Table 2

Influenza-associated excess deaths per 100,000 population in West Germany (1984/85–1989/90) and united Germany (1990/91–2000/01), estimated by relative mortality distribution modelling (crude approach) and stratified by influenza type/subtype. Excess mortality figures are only displayed for the seasonally predominating type/subtype (>50% of human isolates).


A/H3N2
 A/H1N1
 B


Influenza season
 Total EM
 % of isolates
 EM
 % of isolates
 EM
 % of isolates
 EM
1984 / 85
 22.0
 97
 21.4
 1
2
1985 / 86
 23.4
 1
0
99
 23.1
1986 / 87
 2.9
 0
97
 2.8
 3
1987 / 88
 3.5
 100
 3.5
 0
0
1988 / 89
 5.9
 19
76
 4.5
 4
1989 / 90
 30.8
 82
 25.3
 0
18
1990 / 91
 4.6
 0
15
85
 3.9
1991 / 92
 15.8
 69
 10.8
 31
0
1992 / 93
 18.9
 16
0
84
 15.8
1993 / 94
 7.8
 100
 7.8
 0
0
1994 / 95
 9.7
 19
2
79
 7.7
1995 / 96
 40.6
 55
 22.4
 42
3
1996 7 97
 15.0
 39
6
55
 8.2
1997 / 98
 11.3
 96
 10.5
 7
1
1998 / 99
 26.7
 67
 17.9
 0
33
1999 / 2000
 19.3
 99
 19.0
 1
0
2000 / 01
 13.5
 0
95
 12.9
 5
Averagea

15.4
6.7
11.8

a Excess mortality

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