United States mortality rate for influenza and pneumonia from 1900-1998

[Snowy Owl]

<table><tbody><tr><td>United States mortality rate for influenza and pneumonia from 1900-1998</td></tr> <tr><td>

</td></tr><tr><td>United States mortality rate for influenza and pneumonia from 1900-2002

http://www.healthsentinel.com/graphs.php?event=graphs_print_list_item&id=66&tablename=graphs
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[gsgs]

Re: United States mortality rate for influenza and pneumonia from 1900-1998

thanks. I typed it into the computer, it's here
in computer-readable form:

http://www.setbb.com/fluwiki2/viewtopic.php?p=431&mforum=fluwiki2#431


my graphics (logarithmical ordinate):

http://magictour.free.fr/panflu/usdeath.JPG

penicillin against pneumonia since 1942.
no very big peak for the 1957 or 1968 pandemics.
smoother curve since 1982, but also increasing again, despite vaccinations.

 

[gsgs]

Re: United States mortality rate for influenza and pneumonia from 1900-1998

even discarding the pandemic,
people in USA in the 20s had a 0.15% chance per year to die from
pneumonia or influenza.

Today it's only 0.03%

so, just an ancient 'normal' influenza year like 1917 or 1925
would be considered catastrophic these days.
Worse than the pandemics in 1957 or 1968.