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The heat-related death rate in the U.S. (heat being either an underlying or a contributing cause) has increased since the mid 2010s. [4]Between 1979 and 2014, the death rate as a direct result of exposure to heat (underlying cause of death) generally hovered around 0.5 to 1 deaths per million people, with spikes in certain years.
In the nation's hottest and most arid states, heat-related deaths have soared. Arizona had 529 heat-related deaths in 2022 and 710 so far this year — up from about 200 a year in 2018 and 2019.
According to the data, heat-related deaths increased by 16.8% per year from 2016 to 2023 - and researchers expect the numbers to continue climbing. ... As the temperatures climb each year, states ...
An important indicator is age-adjusted deaths per 100,000 people. That heat-related death rate has increased dramatically compared to the early 2000s, regardless of age or population size.
This article includes a list of U.S. states sorted by birth and death rate, expressed per 1,000 inhabitants, for 2021, using the most recent data available from the U.S. National Center for Health Statistics.
The Environmental Protection Agency has tracked heat-related deaths in the country ... More than 200 people died in Washington state and Oregon in the summer of 2021 when a heat dome parked ...
This is a list of U.S. states by road deaths. Data are for the year 2021. Death data are from NHTSA, [1] mileage figures are from the Bureau of Transportation Statistics [2] and population data are from the US Census. [3] Per billion vehicle miles, South Carolina had the highest death rate while Massachusetts had the lowest.
At least 38 people are suspected to have died across six states as a result of the unrelenting heat, according to an NBC News count, a number sure to rise as authorities confirm more cases ...