Yes, though factor in how many get it.

In this case say 100 people got SAR - 10 people die Now Flu - 1000 people get that and - same net result.

Lets face it, how many got SARS in total - less than 10k How many people catch the flu each year? - millions litterly millions.

But as with most of these - it is overall health and underlying preexisting conditions that can and do skew statistics and not all countries log things to the same standard.