / A(H3N2) |
17,398 |
|
1986-87 |
A(H1N1) |
3,349 |
|
1987-88 |
A(H3N2) |
21,280 |
|
1988-89 |
B / A(H1N1) |
15,093 |
|
1989-90 |
A(H3N2) |
26,582 |
|
1990-91 |
B |
12,264 |
|
1991-92 |
A(H3N2) / A(H1N1) |
23,459 |
|
1992-93 |
B/ A(H3N2) |
23,043 |
|
1993-94 |
A(H3N2) |
26,937 |
|
1994-95 |
A(H3N2) / B |
23,911 |
|
1995-96 |
A(H1N1) / A(H3N2) |
17,618 |
|
1996-97 |
A(H3N2) / B |
33,353 |
|
1997-98 |
A(H3N2) |
32,241 |
|
1998-99 |
A(H3N2) / B |
31,928 |
|
1999-00 |
A(H3N2) |
36,520 |
|
2000-01 |
B / A(H1N1) |
12,047 |
|
2001-02 |
A(H3N2) |
44,970 |
|
2002-03 |
B / A(H1N1) |
18,945 |
|
2003-04 |
A(H3N2) |
48,614 |
|
2004-05 |
A(H3N2) / B |
47,117 |
|
2005-06 |
A(H3N2) |
40,101 |
|
2006-07 |
A(H1N1) / B / A(H3N2) |
15,573 |
|
Average |
|
23,607 |
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