Table 8: Flu Death Rates
Worldwide (% of Total Population) during the Great Influenza Pandemic,
1918-1920
Country |
1918 |
1919 |
1920 |
Sum |
Argentina |
0.16 |
0.17 |
0 |
0.33 |
Australia |
0 |
0.24 |
0.04 |
0.28 |
Austria |
0.76 |
0.21 |
0 |
0.97 |
Belgium |
0.71 |
0.11 |
0.01 |
0.83 |
Brazil |
0.48 |
0.21 |
0 |
0.69 |
Canada |
0.40 |
0.15 |
0.07 |
0.62 |
Chile |
0.06 |
0.53 |
0.03 |
0.86 |
China |
0.56 |
0.65 |
0.22 |
1.43 |
Colombia |
0.44 |
0 |
0.02 |
0.46 |
Denmark |
0.17 |
0.08 |
0.06 |
0.31 |
Egypt |
0.79 |
0.18 |
0.10 |
1.07 |
Finland |
0.54 |
0.15 |
0.02 |
0.71 |
France |
0.52 |
0.22 |
0 |
0.74 |
Germany |
0.65 |
0.02 |
0.10 |
0.78 |
Greece |
0.43 |
0.02 |
0 |
0.45 |
Guatemala |
0.94 |
0 |
0.98 |
3.92 |
Hungary |
0.91 |
0.26 |
0.10 |
1.27 |
Iceland |
0.44 |
0.21 |
0.15 |
0.80 |
India |
4.10 |
0.86 |
0.26 |
5.22 |
Indonesia |
2.28 |
0.76 |
0 |
3.04 |
Italy |
1.17 |
0.06 |
0 |
1.23 |
Japan |
0.40 |
0.18 |
0.37 |
0.96 |
Kenya |
3.64 |
2.14 |
0 |
5.78 |
Korea |
0.77 |
0.24 |
0.37 |
1.38 |
Madagascar |
2.20 |
1.30 |
0 |
3.50 |
Malaysia |
1.23 |
0.06 |
0 |
1.29 |
Mauritius |
2.02 |
1.18 |
0 |
3.20 |
Mexico |
1.55 |
0 |
0.52 |
2.06 |
Netherlands |
0.55 |
0.14 |
0.02 |
0.71 |
New Zealand |
0.57 |
0.03 |
0.09 |
0.69 |
Nigeria |
1.54 |
0.90 |
0 |
2.44 |
Norway |
0.45 |
0.11 |
0.01 |
0.57 |
Peru |
0.10 |
0.10 |
0.19 |
0.39 |
Philippines |
1.07 |
0.82 |
0 |
1.88 |
Portugal |
1.72 |
0.09 |
0 |
1.81 |
Russia |
1.42 |
0.39 |
0.06 |
1.87 |
Singapore |
0.99 |
0.14 |
0.16 |
1.29 |
South Africa |
2.11 |
1.24 |
0 |
3.36 |
Spain |
1.05 |
0.14 |
0.17 |
1.36 |
Sri Lanka |
0.57 |
1.00 |
0.17 |
1.74 |
Sweden |
0.47 |
0.14 |
0.02 |
0.63 |
Switzerland |
0.53 |
0.11 |
0.12 |
0.76 |
Taiwan |
0.53 |
0.02 |
0.52 |
1.07 |
Turkey |
1.03 |
0.05 |
0 |
1.08 |
United Kingdom |
0.34 |
0.12 |
0 |
0.46 |
United States |
0.39 |
0.07 |
0.05 |
0.52 |
Uruguay |
0.13 |
0.05 |
0.04 |
0.22 |
Venezuela |
0.99 |
0.26 |
0 |
1.25 |
Mean |
0.98 |
0.34 |
0.11 |
1.42 |
Aggregate death rate |
1.42 |
0.52 |
0.16 |
2.10 |
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