1979 — Influenza, US death rate 0.27 per 100K, esp. ID/1.18, NE/1.15, KS/.98, WA/.85– 604

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

Alabama                      11        0.28     (Yellow highlight denotes higher than average death rate.)

Arizona                         3        0.11

Arkansas                       4        0.18

California                   69        0.30

Colorado                     10        0.35

Connecticut                  3        0.10

Florida                                    17        0.18

Georgia                       21        0.39

Hawaii                          6        0.63

Idaho                           11        1.18

Illinois                        14        0.12

Indiana                                    14        0.26

Iowa                            21        0.72

Kansas                        23        0.98

Kentucky                      7        0.19

Louisiana                    12        0.24

Maine                            7        0.62

Maryland                      2        0.05

Massachusetts               6        0.10

Michigan                    21        0.23

Minnesota                   28        0.69

Mississippi                 13        0.52

Missouri                     21        0.43

Montana                        5        0.63

Nebraska                     18        1.15

New Hampshire            2        0.22

New Jersey                 10        0.14

New Mexico                 6        0.47

New York                   19        0.11

North Carolina            10        0.17

North Dakota                3        0.46

Ohio                            33        0.31

Oklahoma                     4        0.13

Oregon                                    14        0.54

Pennsylvania              10        0.08

South Carolina            11        0.36

South Dakota                4        0.58

Tennessee                   11        0.24

Texas                          29        0.21

Utah                              8        0.56

Virginia                        6        0.11

Washington                34        0.85

West Virginia               6        0.31

Wisconsin                   17        0.36                 US population size utilized: 224,850,874

 

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, 1979. Accessed 4-29-2019 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 1979 (ICD-9 codes 480-487), were 45,030 (death rate of 20.63 per 100K).