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For a given epidemic or pandemic, the average of its estimated death toll range is used for ranking. If the death toll averages of two or more epidemics or pandemics are equal, then the smaller the range, the higher the rank. For the historical records of major changes in the world population, see world population. [3]
COVID-19 cases and deaths by region, in absolute figures and rates per million inhabitants as of 25 December 2022; Region [30] Total cases Total deaths Cases per million Deaths per million Current weekly cases Current weekly deaths Population millions Vaccinated % [31] European Union: 179,537,758: 1,185,108: 401,363: 2,649: 886,074: 3,985 ...
The official count of COVID-19 deaths as of December 2021 is slightly more than 5.4 million, according to World Health Organization's report in May 2022. WHO also said that the real numbers are far higher than the official tally because of unregistered deaths in countries without adequate reporting. [11]
Global excess and reported COVID-19 deaths and death rates per 100,000 population according to the WHO study [12] A December 2022 WHO study comprehensively estimated excess deaths from the pandemic during 2020 and 2021, concluding ~14.8 million excess early deaths occurred, reaffirming their prior calculations from May as well as updating them ...
The U.S. also reported its first flu-associated pediatric death of the 2023-2024 season this past week. ... The CDC says 1,607 people with influenza were hospitalized in the country, an increase ...
Hungary reported the first death in the country on 22 July. [296] Ireland reported its first death on 7 August. [297] As of 19 August, all European countries with the exception of the micro states San Marino and Vatican City had reported cases. [citation needed]
The 1889–1890 pandemic, often referred to as the Asiatic flu [57] or Russian flu, killed about 1 million people [58] [59] out of a world population of about 1.5 billion. It was long believed to be caused by an influenza A subtype (most often H2N2), but recent analysis largely brought on by the 2002-2004 SARS outbreak and the COVID-19 pandemic ...
By contrast, 24% of deaths in the latest week had flu and pneumonia mentioned somewhere on the death certificate, either as the underlying cause or a contributory factor – the highest percentage ...