Flu & Pneumonia Toll in the U.S.: 57,688 Deaths Per Year

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Over the past two decades, influenza & pneumonia has been the 8th leading cause of death in America.
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A data story from the National Center for Health Statistics

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Over the past two decades, influenza & pneumonia has been the 8th leading cause of death in America. From 1999 to 2018, there were 1,153,761 deaths in the United States from influenza and pneumonia - an average of 57,688 deaths each year. The overall death rate from influenza and pneumonia, however, was higher two decades ago than in recent years.

SOURCE: National Vital Statistics System, CDC WONDER. ICD-10-CM J09-J18. https://wonder.cdc.gov.

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