Influenza death rate by U.S. State

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Influenza or the flu is an infectious illness caused by influenza viruses. Symptoms vary from soft to severe and frequently include fever, runny nose, sore throat, coughing, headache, and muscle pain.

In an ordinary year, from 5 to 15 percent of the population contracts influenza. There are 3 to 5 million critical cases seasonally, with up to 650 thousand deaths every year.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the United States, influenza has occurred within 10 – 45 million illnesses, between 140 – 810 thousand hospitalizations, and 12 – 61 thousand deaths annually.

South Dakota has highest influenza death rate in the United States.

The map below created by metricmaps shows U.S. influenzas deaths rate per million.