1982 — Influenza, US death rate 0.31 per 100K, esp. NE/1.78, SD/1.7, ND/1.3, AK/1.3, ID/1.3–727

–727  CDC Wonder. Compressed Mortality File 1979-1998. ICD-9 code[1] 487[2] influenza.[3]

 

Alabama                      10        0.25     (Yellow highlight denotes higher than average death rate.)

Alaska                           6        1.33

Arizona                       15        0.52

Arkansas                     12        0.52

California                   66        0.27

Colorado                     18        0.59

Connecticut                  5        0.16

Delaware                       1        0.17

Florida                                    15        0.14

Georgia                       23        0.41

Hawaii                          5        0.50

Idaho                           13        1.33

Illinois                        18        0.16

Indiana                                    10        0.18

Iowa                            22        0.76

Kansas                        17        0.71

Kentucky                      5        0.14

Louisiana                    12        0.28

Maine                            7        0.62

Maryland                      1        0.02

Massachusetts              8        0.14

Michigan                    35        0.38

Minnesota                   38        0.92

Mississippi                 11        0.43

Missouri                     27        0.55

Montana                        7        0.87

Nebraska                     28        1.77

Nevada                          2        0.23

New Hampshire            2        0.21

New Jersey                 16        0.22

New Mexico                 4        0.29

New York                   29        0.16

North Carolina            16        0.27

North Dakota                9        1.34

Ohio                            17        0.16

Oklahoma                     8        0.25

Oregon                                    17        0.64

Pennsylvania              12        0.10

Rhode Island                 1        0.10

South Carolina              8        0.25

South Dakota              12        1.74

Tennessee                   15        0.32

Texas                          30        0.20

Utah                            10        0.64

Vermont                        2        0.38

Virginia                      10        0.18

Washington                45        1.05

West Virginia               2        0.10

Wisconsin                   22        0.46

Wyoming                      3        0.59     US population size utilized: 231,899,175

 

 

Influenza (CDC): “The flu is a contagious respiratory illness caused by influenza viruses that infect the nose, throat, and sometimes the lungs. It can cause mild to severe illness, and at times can lead to death. The best way to prevent the flu is by getting a flu vaccine each year.” (CDC. Influenza (Flu). “Key Facts About Influenza (Flu).” 10-3-2017 update.

 

Sources

 

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. Compressed Mortality File 1979-1998 on CDC Wonder Online Database, 2003. ICD-9 code 487.0, Influenza, 1982. Accessed 4-12-2019 at: https://wonder.cdc.gov

 

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Influenza (Flu). “Key Facts About Influenza (Flu).” 10-3-2017 update. Accessed 6-17-2018 at: https://www.cdc.gov/flu/keyfacts.htm

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[1] ICD-9 is the 9^th revision of the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, a medical classification list by the World Health Organization.

[2] 487.0 (influenza with pneumonia), 487.1 (with other respiratory manifestations), 487.8 (with other manifestations).

[3] Deaths due to influenza & pneumonia in 1986 (ICD-9 codes 480-487), were 67,615 (death rate of 28.4 per 100K)..