Volume 13, Number 5—May 2007
Research
Trends for Influenza-related Deaths during Pandemic and Epidemic Seasons, Italy, 1969–2001
Caterina Rizzo*†
, Antonino Bella*, Cécile Viboud‡, Lone Simonsen‡, Mark A. Miller‡, Maria Cristina Rota*, Stefania Salmaso*, and Marta Luisa Ciofi degli Atti*
, Antonino Bella*, Cécile Viboud‡, Lone Simonsen‡, Mark A. Miller‡, Maria Cristina Rota*, Stefania Salmaso*, and Marta Luisa Ciofi degli Atti*Table 3
Multinational comparison of influenza A (H3N2) Hong Kong pandemic, based on all-cause excess deaths estimates*
| Deaths | Italy† | England, Wales† | France† | Australia‡ | Japan† | USA§ | Canada§ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall no./100,000 population | 107 | 77 | 72 | 64 | 49 | 27 | 12 |
| Increases over baseline, % | 24 | 20 | 21 | 16 | 20 | 8 | 6 |
| Persons <65 y, | 29 | 23 | 27 | 20 | N/A | 34 | 24 |
*Data from this study and (8). Estimates are for the major pandemic seasons, for which timing varied by country. N/A, not applicable.
†Second season of virus circulation, 1969–70.
‡Second season of virus circulation, 1970.
§First season of virus circulation, 1968–69.
