Swine flu statistics - what is wrong with this picture?

SHOOT: The stats for Africa have remained unchanged for perhaps the last 3 months. Fatalities reported in the media are now over 9500, with almost 3.7 million officially confirmed infections worldwide.

clipped from en.wikipedia.org 2009 flu pandemic data Area Confirmed deaths Increase in last 7 days Worldwide (total) 7,909 +742 (9%)† European Union and EFTA 714 +171 (24%) Other European countries and Central Asia 91 +24 (26%) Mediterranean and Middle East 539 +145 (27%) Africa 108 +0 (0%) North America 2,088 +322 (15%) Central America and Caribbean 174 +4 (2%) South America 2,780 +20 (1%)† Northeast Asia and South Asia 833 +54 (6%) Southeast Asia 367 +1 (0%) Australia and Pacific 215 +1 (0%) Source: ECDC – November 25, 2009[131] Further information: Cases and deaths by country †.^ The numbers for Brazil are not reported on a regular weekly basis. Thus, these figures may not accurately reflect the real situation. v • d • e