"Across the world, there have been about 82,704 confirmed cases...

"Across the world, there have been about 82,704 confirmed cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) and 2,814 reported deaths. Of confirmed cases reported globally, the case fatality rate is approximately 3.4%. The case fatality rate in countries and regions outside mainland China is 1.4%

https://www.health.gov.au/news/health-alerts/novel-coronavirus-2019-ncov-health-alert

And the mortality rate outside China is rising.

"In Italy, roughly 3% of the confirmed number of cases ended in death as of Monday. "

https://www.forbes.com/sites/kenrapoza/2020/02/25/coronavirus-update-italy-mortality-rate-similar-to-chinas/#1fa3cb716c43

And don't forget, the flu mortality rate is also calculated on hospital presentations.