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Table 2 Percentage of the excess number of deaths reported by 12 large public hospitals and public medics for each year during 1918-1920 over the averaged yearly number of deaths of the adjacent baseline years of 1916, 1917, 1921, and1922.

From: Excess healthcare burden during 1918-1920 influenza pandemic in Taiwan: implications for post-pandemic preparedness

% Excess Mortality reported

Public hospitals

Public medic system

Excess in 1918*

29.90 (24.80, 37.62)

23.90 (20.44, 28.77)

Excess in 1919

11.93 (9.90, 15.02)

-3.12 (-2.67, -3.76)

Excess in 1920

16.49 (13.70, 20.78)

9.24 (7.90, 11.12)

  1. *Excess deaths in 1918 are statistically significant (more than 2 SD).