Perhaps I'm missing something here Max? What point were you hoping to make with this comparison?
It helps to put it into perspective, because many people tend to forget how many die from the normal "flu" every year; year after year after year. And those who die are typically the same as with COVID19, those with per-existing health conditions (and I am in that category, unfortunately). Is is also interesting to note the considerable variation year to year (2017/18 was almost triple 2015/16, for example). Although there is a long way to go with COVID19, we (USA) still haven't even passed the number of flu deaths in 2014, much less last year. And we have successfully prevented overwhelming the health system, which is good. I have no doubt it will exceed last year's flu, however, probably by a lot (because this is a novel coronavirus, we have near zero natural immunity, no proven treatment yet, and no vaccine yet).
Of course, we also don't know the number of "regular" flu deaths for 2019/2020 (flu season isn't really completely over yet). It will be interesting to see what those numbers are, or if any got moved into the COVID19 category in error (and how would we even know, since my understanding is that only a fraction of claimed COVID19-related deaths were actually tested), or vice-versa. Current preliminary estimates are between 24,000 and 62,000 (for the USA). I had the normal "flu" in 2008 and 2015, and I am vaccinated every year (for, I think, at least the last 20 years).
Since the flu season is now ending, that will be an additional burden off all nations' health systems, which is more good news. It is a good time to start easing off on "lockdown" to prevent the economy from more extreme damage. Those in higher risk groups, unfortunately, will still have to take great precautions; possibly for a very long time, only ending when an effective treatment and/or vaccine is available. I have my fingers crossed, because since I have asthma and other issues, I am reasonably scared of what would happen if I get infected.