http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2004/10/30/flu-deaths.aspxMany people are rushing out to get a dose of the flu vaccine, as the supposed number of flu deaths a year is an estimated 36,000. However, new evidence shows a major flaw in these numbers. One critic determined to expose the Centers for Disease ControlenCommunityServer 2008.5 SP1 (Build: 31106.3070)http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2004/10/30/flu-deaths.aspx#217014Tue, 08 Sep 2009 18:25:45 GMT24451277-a5aa-4add-96dc-64081bfd86fa:217014jeaniebeanie<p>I just looked at the comprehensive overall death report for 2001, linked above, and it took some looking but I found the stats for the breakdown of deaths (total for all races, both sexes) from influenza and pneumonia. Together they&#39;re 22.0 deaths per one hundred thousand of the U.S. population. For Influenza alone, it&#39;s 0.1 of 22.0, and pneumonia accounts for the other 21.9! It&#39;s interesting to see all the many other causes of death that are far higher than influenza; the figure for malnutrition is 1.2 per 100,000, for instance. Truly eye-opening. FYI look for page 62 (page number is upper right hand corner), part of Table 16 (which spans several pages), right at the top. The sum of flu and pneumonia (22.0) is at the bottom of page 61, and the breakdown is top of page 62. Thanks for this link, Dr. Mercola! Now I can cite these numbers with confidence as I&#39;ve read them for myself.</p> <img src="http://articles.mercola.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=217014" width="1" height="1">