The CDC is reporting that the 2018 flu virus has been one of the worst in recent memory around the United States.

“Influenza activity is still on the rise overall,” CDC’s acting director, Dr. Anne Schuchat said.

There have been spikes in deaths from this year’s flu, and due to the nature of the specific strain that is spreading, the flu vaccine hasn’t been as effective. This equates to more hospitalizations and deaths around the world. According to flu experts, this year’s vaccine hasn’t been as effective against this particular strain of the flu virus.

While the news has been focused on how severe the flu has been in the US, how deadly is the flu around the globe? We pulled country-by-country data from WHO, where available, to build the below map that highlights influenza fatality rate. Each country is coded to show how many people die every year from flu-related illness per 100,000 in population count.

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While some countries are riskier than others when it comes to travel during flu season, the biggest fear of most travelers right now is being in public places like airports, or stuck on an airplane with someone infected with the virus.

According to our readers, the flu has directly affected some of their travel plans this year already, with many opting to avoid major travel hubs like airports in order to hopefully minimize their risk. Some have commented to us that they will continue on boldly with their travel plans, unfazed by the virus.

See the full country rankings below:

Ranking Country
Death rate out of 100k
1 Croatia 3.08
2 Finland 3.77
3 Macedonia 4.6
4 Italy 4.89
5 Austria 5.7
6 Australia 5.74
7 Cyprus 6.1
8 Switzerland 6.37
9 Hungary 6.46
10 Latvia 7.54
11 Bosnia/Herzeg. 7.8
12 Sweden 8.04
13 Qatar 8.22
14 Georgia 8.34
15 New Zealand 8.39
16 Estonia 8.64
17 Ukraine 8.64
18 Spain 9.43
19 Israel 9.59
20 Canada 9.66
21 Luxembourg 9.77
22 Germany 9.86
23 France 10.01
24 Belarus 10.04
25 Lithuania 10.1
26 Syria 10.52
27 United States 10.59
28 Slovenia 10.78
29 Iceland 11.43
30 Lebanon 11.55
31 Costa Rica 12.59
32 Turkey 13.84
33 Malta 13.89
34 Armenia 14.47
35 China 15.11
36 Czech Republic 15.85
37 Poland 16.11
38 South Korea 16.34
39 Ireland 16.42
40 Bulgaria 16.78
41 Arab Emirates 16.87
42 Kyrgyzstan 17.04
43 Colombia 17.14
44 Iran 17.23
45 Netherlands 17.35
46 Jamaica 17.47
47 Russia 17.89
48 Venezuela 18.31
49 Norway 18.33
50 Belgium 18.69
51 Chile 19.03
52 Denmark 19.42
53 Greece 19.48
54 Libya 19.58
55 Mexico 19.92
56 Suriname 20.06
57 Jordan 20.08
58 Trinidad/Tob. 20.14
59 Bahrain 20.67
60 Azerbaijan 20.69
61 Romania 20.77
62 Egypt 21.06
63 Kazakhstan 21.16
64 Dominican Rep. 21.23
65 Tunisia 21.4
66 Mauritius 22.6
67 Moldova 22.77
68 Cuba 23.35
69 United Kingdom 23.43
70 Iraq 24.43
71 Uruguay 24.95
72 Honduras 25.15
73 Portugal 25.25
74 Maldives 25.26
75 Slovakia 25.27
76 Panama 25.34
77 Brunei 26.34
78 Albania 27.21
79 Barbados 27.28
80 Nicaragua 27.63
81 Uzbekistan 27.94
82 Algeria 29.19
83 Mongolia 29.63
84 Bahamas 29.71
85 Viet Nam 30.57
86 Paraguay 31.32
87 Japan 32.07
88 Fiji 33.94
89 Kuwait 34.53
90 Belize 34.96
91 Sri Lanka 35.08
92 Oman 38.28
93 Turkmenistan 39.18
94 Argentina 40.06
95 Botswana 41.55
96 Indonesia 43.16
97 Ecuador 43.54
98 Brazil 43.59
99 Guyana 43.77
100 Morocco 44.27
101 Saudi Arabia 44.89
102 India 47.8
103 Tajikistan 47.83
104 El Salvador 48.63
105 North Korea 50.33
106 Cambodia 50.72
107 Bhutan 54.48
108 Cape Verde 55
109 Namibia 55.84
110 South Africa 59.33
111 Thailand 60.4
112 Malaysia 61.07
113 Pakistan 62.83
114 Bangladesh 63.12
115 Singapore 63.75
116 Nepal 63.82
117 Solomon Isl. 68.05
118 Timor-Leste 72.81
119 Peru 73.155
120 Haiti 81.44
121 Guatemala 86.23
122 Zambia 86.86
123 Madagascar 88.74
124 Bolivia 89.3
125 Philippines 90.4
126 Zimbabwe 97.22
127 Afghanistan 97.78
128 Gabon 98.05
129 Swaziland 99.2
130 Rwanda 100.86
131 Mali 101.45
132 Laos 103.64
133 Myanmar 103.89
134 Congo 105.79
135 Lesotho 107.01
136 Tanzania 107.39
137 Djibouti 118.36
138 Mozambique 121.19
139 Malawi 125.65
140 Ghana 127.53
141 Eritrea 132.2
142 Comoros 139.37
143 Uganda 139.64
144 Mauritania 141.26
145 Sudan 144.59
146 Gambia 149.55
147 DR Congo 150.42
148 Togo 158.15
149 Liberia 158.16
150 Kenya 165.6
151 Equ. Guinea 166.09
152 Burundi 169.22
153 Central Africa 170.48
154 Angola 173.54
155 Ethiopia 176.36
156 Benin 176.42
157 Cameroon 181.62
158 Guinea 182.55
159 Somalia 188.73
160 Cote d Ivoire 194.5
161 Niger 209.03
162 Guinea-Bissau 210.98
163 Senegal 215.18
164 Burkina Faso 220.99
165 New Guinea 224.71
166 Nigeria 234.12
167 Sierra Leone 256.87
168 Chad 265.86
169 Yemen 352.37