Influenza in the U.S.

Statistics report about influenza in the United States

Influenza in the U.S.

This report presents key facts and figures about influenza, or the flu, in the United States. It contains a brief overview and then provides figures on the burden of influenza, vaccination coverage, and the impact that vaccinations have on influenza cases, hospitalizations, and deaths.

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Overview

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  • Basic Statistic Fatalities due to flu pandemics in the U.S.
  • Premium Statistic Major causes of death in the U.S.: 1900 and 2022
  • Basic Statistic Leading causes of death in the United States 2022
  • Basic Statistic U.S. adults' level of concern about influenza in 2022
  • Premium Statistic U.S. adults' level of concern about influenza in 2022, by age group
  • Premium Statistic Total pneumonia & influenza funding by the National Institutes for Health 2013-2025

Disease burden

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  • Basic Statistic Number of Influenza cases in the U.S. in 2023, by week and subtype
  • Basic Statistic Number of influenza cases in the United States from 2010-2023
  • Premium Statistic Number of influenza-related medical visits in the United States from 2010-2023
  • Premium Statistic Number of influenza hospitalizations in the United States from 2010-2023
  • Basic Statistic Rate of influenza-related hospitalizations in the U.S. in 2022-2023, by age group
  • Basic Statistic Number of influenza deaths in the United States from 2010-2023
  • Basic Statistic Mortality rate for influenza in the U.S. in 2022-2023, by age group
  • Basic Statistic Deaths by influenza and pneumonia in the U.S. 1950-2019

Vaccination coverage

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  • Premium Statistic Flu vaccine coverage in the U.S. 2014-2023, by age
  • Premium Statistic Percentage of U.S. older people who received influenza vaccination 2010-2023
  • Basic Statistic Share of U.S. college students with a flu vaccine in the past year, as of fall 2023
  • Basic Statistic Flu vaccination coverage in the U.S. during the 2022-23 flu season, by race
  • Basic Statistic Flu vaccination coverage among U.S. children during the 2022-23 flu season, by race

Impact of vaccination

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  • Basic Statistic Number of influenza-related illnesses prevented by vaccination U.S. 2022-2023, by age
  • Premium Statistic Number of medical visits prevented by influenza vaccinations U.S. 2022-2023, by age
  • Basic Statistic Number of hospitalizations prevented by influenza vaccinations U.S. 2022-2023, by age
  • Premium Statistic Number of deaths prevented by influenza vaccinations U.S. 2022-2023, by age

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