Table 2

Estimated Numbers of Deaths Attributable to Influenza, United States, 1995–2005, according the the current model.

influenza Year
Posterior Mean (95% CI)

1995/96
12,067 (8,594–13,898)
1996/97
19,373 (14,750–21,895)
1997/98
36,778 (29,368–41,555)
1998/99
26,666 (20,813–30,381)
1999/00
43,339 (33,886–46,708)
2000/01
5,479 (3,540–6,434)
2001/02
14,995 (11,256–17,405)
2002/03
5,371 (3,523–6,625)
2003/04
49,925 (39,181–52,919)
2004/05
36,726 (28,914–40,881)

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