Map Options

Color Scheme:
map placeholder
Confirmed Cases

500K

1M

1.5M

2M

2.5M

3M

3.5M

Click on a country for details.

Swine Flu Deaths by Country 2024

The swine flu pandemic emerged in the spring of 2009. The swine flu was a specific variant of H1N1 Flu A. The virus was first detected in the United States. Given the ubiquity of international travel in the current environment, the virus quickly spread across the world. The virus was deadly because it contained a number of influenza genes in the same package that had not been previously identified in other types of the flu. The virus would continue to mutate, eventually losing its tremendous lethality. As a result, the swine flu ended up becoming a strain that was similar to the other flu strains, but only after it had killed a large number of people all over the world.

How Many Cases and Deaths Did the Swine Flu Cause?

During the early stages of the pandemic between 2009 and 2010, more than 6.7 million cases of the swine flu were confirmed all over the world. Of these 6.7 million people, approximately 19,600 people were killed by the swine flu. It is difficult to estimate the total number of cases and deaths because there were probably a lot of people who contracted the virus but never tested positive. As a result, they might not be included in this number. There are also people who may have been presumed to die of another respiratory virus who, in actuality, died of the swine flu.

Which Country Had the Most Swine Flu Cases and Deaths?

The country with the most number of cases of the swine flu is the United States, which confirmed close to 114,000 swine flu cases between 2009 and 2010. Of these individuals, approximately 3,400 people of them passed away. This represents an overall mortality rate of the swine flu in the United States of approximately three percent. Again, these numbers might not be accurate because there might have been a lot of people who contracted the swine flu and never knew it. As a result, the actual mortality rate in the United States might be a bit lower.

What Other Countries Had High Rates of the Swine Flu?

During the pandemic, there were several other countries that reported a high number of swine flu cases as well. For example, Brazil reported approximately 58,000 cases of the swine flu, with approximately 2,100 of them dying.

In addition, India reported approximately 34,000 cases of the swine flu during the pandemic. Of these individuals, approximately 2,000 would go on to pass away.

The only other country to report greater than 1,000 swine flu deaths during the pandemic was Mexico. Mexico reported approximately 70,000 cases of the swine flu between 2009 and 2010. Of these individuals, approximately 1,300 would pass away.

Even though H1N1 flu continues to be common, the virus is not nearly as lethal as it was during the years of the swine flu pandemic. Labs also do not test for this specific flu as much as they used to.

Download Table Data

Enter your email below, and you'll receive this table's data in your inbox momentarily.

Country
Confirmed Cases
Confirmed Deaths
Italy3,064,933244
France1,980,000344
Germany222,360258
Portugal166,922122
China120,940800
United States113,6903,433
South Korea107,939250
Mexico70,7151,316
Brazil58,1782,135
Australia37,484187
India33,7832,024
Hong Kong33,10980
Thailand31,902249
United Kingdom28,456474
Canada25,828429
Russia25,339604
Greece17,977149
Egypt15,812278
Saudi Arabia14,500128
South Africa12,64093
Turkey12,316656
Chile12,258156
Malaysia12,21092
Japan11,636198
Argentina11,458626
Vietnam11,18658
Peru9,165223
Romania7,006122
Finland6,12256
Taiwan5,47448
Israel4,33094
Colombia4,310272
Iran3,672147
New Zealand3,19950
Morocco2,89064
Iraq2,88042
Moldova2,52446
Czech Republic2,445102
Bolivia2,31059
Ecuador2,251200
Venezuela2,187135
Poland2,024181
Costa Rica1,86767
Spain1,538300
Netherlands1,47362
Cuba97369
Austria96440
Slovakia95556
Algeria91657
Paraguay85554
Bulgaria76640
Serbia69583
Sri Lanka64248
Ukraine494213
Syria452152
Hungary283134
Belarus88
showing: 57 rows

What country is the most affected by the swine flu?

Italy endured the most confirmed cases of swine flu with 3,064,933 between 2009 and 2010. However, the United States recorded the most deaths due to swine flu during that time with 3,433.

Frequently Asked Questions