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. 2007 Mar 13;7:17. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-7-17

Table 1.

Pandemic preparedness plans of some countries

Attack rate Outpatients per 100.000 population Hospitalizations per 100.000 population Deaths per 100.000 population Reference
Germany 15% 15,859 437 117 [9]
USA
- moderate 30%* 15,000 320 77 [31]
- severe 30%* 15,000 3,666 705 [31]
- CDC 35%* 17,718 277 78 [4]
GB 25% 25,000 140 90 [32]
France 25% 25,000 99 20 [33]
Netherlands 30% 30,000 64 26 [34], [35]
Japan 25%* 13,077 41 13 [36]
Canada 35%* 16,066 359 137 [37]

Assumed scenarios and outcomes of pandemic preparedness plans. * Gross attack rate (i.e. clinically ill and moderately ill cases).