Flu Cases and Deaths by Year in the United States
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Every day, Monday through Friday, I will try to post an update to the numbers at the bottom of the table. The CDC now says their page will be updated 7 days a week at noon, and that the numbers close out at 4 p.m. ET the day before reporting.
It is important that we keep things in Context and Perspective. Beware of Sensational reports using Anecdotal Evidence implying that the Coronavirus is an Angel of Death; absolutely every other strain of Flu can also be Sensationalized in the same manner, they’re just not.
| Season | Reported Cases | Deaths |
| H1N1 (2009-2010) | 60,800,000 | 12,469 |
| 2010-2011 | 21,286,119 | 36,656 |
| 2011-2012 | 9,315,621 | 12,447 |
| 2012-2013 | 33,679,171 | 42,570 |
| 2013-2014 | 29,739,994 | 37,930 |
| 2014-2015 | 30,165,452 | 51,376 |
| 2015-2016 | 23,504,319 | 22,705 |
| 2016-2017 | 29,220,523 | 38,230 |
| 2017-2018 | 44,803,629 | 61,099 |
| 2018-2019 | 35,500,000 | 34,200 |
| COVID19 (2020) | 277,205 | 6,593 |
Meanwhile, as the Nation’s attention has been solely focused on the Coronavirus since Jan. 12, 2020, here’s how the other strains of Flu have been ravaging our communities since Oct. 1, 2019. Please be mindful of the victims and their families of these other strains of Flu, because their suffering is being totally ignored by the News Media, as it was last year, and the year before that, and the year before that…
| All Other Strains of the Flu |
Reported Cases |
Deaths |
| 2019-2020 Low estimate |
38,000,000 |
23,000 |
| 2019-2020 High estimate |
54,000,000 |
59,000 |
Note: I am freezing the above numbers for the interim because the CDC has started including Coronavirus numbers. I don’t have an algorithm to remove them in place yet. Besides, these numbers are rounded to the nearest Million with regard to Reported Cases and to the nearest 10’s of Thousands with regard to Deaths; attempting to subtract the Coronavirus numbers just wouldn’t be meaningful at this time.
Sources:
https://www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/estimates/April_March_13.htm
https://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/burden/2010-2011.html
https://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/burden/2011-2012.html
https://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/burden/2012-2013.html
https://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/burden/2013-2014.html
https://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/burden/2014-2015.html
https://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/burden/2015-2016.html
https://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/burden/2016-2017.html
https://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/burden/2017-2018.htm
https://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/burden/2018-2019.html
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/cases-in-us.html
https://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/burden/preliminary-in-season-estimates.htm