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Table 2 Estimates of excess mortality rates attributable to pandemic influenza based on respiratory and all-cause mortality rates across 49 provinces of Spain

From: Spatial-temporal excess mortality patterns of the 1918–1919 influenza pandemic in Spain

Province

Respiratory mortality

All-cause mortality

May-July 1918

August 1918- April 1919

Cumulative excess mortality 1918-1919

May-July 1918

August 1918- April 1919

Cumulative excess mortality 1918-1919

Burgos

2.0

167.7

169.7

0.0

212

212

Almeria

2.9

166.2

169.1

0.0

187.1

187.1

Zamora

4.7

157.4

162.1

8.9

203.5

212.4

Palencia

2.0

153.7

155.7

6.3

184.1

190.4

Orense

0.0

144.9

144.9

0.0

171.6

171.6

Leon

2.4

142.5

144.9

3.8

176

179.8

Segovia

2.5

140.6

143.1

0.0

154.7

154.7

Salamanca

1.6

129.9

131.5

0.0

163.2

163.2

Logroño

3.8

125.5

129.3

0.0

156.1

156.1

Coruña (La)

0.0

127

127.0

0.0

142.5

142.5

Valladolid

2.5

114.1

116.6

4.5

151.3

155.8

Alava

0.0

113.1

113.1

0.0

135.5

135.5

Avila

3.2

109.5

112.7

0.0

153.9

153.9

Lugo

0.0

110.2

110.2

0.0

129.9

129.9

Santander

0.0

109.1

109.1

0.0

121.8

121.8

Zaragoza

2.8

103.8

106.6

0.0

122.5

122.5

Alicante

1.6

103.2

104.8

0.0

116.9

116.9

Vizcaya

6.7

97.6

104.3

8.5

117.4

125.9

Granada

6.6

97.1

103.7

0.0

106.1

106.1

Huesca

0.0

103.1

103.1

0.0

115.9

115.9

Huelva

1.4

100.8

102.2

4.1

125.6

129.7

Guadalajara

4.6

92.1

96.7

5.4

125.8

131.2

Teruel

5.2

91.2

96.4

5.6

110.7

116.3

Navarra

0.0

92

92.0

0.0

116

116

Albacete

4.5

87.2

91.7

9.0

113.5

122.5

Murcia

2.8

87.6

90.4

0.0

109.2

109.2

Soria

2.7

86.4

89.1

0.0

105

105

Pontevedra

0.0

89

89.0

0.0

106.8

106.8

Guipuzcoa

0.0

88.8

88.8

0.0

109.9

109.9

Oviedo

0.0

87.5

87.5

7.2

105.7

112.9

Castellon

0.0

84.7

84.7

0.0

108.3

108.3

Ciudad Real

6.4

70.2

76.6

10.5

86.4

96.9

Cuenca

4.6

70.2

74.8

0.0

75.9

75.9

Valencia

1.1

73.3

74.4

0.0

91.3

91.3

Barcelona

0.0

74.4

74.4

0.0

92.1

92.1

Jaen

7.9

65.8

73.7

8.3

73.9

82.2

Lerida

0.0

72.9

72.9

0.0

84.4

84.4

Baleares

0.0

72.8

72.8

0.0

83.2

83.2

Toledo

6.0

66.4

72.4

15.2

80

95.2

Tarragona

0.0

71.9

71.9

0.0

83.5

83.5

Badajoz

4.6

59.5

64.1

15.1

76.2

91.3

Gerona

0.0

62.9

62.9

0.0

73.2

73.2

Cadiz

5.6

54.7

60.3

9.3

79.3

88.6

Cordoba

8.7

49.6

58.3

19.9

57

76.9

Caceres

3.1

53.9

57.0

5.0

70.8

75.8

Madrid

10.3

37.3

47.6

11.7

55

66.7

Malaga

2.5

30.8

33.3

5.0

41

46

Sevilla

3.3

29.0

32.3

9.2

41

50.2

Canarias

0.0

6.1

6.1

0.0

6.2

6.2

Total Spain

2.4

92.6

95.1

3.0

112.9

115.9

  1. Excess mortality estimates were based on a seasonal regression model applied to monthly mortality and presented as rates per 10,000. Provinces are sorted according to the cumulative excess pandemic respiratory mortality rates.