COVID-19 Infection Fatality Rate (IFR) statistics
IFR is the percentage of deaths among all people infected, whether they are hospitalized, not hospitalized or asymptomatic.
Known groups of people tested, symptomatic or non-symptomatic:
Arizona nursing home workers.
368 cases, 1 death
IFR 0.27%
Diamond princess cruise ship
634 confirmed cases, 6 deaths
IFR 0.95
Thus IFR is skewed high due to
larger % of +70 year olds
Meat plant workers.
10,000 confirmed cases, 45 deaths
IFR 0.45%
11,002 total cases, 52 deaths
IFR 0.47%
Spanish Flu pandemic 36 months
World population 1.8 billion people
Estimated infected 600 million
Estimated Deaths 50 million
IFR 8.3%
Seasonal flu IFR 0.1- 0.15%
Covid-19 IFR 0.47%
This is NOT the Spanish Flu!
If Spanish flu today:
World population 2020 7.8 billion
Deaths today at 8.3% 647 million
Per month over 36 months 18 million