How many people have died of Swine Flu in the US?

Answer 1

"Regular" Seasonal flu viruses average 36,000 deaths each year in the US, out of over 30 million cases with approximately 200,000 hospitalizations. This statistic from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is not limited to the Swine Flu viruses, but it would be typical. The 2009 Swine Flu, however, is a new mutation, so the figures of Death Rate are not yet compiled. As of the press briefing on 5/7/09 from the CDC, the 2009 Swine Flu, there are 1,823 probable and confirmed cases in 44 states. 5% are requiring hospitalization. There have been two deaths. The rates of infection, hospitalization, and death are expected to follow the usual course and increase, somewhat due to the updates of the numbers from the backlog of tests for confirmation, but also because that is the way the flu viruses behave. At the present time, this strain of swine flu virus would appear to be no worse and no better than the seasonal strains of viruses typically spread.

Answer 2

Wow, so you are saying there is no one left alive in the States anymore? The population of the USA is 304,000,000, less than your purported deaths from swine 'flu. I want to know who those extra 4,696,000,000 people were!

Answer 3

2/12/10 Estimated number of cases and deaths in the US*:

Cases: 57 million Deaths: 11,690

*Cumulative from April 2009 to January 16, 2010, plus CDC estimates of unreported cases based upon a calculated formula for estimation of unreported/untested cases based on reported cases.

Updated Estimates from April 2009 - January 16, 2010

On February 12, 2010, CDC updated the estimates to include the time period from April 2009 through January 16, 2010.

• "CDC estimates that between 41 million and 84 million cases of 2009 H1N1 occurred between April 2009 and January 16, 2010. The mid-level in this range is about 57 million people infected with 2009 H1N1.
• CDC estimates that between about 183,000 and 378,000 H1N1-related hospitalizations occurred between April 2009 and January 16, 2010. The mid-level in this range is about 257,000 2009 H1N1-related hospitalizations.
• CDC estimates that between about 8,330 and 17,160 2009 H1N1-related deaths occurred between April 2009 and January 16, 2010. The mid-level in this range is about 11,690 2009 H1N1-related deaths."

Mortality Rates:UPDATE 03/07/10

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has estimated that, as of 2/12/10, since the beginning of the pandemic, the US has had approximately 57 million cases of A-H1N1/09 Pandemic Swine Flu and approximately 11,690 resulting deaths. Based upon this, an estimate of the mortality rate in the US from the pandemic is 0.02%.

In comparison, the CDC and World Health Organization (WHO) have estimated that with seasonal flu, "we see over 30 million cases in the United States. We see 200,000 hospitalizations and, on average, 36,000 deaths." (During the entire fall and winter flu season.) Based upon this, the average mortality rate of seasonal flu in the US would be 0.12 %.

The statistics of this mortality rate variation and other information gathered during the pandemic are under study by epidemiologists. It may be attributable to the fact that the especially vulnerable demographic group of the elderly (age 65 and older) suffers the majority of the cases and deaths from seasonal flu (because their weakened immune systems are unable to fight it off before their frail bodies must attempt to deal with the symptoms caused by another new strain of virus). In contrast, the majority of cases of the pandemic swine flu are among the younger and healthier demographic groups, so that, except for the very young and those with underlying medical conditions, most are able to survive the disease. It is not fully understood yet why the elderly do not contract this virus subtype as easily as the typical seasonal viruses, but speculation is that they may have acquired immunity through prior exposure to a similar virus strain.

Answer 4

That is not yet predictable since most suspected cases do not get lab confirmation of the viral strain causing the flu symptoms. Precise numbers of the cases of the flu are not being recorded, and because many people have the flu without the need for medical intervention, it goes as an unreported case. However, as of now there are some rough estimates, see below:

Worldwide:

5 March 2010 -- As of 28 February 2010, According to the World Health Organization (WHO), worldwide more than 213 countries and overseas territories or communities have reported laboratory confirmed cases of pandemic influenza H1N1 2009, including at least 16455 deaths.

US:

3 March 2010 -- As of 12 February 2010, According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), it is estimated* that since the beginning of the pandemic, the US has had approximately 57 million cases of A-H1N1/09 Pandemic Swine Flu and approximately 11,690 resulting deaths. Based upon this, an estimate of the mortality rate in the US from the pandemic is 0.02%.

In comparison, the CDC and World Health Organization (WHO) have estimated that with seasonal flu, "we see over 30 million cases in the United States. We see 200,000 hospitalizations and, on average, 36,000 deaths." (During the entire fall and winter flu season.) Based upon this, the average mortality rate of seasonal flu in the US would be 0.12 %.

*The CDC stopped keeping track a long time ago of how many cases of H1N1 there were on an ongoing basis, due to incomplete counts in the reports. Most cases that are not complicated or requiring medical care aren't reported to the health departments and, of those, only a small number have had confirmation by laboratory testing. However, deaths from this infection have been being reported better and more have been confirmed, those numbers are more accurate. The CDC has developed a method of estimation of total counts based on the numbers of reported cases and deaths.mos

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Answer 5

The 2009 flu pandemic is an A(H1N1) pandemic and a global outbreak of a new strain of influenza A virus subtype H1N1, identified in April 2009, commonly referred to as "swine flu", which is transmitted between humans.

Currently there have been 631 reported deaths with a further 83 suspected since the pandemic started in April 2009 which is roughly and average of 7 deaths per day

Answer 6

Authorities in the US have predicted that 30% to 50% of the US population will have had the swine flu over the course of the next two years. There is no way to accurately predict this or determine how many will die, since there is not enough historical information on the subject from scientific studies yet. It is anticipated that, if all those who can, would get the vaccination, the number of deaths could be significantly reduced.

The current statistics available from a French study reported in the Public Library of Science indicates a mortality rate of 0.01% of those infected with the A-H1N1/09 influenza. The current US population is 307,467,439 as if 9/16/09. If approximately 50% will end up having the Pandemic Swine Flu, that could be 153,733,719 infected people in the US. If 0.01% of those die, that would be a total of approximately 15,373 deaths at the end of the that two year period, April 2011 in the US alone.

Another way to calculate this for an educated world wide guess, might be to apply the same mortality rate to the world population. Reports of the infection rate estimate that between 6% and 7% of the population of a community become infected where the A-H1N1/09 influenza is active. So if 6% of the world population of 6,784,651,719 become infected, and 0.01% of those die, there would be a potential total of 407,079,103 infected, and 40,708 deaths. But these are guesstimates at best.

Answer 7

Worldwide, per Answers.com, 6,255.

Answer 8

How many people die of glue everyday in the uk.

Answer 9

100