QuickStats: Deaths Involving Exposure to Excessive Heat, by Sex — National Vital Statistics System, United States, 1999–2020

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During 1999–2020, the annual number of deaths from excessive natural heat ranged from a low of 297 in 2004 to a high of 1,153 in 2020.
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The figure is a line chart showing the number of deaths involving exposure to excessive heat, by sex, using data from the National Vital Statistics System, in the United States, during 1999–2020.
Deaths Involving Exposure to Excessive Heat, by Sex, 1999–2020

During 1999–2020, the annual number of deaths from excessive natural heat ranged from a low of 297 in 2004 to a high of 1,153 in 2020.

The number of deaths among males increased from 622 deaths in 1999 to 822 deaths in 2020, but there was no statistically significant increase among females.

During 1999–2020, there were generally twice as many deaths among males than among females each year.

https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/71/wr/mm7134a5.htm

Source: National Vital Statistics System, multiple cause of death data, 1999–2020. https://wonder.cdc.gov/mcd.html.

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